Drahtseilbahn Augustusburg
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The Augustusburg Cable Railway , or the , is a funicular railway in Saxony
, Germany
. It connects the station of Erdmannsdorf-Augustusburg, in the village of Erdmannsdorf and on the Zschopau Valley Railway, with the town of Augustusburg
on the hill above.
The need for a line to connect Augustusburg with its railway station was identified in the 19th century, with the growth of local tourism, but negotiation for granting a franchise took some years. The franchise was finally granted in 1910, and the line was opened in 1911. The line has been overhauled and restored several times, including 1971-73, 1996 and 2005-2006. New cars were provided in 1996. The stations have been kept in their historical condition, and are on the list of national monuments.
The line has the following technical parameters:
The line is operated by Deutsche Bahn
Regio-Netz Erzgebirgsbahn
, who also operate the Zschopau Valley Railway.
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It connects the station of Erdmannsdorf-Augustusburg, in the village of Erdmannsdorf and on the Zschopau Valley Railway, with the town of Augustusburg
Augustusburg
Augustusburg is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 12 km east of Chemnitz. Augustusburg is known for the Jagdschloss Augustusburg....
on the hill above.
The need for a line to connect Augustusburg with its railway station was identified in the 19th century, with the growth of local tourism, but negotiation for granting a franchise took some years. The franchise was finally granted in 1910, and the line was opened in 1911. The line has been overhauled and restored several times, including 1971-73, 1996 and 2005-2006. New cars were provided in 1996. The stations have been kept in their historical condition, and are on the list of national monuments.
The line has the following technical parameters:
- Length: 1239 metres (4,065 ft)
- Height: 168 metres (551.2 ft)
- Maximum Steepness: 20%
- Cars: 2
- Capacity: 77 passengers per car
- Configuration: Single track with passing loop
- Maximum speed: 3 m/s
- Track gauge: 1 metres (3.3 ft)
- Journey time: 8 minutes
- Traction: Electricity
The line is operated by Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn AG is the German national railway company, a private joint stock company . Headquartered in Berlin, it came into existence in 1994 as the successor to the former state railways of Germany, the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany and the Deutsche Reichsbahn of East Germany...
Regio-Netz Erzgebirgsbahn
Erzgebirgsbahn
The Erzgebirgsbahn is a German railway company and a Regio-Netz subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn. It operates in the Ore Mountains region of southern Saxony, near the towns of Chemnitz and Zwickau....
, who also operate the Zschopau Valley Railway.