Die Nerobergbahn

Name: Die Nerobergbahn
Address: Wilhelminenstraße 51, Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden, DE
Telephone: +49 611 45022550

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About

The Nerobergbahn is a water-ballast funicular linking the northern end of the Nerotalanlagen with Neroberg hill in Wiesbaden, Germany. It is Germany’s last operating funicular of its water-ballast and rack-rail type.

Opening hours

Today09:00 – 19:00Show all

Monday09:00 – 19:00

Tuesday09:00 – 19:00

Wednesday09:00 – 19:00

Thursday09:00 – 19:00

Friday09:00 – 19:00

Saturday09:00 – 19:00

Sunday09:00 – 19:00

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Why go

Ride uphill as the descending car’s ballast of up to 7,000 litres of water supplies the pulling weight.
Cross a masonry viaduct before climbing the Neroberg hillside.
Enjoy views during the ride across Wiesbaden towards the Rhine and the Taunus and Odenwald hills.
Start a hike into the Taunus forest from Neroberg.

History

World War II prevented a planned conversion to electric traction and larger cars.

1873The city granted Swiss engineer Niklaus Riggenbach a concession for a rack railway, but the plan fell through that year.
1886Entrepreneur Carl Rudolf proposed a water-ballast cable railway between Nerotal and Neroberg.
1888The Nerobergbahn opened.
1923–1925Service stopped temporarily in 1923; the city took over the railway and resumed service in 1925.
1944–1948War damage closed the line in 1944. It reopened after repairs in 1948.

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1988The State of Hesse protected the railway as a technical monument.
2000A small railway history museum opened in the former valley-station toilet building, the Genzmer-Häuschen, named after architect Felix Genzmer.

How to get there

BusTake bus line 1 to its terminus near the valley station at Wilhelminenstraße 51, Wiesbaden.
ParkingFree parking is available at the valley station.

Accessibility

Non-electric wheelchair carriage Non-electric wheelchairs can be carried on the large outer platform; electric wheelchairs cannot be carried. Paths on Neroberg are cobbled.

Sources: Nerobergbahn - Wikipedia · Wiesbaden - Wikivoyage (see) · Nerobergbahn - More Information - ESWE Traffic · Accessibility - ESWE Traffic · Simple language - ESWE Traffic · Nerobergbahn - Wikipedia · Nerobergbahn - Wikipedia · checked 2 Oct 2026

Where

Wilhelminenstraße 51, Wiesbaden

Website: nerobergbahn.de/
Phone: +49 611 45022550

Plan from here: Evening walk →

Questions and answers

How long does a ride on Die Nerobergbahn take?

The ride takes 3.5 minutes.

What are Die Nerobergbahn’s opening hours?

It is open daily from 09:00 to 19:00.

Can I bring a bicycle on Die Nerobergbahn?

Bicycles cannot be carried. A bicycle stand is beside the small museum at the valley station.

Can I bring my dog on Die Nerobergbahn?

Dogs are allowed on the railway.

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