Nerobergbahn

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title: "Nerobergbahn" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["transport-in-wiesbaden", "railway-lines-in-hesse", "water-powered-funicular-railways", "funicular-railways-in-germany", "metre-gauge-railways-in-germany", "tourist-attractions-in-wiesbaden", "railway-lines-opened-in-1888"] description: "Funicular railway on Wiesbaden, Germany" topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerobergbahn" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Funicular railway on Wiesbaden, Germany ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox rail line"]

Field	Value
name	Nerobergbahn
image	Wiesbaden Nerobergbahn ESWE Verkehrsbetriebe auf Viadukt von 1907 von Talstation zum Hausberg Foto 2008 Wolfgang Pehlemann Wiesbaden 0ICT0061.jpg
image_width	250px
caption	The viaduct
type	funicular railway
locale	Wiesbaden, Germany
stations	2
planopen
open
yearcommenced
yearcompleted
close
reopen
owner	ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
stock	2 × 50-passenger cars
linelength	440 m
tracks	2, common centre rail
gauge
speed	2 m/s
elevation	80 m
website
map
map_state	uncollapsed
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| name = Nerobergbahn | other_name = | color = | logo = | logo_width = | logo_alt = | image = Wiesbaden Nerobergbahn ESWE Verkehrsbetriebe auf Viadukt von 1907 von Talstation zum Hausberg Foto 2008 Wolfgang Pehlemann Wiesbaden 0ICT0061.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_alt = | caption = The viaduct | type = funicular railway | system = | status = | locale = Wiesbaden, Germany | start = | end = | stations = 2 | routes = | daily_ridership = | ridership2 = | planopen = | open = | yearcommenced = | yearcompleted = | close = | reopen = | owner = ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH | operator = | character = | depot = | stock = 2 × 50-passenger cars | linelength = 440 m | tracks = 2, common centre rail | gauge = | speed = 2 m/s | elevation = 80 m | website = | map = | map_name = | map_state = uncollapsed | embedded = The Nerobergbahn is a funicular railway in Wiesbaden, Germany. The line links the city, with a station at the north of the Nerotalanlagen, with the Neroberg hill to its north, which offers a panorama view.

History

The line opened in 1888, and is one of the few funiculars employing water propulsion. At the upper station, tanks on the downhill car are filled with up to 7000 L of water to ensure that it is heavier than the uphill car. The downhill car then pulls the uphill car uphill with a 452 m long steel cable. When the downhill carriage arrives at the lower station, the water is discharged and pumped uphill.

In 1939, it was planned to convert the line to electric propulsion and to provide larger cars, but the outbreak of World War II prevented this. The line was taken out of service in 1944 due to war damage, and service was restarted in 1948. In 1988 the line was protected as a technical monument by the State of Hesse.

Specifications

The funicular has the following technical parameters:

• Maximum gradient: 26%
• Average gradient: 19%
• Journey time: 3.5 minutes
• Traction: Water ballast

References

Bibliography

References

1. "Nerobergbahn". Nerobergbahn.
2. "Die Nerobergbahn". Nerobergbahn.
3. "Lift-Database : Wiesbaden : Nerobergbahn". Lift-World.info.

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