The Dresden Park Railway is a tourist attraction in the Grosser Garten. It also provides a worthwhile and useful leisure activity for 200 children and young people. Provided that the weather is fine, the trains generally run, from April to October, at intervals of 12 or 18 minutes. Passengers can begin and end their journey at any of the five stations: Hauptbahnhof an der Gläsernen Manufaktur, Zoo, Carola¬see, Karcherallee and Palaisteich. The gauge of this miniature railway is just 381mm (15 inches), and the 5.6 km round trip lasts 30 minutes. This is clearly a must for all railway fans. In 2015 we will celebrate the 90th anniversary of the two steam engines and the 65th anniversary of the Dresden Park Railway.
Opening times
2026 Operating Hours: Closed Monday and Tuesday; Wednesday through Friday 1:00 PM–6:00 PM; Saturday, Sunday, and holidays 10:00 AM–6:00 PM. On March 28, service begins at 1:00 PM. From May through September, the Dresden Park Railway opens at 10:00 AM on the first Thursday of every month. Pre-registered groups of children will be given priority. There will be no service on: May 14 (Ascension Day), October 25 (Dresden Marathon), and steam locomotive operations on weekends and holidays through October 4 (subject to change due to weather conditions).
Admission fees
Round trip, full payer 8 euros, reduced 5 euros, up to 3 stops, full payer 5 euros, reduced 3 euros, round trip, family (2 adults + 2 children) 18 euros, group 6 euros per person
Transport connection
Tram nos. 9 / 13 and bus no. 75 to "Querallee", tram no. 10 to “Großer Garten”, tram nos. 1 / 2 / 4 / 12 to “Straßburger Platz”, S-Bahn to "HP Strehlen"
Misc. extras
Railroad shop at the main station "An der Gläsernen Manufaktur" Special tours by previous arrangement outside the scheduled tours (special fees) Wedding coach Children may register at any time for training as park railroad worker.
Contact
Dresden Park Railway in the "Great Garden", Miniature Steam Train
Großer Garten Dresden, Kavaliershaus G, Hauptallee 5
01219 Dresden
Tel: +49 (0)351 / 4 45 67 95
Fax: +49 (0)351 / 4 45 67 99
