Wendelstein Rack Railway, Railway line in Brannenburg, Germany
The Wendelstein Rack Railway spans 7.66 kilometers through the Mangfall Mountains, featuring seven tunnels and twelve bridges along its track length.
Construction of the railway commenced in March 1910 with 800 workers from Bosnia, Herzegovina, and Italy, requiring three million gold marks of investment.
The railway connects visitors to the summit of Wendelstein Mountain, where Germany's highest church and a university observatory conduct research activities.
Trains operate daily from 9 AM to 3 PM, taking 25 minutes for the uphill journey and 35 minutes for the descent through the mountain terrain.
The railway employs the Strub rack system with a 1000mm gauge track and 1500V DC overhead lines to manage gradients of up to 237 per mille.
Location: Brannenburg
Official opening: May 25, 1912
Address: Sudelfeldstraße 106
Website: https://wendelsteinbahn.de
GPS coordinates: 47.71316,12.05364
Latest update: May 14, 2025 13:45
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