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Narrow-gauge railways in Germany

A number of narrow-gauge lines survive, largely as a consequence of German reunification, in the former East Germany where some of them form part of the public transport system as active commercial carriers. Most extensive of those still employing steam traction is the Harz mountain group of metre-gauge lines, the Harzer Schmalspurbahnen. Other notable lines are the Zittau–Oybin–Jonsdorf line in Saxony, the Mollibahn and the Rügensche Kleinbahn on the Isle of Rügen on the Baltic coast and the Radebeul-Radeburg line, Weisseritztalbahn in the suburbs of Dresden. Although most rely on the tourist trade, in some areas they provide significant employment as steam traction is particularly labour-intensive.

In the Western part of Germany, Selfkantbahn (close to Heinsberg near Aachen) and Brohltalbahn (Linz/Rhine) are the best known ones, offering services in summer weekends.

Baden-Württemberg

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Bavaria

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Berlin

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Brandenburg

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Hesse

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  • ; 220 m.

Lower Saxony

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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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North Rhine-Westphalia

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Rhineland-Palatinate

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Saxony

Saxony-Anhalt

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Schleswig-Holstein

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  • ; 86 km, closed (reunited with Denmark in 1920)
  • ; 28,7 km, closed in 1959.
  • ; 49,5 km, closed in 1953.
  • ; 18,5 km, closed (reunited with Denmark in 1920)
  • ; 13,7 km, opened in 1895, converted to standard gauge in 1926
  • (Danish: Amtsbanerne pÃ¥ Als); 19 km, converted to standard gauge in 1933 (reunited with Denmark in 1920).
  • ; closed in 1937
  • ; 46 km, closed in 1957.
  • , closed in 1970.

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Thuringia

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Wangerooge Island Railway

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The single track Wangerooge Island Railway (Wangerooger Inselbahn) located on the East Frisian island of Wangerooge off the northwestern coachen of Germany.

Wiesloch Feldbahn and Industrial Museum

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