Oberweißbacher Bergbahn

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The Oberweißbacher Bergbahn is a German railway in the Thuringian Highland, Thuringia. Since 1922 it connects Obstfelderschmiede (Mellenbach-Glasbach) with the village Lichtenhain, Oberweißbach and Cursdorf. The train consists of 1.351 km broad gauge cable railway and connects to a 2.635 km standard gauge electrified adhesion railway.

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Oberweißbacher Bergbahn
Bergbahnstraße, Schwarzatal

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N 50.5986 °	E 11.1306 °

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Die Fahrzeuge der Steilstrecke - Die Güterbühne

Bergbahnstraße
98744 Schwarzatal
Thuringia, Germany
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