| Drachenfels Railway | |
|---|---|
 Electric railcar at the summit station | |
| Overview | |
| Locale | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Service | |
| Rolling stock | 5 x Railcars |
| History | |
| Opened | July 13, 1883 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 1.5 km (0.93 mi) |
| Rack system | Riggenbach |
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge |
| Electrification | 750 V DC Overhead line |
| Highest elevation | 289 m (948 ft) |
| Maximum incline | 20% |
The Drachenfels Railway (German: Drachenfelsbahn) is a rack railway line in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany. The line runs from Königswinter, on the east bank of the Rhine, to the summit of the Drachenfels mountain at an altitude of 289 m (948 ft). Besides the two terminal stations, an intermediate station serves the Schloss Drachenburg.[1][2]
The Drachenfels Railway is one of only four rack railways still operational in Germany, along with the Bavarian Zugspitze Railway, the Stuttgart Rack Railway and the Wendelstein Railway.
- ^ Van Der Gragt, F. (1968). Europe's Greatest Tramway Network. Leiden, Netherlands: E. J. Brill. p. 120.
- ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2009. p. 149. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.