Germany - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services

Owing to the size and complexity of the German railway system, the Obscure Services listing is subdivided by Land (Province). Berlin and Bremen are separate Länder, but it is convenient to include them with Brandenburg and Niedersachsen respectively. Details of Other Sparse Services and Deletions since previous edition can be found at the end of this document.

DB operates a significant number of AutoZüge, all of which only convey passengers with cars. These trains are coded ‘AZ’ and are listed separately in the tables below.

A brief Guide to German railway terminology is available.

This list is based on the timetable valid from 12 December 2010, unless otherwise shown. (Hessen still showing 2009 details)

List of Länder (Provinces):-

• Baden-Württemberg
• Bayern
• Berlin and Brandenburg
• Hamburg
• Hessen
• Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
• Niedersachsen and Bremen
• Nordrhein-Westfalen
• Rheinland-Pfalz
• Saarland
• Sachsen
• Schleswig-Holstein
• Sachsen-Anhalt
• Thüringen

Other Sparse Services

The following lines have few trains (relative to service levels generally in this country), with fewer than 6 trains each way on at least 3 days a week – or do not run each weekday. Lines listed here exclude those appearing in Kursbuch tables 12000 to 12999, which themselves are only a selection of the services shown in the Kursbuch der deutschen Museums-Eisenbahnen (published annually by Verlag Uhle & Kleimann).

• 112 Lüneburg – Dannenberg Ost
• 186 Bad Doberan – Ostseebad Kühlungsborn West (Mecklenburgische Bäderbahn Molli) (Limited winter service; more trains during the summer)
• 209.14 Senftenberg – Hosena
• 209.20 Priort – Hennigsdorf – Birkenwerder (b Berlin) (No weekend service)
• 209.26 Müncheberg (Mark) – Buckow (Märk. Schweiz) (Buckower Kleinbahn) (Summer weekends only)
• 209.27 Wensickendorf – Schmachtenhagen (Weekends only)
• 209.46 Forst (Lausitz) – Tuplice [Poland]
• 209.54 Löwenberg (Mark) – Rheinsberg (Mark) (No winter service)
• 209.70 Pritzwalk – Putlitz (No weekend service)
• 237.1 Ebersbach (Sachs) – Jiríkov-Filipov [Czech Republic] (Weekends only)
• 238 Zittau – Kurort Jonsdorf (Sächsisch Oberlausitzer Eisenbahn)
• 238 Bertsdorf – Kurort Oybin (Sächsisch Oberlausitzer Eisenbahn) (Limited winter service; more trains during the summer)
• 257 Dessau Hbf – Wörlitz (Anhaltische Bahn GmbH) (Wednesday and weekend service only; no winter service)
• 257 Oranienbaum (Anh) – Ferropolis (Anhaltische Bahn GmbH) (3 May, 7 June, 5 July, 2 August, 6 Sep, 4 Oct only)
• 325 Drei Annen Hohne – Brocken (Harzer Schmalspurbahnen GmbH) (Limited winter service; more trains during the summer)
• 326 Drei Annen Hohne – Eisfelder Talmühle (Harzer Schmalspurbahnen GmbH)
• 333 Alexisbad – Hasselfelde and Eisfelder Talmühle (Harzer Schmalspurbahnen GmbH)
• 479 Boppard – Boppard Süd (This line is parallel with the Koblenz to Mainz main line)
• 509 Moritzburg – Radeburg (Sächsische Dampfeisenbahngesellschaft GmbH)
• 513 Freital-Hainsberg – Dippoldiswalde (Sächsische Dampfeisenbahngesellschaft GmbH)
• 517 Cranzahl – Vejprty [Czech Republic]
• 518 Cranzahl – Kurort Oberwiesenthal (Sächsische Dampfeisenbahngesellschaft GmbH)
• 519 Pockau-Lengefeld – Marienberg (Sachs)
• 551 Naumburg (Saale) Ost – Teuchern (Sparse weekday service; no trains at weekends)
• 592 Berga-Kelbra – Stolberg (Harz) (Weekend service only)
• 618 Wächtersbach – Bad Orb (Dampfbahn Bad Orb Wächtersbach) (Summer Sundays only)
• 632 Beienheim – Wölfersheim-Södel (No weekend service)
• 662.1 Monsheim – Hochspeyer (Sundays only; no trains during the winter)
• 666 Ramsen – Eiswoog (Sundays only)
• 675.1 Bundenthal-Rumbach – Hinterweidenthal Ost (Summer Sundays only)
• 681 Merchweiler – Wemmetsweiler Rathaus
• 692 Perl – Apach [France] (Weekends only – no service from 14 June 2009)
• 707 Meckesheim – Agalsterhausen (SWEG) (No trains at weekends)
• 707 Neckarbischofsheim Nord – Hüffenhardt (SWEG) (Limited service; no trains at weekends)
• 733 Müllheim (Baden) – Mulhouse [France] (Sundays only, not throughout the year)
• 743 Lauchringen – Blumberg-Zollhaus (Service over the entire route on Summer Sundays only)
• 743 Geisingen-Leipferdingen – Blumberg-Zollhaus
• 758 Amstetten – Gerstetten (UEF-LAG and DB ZugBus RAB) (Summer Sundays only)
• 759 Schelklingen – Gammertingen (HzL and DB ZugBus RAB)
• 769 Balingen – Schömberg (HzL) (Summer Sundays only)
• 772 Maulbronn West – Maulbronn Stadt (Summer Sundays only)
• 790.11 Kornwestheim – Stuttgart-Unterturkheim (Limited service; no trains at weekends) (see also DE09/607)
• 790.61 Heimerdingen – Weissach (WEG)
• 862 Bayreuth Hbf – Weidenberg (No weekend service)
• 875 Furth im Wald – Ceska Kubice [Czech Republic]
• 10000 Borkum Reede – Borkum Bf (Borkumer Kleinbahn und Dampfschiffart GmbH)
• 10005 Langeoog Hafen – Langeoog Bf (Inselbahn Langeoog)
• 10007 Westanleger – Wangerooge
• 11030 Waching – Wendelstein (Wendelsteinbahbn GmbH) (Level of service varies seasonally)

