Funicular railway in Bad Ems, Germany
Kurwaldbahn
The Kurwaldbahn is a funicular railway in the town of Bad Ems in the Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
It links the city with a view point, complete with a Bismarckturm, and lies opposite the closed Malbergbahn funicular on the other bank of the River Lahn.
How locals move
Getting around Kurwaldbahn the local way
- Get aroundYou can reach Festung Ehrenbreitstein by taxi, bus, or by taking a ferry across the Rhine River and walking up the walled access road to the fortress.
- Get aroundYou can also ride a chairlift (Sesselbahn) to the top of the fortress.
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