Brocken Railway
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The Brocken Railway is a historic narrow-gauge mountain railway in Germany’s Harz region that carries tourists and hikers to the summit of the Brocken, the area’s highest peak.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brocken Railway line | 1 |
| Brockenbahn | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain railway
ⓘ
narrow-gauge railway ⓘ tourist railway ⓘ |
| alsoUses | diesel locomotives ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Harzquer Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Selke Valley Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1896 ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electrification | not electrified ⓘ |
| endPointElevation | about 1141 m above sea level ⓘ |
| endStation | Brocken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge |
1000 mm
ⓘ
metre gauge ⓘ |
| hasServiceType |
seasonal tourist peaks
ⓘ
year-round passenger service ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic railway ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Brocken summit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | late 19th century ⓘ |
| length | about 19 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Germany’s Harz region
ⓘ
Germany’s state of Saxony-Anhalt NERFINISHED ⓘ Harz Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Saxony-Anhalt ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
access to highest peak of Harz
ⓘ
steam-hauled scheduled services ⓘ |
| notableView | panoramic views over Harz Mountains ⓘ |
| opened | 1898 ⓘ |
| operator | Harzer Schmalspurbahnen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownership | Harzer Schmalspurbahnen GmbH NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Harz Narrow Gauge Railways network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | tourism ⓘ |
| primaryTraction | steam locomotives ⓘ |
| region | Harz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryPurpose | local transport ⓘ |
| serves |
hikers
ⓘ
tourists ⓘ |
| startStation | Drei Annen Hohne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| terminus |
Brocken summit station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Drei Annen Hohne station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction |
Brocken summit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harz National Park area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | single track ⓘ |
| trackGaugeCategory | narrow gauge ⓘ |
| usedFor |
mountain access
ⓘ
tourist transport ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Brocken Railway line
subject surface form:
Brocken Museum
subject surface form:
Harzer Schmalspurbahnen
this entity surface form:
Brockenbahn