Deletions since previous edition

DE08/54	Hamburg Hbf – Hamburg-Wandsbek (via Rothenburgsort Bez Rw and Horn): There has been no passenger use of this route for several years
DE08/274	Doberlug-Kirchhain East Curve: Walddrehna (Abzw Doberlug-Kirchhain Nord) – Finsterwalde (Niederlausitz) (Abzw Hennersdorf West): There are no diversions via this curve advertised for 2009
DE08/308	Dresden-Pieschen – Dresden-Neustadt Gbf – Dresden Mitte: Diversions via this route have ceased and are not expected to be repeated
DE08/310	Dresden-Friedrichstadt – Dresden Mitte: As a result of Veolia ceasing to run trains in the Görlitz area, the Lausitz Express service to and from Leipzig via this curve no longer operates
DE08/355	Krefeld-Linn – Meerbusch-Osterrath (Krefeld-Lohbruch): The train previously scheduled via this curve on a limited number of days no longer operates
DE08/402	Koblenz avoiding line: Koblenz-Lützel – Koblenz Moselweiß (Mosel Gbf): The autumn weekend trains via this curve no longer operate
DE08/406	Ludwigshafen-Rohrlachstraße – Ludwigshafen-Danziger Platz: Route closed on 12 December 2008
DE08/502	Wolfhagen Pommernkaserne – Wolfhagen [Bundeswehr line]: Passenger service withdrawn
DE08/608	Vaihingen (Enz) (Abzw Langes Feld) – Stuttgart-Zazenhausen (former Abzw Leichenberg): All trains via the Schnellfahrstrecke reverse at Stuttgart Hbf
DE08/663	München-Obermenzing – München-Mittersendling (via Laim Rbf and Abzw Friedenheimer Brücke): No trains are routed this way, though all sections of line remain in passenger use

See also

• Germany
• Germany - General Information