Top 15 rail journeys and stations in Germany
15 great train journeys and stations in Germany, from scenic lines to sleeper services.
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15 rail journeys
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1Scenic route
Middle Rhine Valley Railway
Riverside line through the castle-lined Rhine Gorge, a UNESCO World Heritage landscape.
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2Scenic route
Black Forest Railway
Nineteenth-century mountain line climbing through dozens of tunnels across the Black Forest.
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3Heritage railway
Brocken Railway
Steam-hauled narrow-gauge line of the Harz network climbing to the summit of the Brocken.
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4Mountain railway
Bavarian Zugspitze Railway
Rack railway running through a tunnel to the glacier plateau below Germany's highest peak.
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5Landmark station
Berlin Hauptbahnhof
Glass-roofed multi-level station of 2006 where east-west and north-south lines cross.
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6Landmark station
Leipzig Hauptbahnhof
One of Europe's largest terminal stations by floor area, opened in 1915.
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7Landmark station
Cologne Hauptbahnhof
Busy main station standing directly beside Cologne Cathedral at the Hohenzollern Bridge.
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8High-speed line
Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed line
High-speed line with steep gradients carrying ICE trains through the Westerwald and Taunus.
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9Heritage railway
Wuppertal Suspension Railway
Hanging monorail of 1901 running above the River Wupper, still in daily use.
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10Heritage railway
Molli
Steam narrow-gauge railway running through the streets of Bad Doberan to the Baltic coast.
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11Heritage railway
Rasender Roland
Narrow-gauge steam railway linking resorts on the Baltic island of Rügen.
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12Scenic route
Moselle Valley Railway
Line following the winding Moselle past vineyards and wine villages.
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13Sleeper & night train
Nightjet Hamburg–Zurich
ÖBB sleeper train running overnight along the Rhine from northern Germany to Switzerland.
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14Mountain railway
Wendelstein Rack Railway
Historic rack railway of 1912 climbing to a summit station in the Bavarian Alps.
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15Heritage railway
Fichtelberg Railway
Steam narrow-gauge line in the Ore Mountains serving Germany's highest town.
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