Wendelstein Rack Railway
The Wendelstein Rack Railway, sometimes just referred to as the Wendelstein Railway, is an electrically-driven metre gauge rack railway that runs up the Wendelstein in the Upper Bavarian Limestone Alps.Photo: Mostpatiently, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 2.5.
- Email: info@wendelsteinbahn.de
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: cog railway in Bavaria, Germany
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lower station of the Wendelsteinbahn furniclar and Sankt Margaretha.
Lower station of the Wendelsteinbahn furniclar
Railway stop
Photo: Aisano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lower station of the Wendelsteinbahn furniclar is a railway stop.
Sankt Margaretha
Church
Photo: Rufus46, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sankt Margaretha is a church, which is situated 540 metres west of Wendelstein Rack Railway.
St. Maria Magdalena
Church
Photo: Rufus46, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Maria Magdalena is a church, which is situated 1 km east of Wendelstein Rack Railway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hohe Asten and Großholzhausen.
Hohe Asten
Hamlet
Photo: Schmidti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hohe Asten is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Wendelstein Rack Railway.
Großholzhausen
Village
Photo: Rufus46, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Großholzhausen is a village, which is situated 4½ km north of Wendelstein Rack Railway.
Reischenhart
Village
Photo: Rufus46, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Reischenhart is a village, which is situated 5 km north of Wendelstein Rack Railway.
Wendelstein Rack Railway
- Categories: railway line, rack railway, and tourism
- Location: Brannenburg, Rosenheim, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.72542° or 47° 43′ 32″ northLongitude
12.09277° or 12° 5′ 34″ eastElevation
508 metres (1,667 feet)Open location code
8FVJP3GV+54OpenStreetMap ID
node 2951212224OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q896156
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Wendelstein Rack Railway” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “文德尔施泰因铁路”
- Chinese: “文德爾施泰因鐵路”
- Croatian: “Wendelsteinska željeznica”
- Dutch: “Wendelsteinbahn”
- French: “Wendelsteinbahn”
- German: “Wendelstein-Zahnradbahn”
- German: “Wendelsteinbahn”
- Hungarian: “Wendelsteinbahn”
- Japanese: “ヴェンデルシュタイン鉄道”
- Japanese: “ウェンデルステイン鉄道”
- Spanish: “Wendelstein Rack Railway”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Talbahnhof Brannenburg and Bikespielplatz Brannenburg.
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