Skip to content

Rennsteigbahn GmbH & Co. KG

German railway infrastructure company operating the Rennsteigbahn line between Ilmenau and Themar.

Last updated September 1, 2026

AI crawler reads

No AI crawler has read this profile since Oct 28, 2026.

Overview

Rennsteigbahn GmbH & Co. KG is a German railway infrastructure company. Since 2020, it has been part of the ROHDE Group. It is responsible for the Rennsteigbahn line between Ilmenau and Themar as an Eisenbahninfrastrukturunternehmen (EIU) and offers loading facilities at Schleusingen station. It also operates as an Eisenbahnverkehrsunternehmen (EVU) focusing on freight services.

History

The company operates the Rennsteigbahn line, which was built over the Thuringian Forest using rack railway technology. Since 2020, the company has been part of the ROHDE Group. It is responsible for the line between Ilmenau and Themar as an infrastructure company and offers loading facilities at Schleusingen station. Regular passenger services run on the renovated section between Ilmenau and Rennsteig station, operated by the RennsteigShuttle of Süd-Thüringen-Bahn on weekends and holidays. The focus of the transport company is currently on freight services, with plans for historic steam train rides in cooperation with the Verein der Dampfbahnfreunde mittlerer Rennsteig e.V.

Sources3 sources

Cite this profile: Cite the canonical profile. /brand-wiki/rennsteigbahn-gmbh-and-co-kg · Editorial policy · How profiles are compiled