The Drachenfels Railway is a rack railway line in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany. The line runs from Königswinter, on the east bank of the Rhine, to the summit of the Drachenfels mountain at an altitude of 289 m (948 ft). Besides the two terminal stations, an intermediate station serves the Schloss Drachenburg.
Electric railcar at the summit station
The intermediate station at Schloss Drachenburg
Drachenfelsbahn station at Königswinter
A two-car train on the line
Königswinter is a town and summer resort in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Front of St. Remigius Roman Catholic Church (May 2009)
Bonn tram 7577 at Königswinter
Lithography of St. Remigius (August Karstein, 1850)
Homes in Königswinter