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Erzgebirgsbahn

The Erzgebirgsbahn (sometimes abbreviated as EGB) is a German railway company and a Regio-Netz subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn. It operates in the Ore Mountains (German: Erzgebirge) region of southern Saxony, near the towns of Chemnitz and Zwickau.

The company is responsible for maintaining and operating services over five railway lines:

  • Chemnitz – Flöha – Erdmannsdorf-Augustusburg – Hennersdorf (Augustusburg) – Wolkenstein – Annaberg-Buchholz ( Zschopau Valley Railway) and Annaberg-Buchholz – Cranzahl – Bärenstein – Vejprty ( Vejprty–Annaberg-Buchholz railway) .
  • Chemnitz – Flöha – Falkenau – Pockau-Lengefeld – Olbernhau/ Marienberg; the Flöha Valley Railway.
  • Chemnitz – Thalheim – Zwönitz – Aue; the Zwönitz Valley Railway.
  • Zwickau – Aue – Schwarzenberg – Johanngeorgenstadt.
  • Annaberg-Buchholz – Schwarzenberg.

The company also operates the Augustusburg Cable Railway, a funicular railway that connects Erdmannsdorf-Augustusburg on the Zschopautalbahn with the town of Augustusburg.