Brocken station

Brocken station is the terminus on the summit of the Brocken, the highest mountain in the Harz, in central Germany. It lies in the state of Saxony-Anhalt and is the end point of the Brocken Railway, operated by the Harz Narrow Gauge Railways.

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Opening hours: 11:10 AM—5:45 PM
Type: Station
Description: railway station on the summit of the Brocken, Germany
Also known as: “Brocken railway station”

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brocken and Brocken Garden.

Brocken

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Brocken, 1,141 m above sea level is the highest summit in the Harz mountains and in the northern part of Germany. Brocken is the German word for boulder and when you see the mountain you realise where the name comes from, as the mountain rises like a cake above the landscape.

Brocken Garden

Garden

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The Brocken Garden is an alpine botanical garden on the summit of the Brocken, the highest peak in the Harz mountains of Germany. It lies within the Harz National Park near Wernigerode in the state of Saxony-Anhalt and has a stock of around 1,600 types of plant. Brocken Garden is situated 160 metres south of Brocken station.

Brockenuhr

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Brockenuhr is situated 170 metres west of Brocken station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Knochenbrecherkurve and Quitschenhai.

Knochenbrecherkurve

Locality

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Knochenbrecherkurve is a locality.

Quitschenhai

Locality

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Quitschenhai is a locality, which is situated 3 km southeast of Brocken station.

Schierke

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Schierke is a small spa town, at 600 metres altitude, in the Harz Mountains. It is a popular tourist destination, not least as a base for walks up the Brocken, the highest mountain in the region.

Brocken station

Categories: Bahnhof (station), last station, top station, building, railway station, and transportation
Location: Wernigerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.7997° or 51° 47′ 59″ north

Longitude

10.61791° or 10° 37′ 5″ east

Elevation

1,130 metres (3,707 feet)

Levels

Roof shape

hipped

Operator

Harzer Schmalspurbahnen GmbH - HSB

UIC ID

8017004

Open location code

9F3GQJX9+V5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 35271861

OpenStreetMap feature

building=train_station

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=station

GeoNames ID

2943990

Wikidata ID

Q387623

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Brocken station” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Station Brocken”
French: “gare du Brocken”
French: “Le Brocken”
German: “Bahnhof Brocken”
German: “Brocken”
German: “Brockenbahnhof”
German: “Endstation Brocken”
Indonesian: “Brocken”
Italian: “stazione del Brocken”
Italian: “Stazione del Brocken”
Japanese: “ブロッケン”
Japanese: “ブロッケン駅”
Romanian: “Brocken”
Spanish: “Brocken”
“Brocken”

Localities in the Area

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Nearby Places

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