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of that the Germans built and operated during

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Soultz-Haut-Rhin Soultz-Haut-Rhin (german: Sulz/Oberelsaß) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin ''département'' in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Its inhabitants are called ''Soultziens'' (male) or ''Soultziennes'' (female). Geography The town of Soultz-Haut-Rhi ...

to the ''Niederwald'' terminus below the

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near

Wattwiller Wattwiller ( gsw, Wǎttwillr; ger, Wattweiler) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of the Grand Est region, which lies in the north-eastern part of France. Located near the Vosges mountain rocky spur of Hartmannswillerkopf, Wattwiller w ...

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Route

The route began in Soultz and ran on the ''Rue de la Marne'', the ''Promenade de la Citadelle'' and the ''Rue du Sudel''. It crossed the Wuenheimerbach east of

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on a stone bridge and then ran to the southwest and west of ''Château d’Ollwiller'' to the ''Gaede'' station, the lower station of a cable car, and the ''Waldfrieden'', ''Alm'' and ''Niederwald'' stations.''Hartmannswillerkopf: La Voie Serpentine - Chemin de Fer et Téléphériques.''
/ref> Another narrow gauge railway ran from ''Sproesser'' station to ''Schlummerklippe'', which was operated by hand or horses.Thierry Ehret
''Hartmannsweilerkopf.''
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Operation

Normally, 10 to 15 trains ran per day, being hauled by two Deutz benzene locomotives.

References

{{Coordinate, NS=47.86605 , EW=7.20203 , type=building , region=FR , name=Château d'Ollwiller 600 mm gauge railways in France Soultz-Haut-Rhin Hartmannswillerkopf Railway lines in Grand Est