The Three Lakes Railway (German: ''Dreiseenbahn'', or sometimes, ''Drei-Seen-Bahn''.) is a long line in the

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

state of

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

. The line is electrified to the standard 15 kV, 16⅔ Hz system commonly used throughout the German railway network. The ''Dreiseenbahn'' branches southwards from the Höllentalbahn railway, from

Freiburg im Breisgau Freiburg im Breisgau (; abbreviated as Freiburg i. Br. or Freiburg i. B.; Low Alemannic German, Low Alemannic: ''Friburg im Brisgau''), commonly referred to as Freiburg, is an independent city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With a population o ...

Donaueschingen Donaueschingen (; Low Alemannic: ''Eschinge'') is a German town in the Black Forest in the southwest of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg in the Schwarzwald-Baar '' Kreis''. It stands near the confluence of the two sources of the river Da ...

, at

Titisee The Titisee is a lake in the southern Black Forest in Baden-Württemberg. It covers an area of and is an average of deep. It owes its formation to the Feldberg glacier, the moraines of which were formed in the Pleistocene epoch and nowadays for ...

station. Along its route it serves stations and halts at Feldberg-Bärental, Altglashütten-Falkau, Aha and

Schluchsee The Schluchsee is a reservoir lake in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, southeast of the Titisee in the Black Forest near Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. Name In the Alemannic dialects of the region the name of the lake is the ''Schluec ...

, before terminating at Seebrugg. The line is so called because it passes by the three lakes of

, Windgfällweiher and

. On certain dates throughout the year historic

steam train A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fuelled by burning combustible material (usually coal, oil or, rarely, wood) to heat water in the locomot ...

s are operated between Seebrugg,

and

Löffingen Löffingen is a town in the district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 14 km southwest of Donaueschingen, and 40 km southeast of Freiburg. Sons and daughters of the town * Rene D Egle (born 196 ...

( Höllentalbahn) by IG 3-Seenbahn, an association of railway enthusiasts located in Seebrugg.

References

Gallery

File:Feldberg altglashuetten bahn vorne.jpg, Altglashütten-Falkau halt File:Schluchsee Bahnbruecke 02.jpg, Double-decker train on the Schluchsee Bridge File:Bahnhof Bärental Schild.jpg, Information board at Feldberg-Bärental station File:Schluchsee Bahn 03.jpg, IR ''Höllental'' train at Schluchsee File:Bahnbrücke Schluchsee.jpg, Railway bridges in Schluchsee File:Stationsschild Bahnhof Aha.jpg, Aha station File:Winter im Bahnhof Aha.jpg, Winter in Aha station File:Dreiseenbahn Schotterwerk 2900.jpg, Just before Feldberg-Bärental station

External links

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