The part between Neustadt in Sachsen and Bad Schandau is also known as Sebnitztalbahn (Sebnitz valley railway).

Trains travelling on the 65 km long railway needed approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes.

In Wilthen und Neustadt at the time, direct connections existed to the trains from and to Ebersbach and Dürrröhrsdorf.

The central point was Sebnitz railway station, where an exhibition of trains was presented.

Special trips were run on the heritage trains of the Deutsche Reichsbahn.