Using historic vehicles

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Severely disabled passengers are carried free of charge if they have a valid severe disability pass and the social services form with a valid stamp. 

Passengers with restricted mobility ought to be able to be as mobile as any other passenger. Barriers are being removed from more and more stops and stations in the VVO area. We are working to provide you with increased barrier-free mobility. If you require barrier-free access to the historic forms of transport (narrow gauge railways, the Bergbahns or the Kirnitzsch Valley Tramway), you sometimes need to register your journey in advance.

Here you will find the contact details for the transport companies concerned, and details of when you need to pre-register your journey by:

Kirnitzsch Valley Tramway

On the Kirnitzsch Valley Tramway, passengers with limited mobility can get on and off more easily at the “Bad Schandau Kurpark” and “Lichtenhainer Wasserfall” stops. At these stops, the platforms are raised. You just need to cope with a small step in order to get on the tram, and the staff will help you with a mobile ramp.

Passengers with limited mobility can also get on and off at all the other stops if they are able to cope with the doorway (2 high steps) themselves or with a little help from a companion. Wheelchairs need to be of the folding type. Unfortunately, electric wheelchairs cannot be taken on.

Please contact the OVPS in advance because there is a limited number of wheelchair spaces on the Kirnitzsch Valley Tramway. Please let us know, at least 5 days before you travel, what your start and end station will be, including your departure date (departure time), by contacting:

Logo der RVSOE - Regionalverkehr Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge GmbH Regionalverkehr Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge GmbH (RVSOE)
Betrieb Bad Schandau
Kirnitzschtalstrasse 8
01814 Bad Schandau

Tel.: 03501 / 71 11-300
Web: www.rvsoe.de

Radebeul–Radeburg Railway

The stations at Radebeul Ost and Moritzburg have lifts to help passengers with disabilities or restricted mobility to get on and off the narrow gauge line. However, it is best if you get in touch before travelling. Please let us know, at least 1 day before you travel, your start and end station and your departure date (departure time) by contacting:

Logo der Sächsische Dampfeisenbahngesellschaft mbH SDG Sächsische Dampfeisenbahngesellschaft mbH (SDG)
Am Bahnhof 1
01468 Moritzburg

Tel.: 035207 / 89 29 - 0
Web: www.sdg-bahn.de

Suspension Railway

As it is a listed monument, because there is limited space, and since there is a maximum gradient of 6 %, wheelchair users may not use the Suspension Railway.

Logo der Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe AG (DVB) Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe AG (DVB)
Trachenberger Strasse 40
01129 Dresden

Tel.: 0351 / 857 - 0
Web: www.dvb.de

Funicular Railway

Certain conditions apply when using the Funicular Railway (Dresden Loschwitz/Weisser Hirsch). Please note that the width of the door is 80 cm, and that a maximum of two wheelchairs can be carried per wagon and direction.

Travellers with restricted mobility should contact the DVB (Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe AG) well in advance:

Logo der Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe AG (DVB) Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe AG (DVB)
Trachenberger Strasse 40
01129 Dresden

Tel.: 0351 / 857 - 0
Web: www.dvb.de

Weisseritz Valley Railway

We would ask passengers with disabilities and restricted mobility to let us know in advance that they intend to travel, so that they can relax on their VVO narrow gauge railways journey. Please let us know, at least 1 day before you travel, your start and end station and your departure date (departure time) by contacting:

Logo der Sächsische Dampfeisenbahngesellschaft mbH SDG Sächsische Dampfeisenbahngesellschaft mbH (SDG)
Am Bahnhof 1
01468 Moritzburg

Tel.: 035207 / 89 29 - 0
Web: www.sdg-bahn.de