Heidelberger Bergbahn

Here passengers may change to the second section, which runs up the Königstuhl, a nearby hill with good views over the city and the River Neckar.

[citation needed] The upper and lower sections of the funicular have different histories and are sometimes referred to separately by the names Königstuhlbahn and Molkenkurbahn respectively.

Similarly the upper stations at Molkenkur and Königstuhl are to the original design, whilst those further down the hill at Kornmarkt and Heidelberg Castle present a more modern image.

[2] The lower section of the funicular (the Molkenkurbahn) opened in 1890, and its original form used the water ballast system of propulsion, similar to that still used by the Nerobergbahn in Wiesbaden.

The section reopened in March 2005; during the closure period the existing cars were rebuilt and provided with new wooden bodies to the original design.