The Wieslauf Valley Railway (german: Wieslauftalbahn) is a branch line in the

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region of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is single-track and standard gauge, and was originally long, connecting the main '' Remsbahn'' line at Schorndorf to Welzheim. Today it is operated in two sections, with the first from Schorndorf to Rudersberg served by a regular passenger service, whilst the final forms a

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. The ''Wieslauftalbahn'' is owned by the ''Zweckverbandes Verkehrsverband Wieslauftalbahn''. The Schorndorf to Rudersberg section is operated by the Württembergische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft (WEG), a member of the Veolia Transport group. The Rudersberg to Welzheim section is leased to, and operated by, the Schwäbische Waldbahn GmbH. Passenger services on the Rudersberg to Welzheim section of the ''Wieslauftalbahn'' use a fleet of 6 single unit railcars. Of these, 2 are

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units with a partial low floor, whilst the remaining 4 units are high floor NE 81 vehicles. The typical service pattern consists of either one or two trains an hour, depending on the day and time of day, with each train taking 20 minutes for its journey. There is no service on Sundays. Steam operated passenger services operate only on selected days, mostly summer Sundays. Trains operate over the full length of the ''Wieslauftalbahn'', from Schorndorf to Welzheim.

Gallery

File:Rudersberg Bahnhof.jpg, Rudersberg station File:Schwaebische Waldbahn2.jpg, Steam train at Schorndorf File:Schwaebische Waldbahn1.jpg, Steam train on the line

References

External links

Die Schwäbische Waldbahn (Wieslauftalbahn route information and ticket sales - in German)

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