The Molli "German: Mecklenburgische Bäderbahn or Mollibahn" is a narrow gauge (900 mm) steam operated railway in Mecklenburg, East Germany, operating between Bad Doberan, Heiligendamm and Kühlungsborn West. The line is 15.4 km long with trains taking around 40 minutes to complete the trip. An unusual feature of the line is the street running through Bad Doberan, followed by an attractive run through an avenue of Linden trees "Lime trees". The rest of the route is through pleasant rolling farmland and occasional seaside resort towns.
Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg granted a licence for the construction and operation of a narrow gauge railway from Doberan station to Heiligendamm; constructed by Lenz & Co, the first section began operating on 9th July 1886, initially running during the summer season only, it was worked by a steam tram, the line was later classified as a light railway. The Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin nationalized the line and incorporated it into the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway on 13th March 1890. It was decided to extend the line as far as the Baltic seaside resort of Arendsee, this extension opened to traffic on 12th May 1910, by this time trains were running all year round. From 1st April 1920, it became part of the Deutsche Reichsbahn. Goods were transported from 1910 until 1969 when goods services were withdrawn, due in part to narrow gauge transporter wagons used to piggyback standard gauge waggons on other narrow gauge railways being too large to run through the narrow streets of Bad Doberan. On 1st October 1995, an operating company, consisting of Bad Doberan district along with the towns of Kühlungsborn and Bad Doberan, took over the line from the Deutsche Bahn.
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To learn more about the railway, please click on this link - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molli_railway
For timetable and tickets, please click on this link - https://www.molli-bahn.de/fahrplaene-tickets
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