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Museumsbahnhof Schlettau

Christmas market steam at Schlettau station

· Organiser: Eisenbahnverein Bahnhof Schlettau e.V. (Schlettau railway station association) · Ore Mountains

Museumsbahnhof Schlettau

Description

On these operating days a small Christmas market is set up at Schlettau station, with the scent of bratwurst and mulled wine in the air. 

Travel with the historic steam train of the Eisenbahnfreunde Schwarzenberg through the winter landscape and the brightly lit Erzgebirge in the evening. 
Twice a day the museum train, hauled by steam locomotive 50 3616-5 of the Verein Sächsischer Eisenbahnfreunde e.V., runs from Schwarzenberg to Annaberg-Buchholz unt. Bf and back. 

The train's timetable has once again been arranged to suit local passengers too. Use the steam train for an outing close to home or a visit to the Schwarzenberg Christmas market with the miners' parade. It's an easy way to leave your car at home for once and take the historic train.

On Saturday, 12.12.2026, the miners' parade takes place in Schwarzenberg's old town as the highlight of the pre-Christmas season in Schwarzenberg. Almost 180 miners' band musicians and more than 400 people in traditional miners' uniforms take part in the procession, which leads from the bus station towards the market square. The miners' ceremony is held in front of the Ratskeller. The timetable is arranged so that you can take the train for a "round trip" to  Annaberg-Buchholz either before or after the miners' parade. And if you are coming from the Annaberg-Buchholz direction, you can take the EAB to Schwarzenberg for the miners' parade. After the parade, the EAB will take you home again.

Location

Erzgebirgische Aussichtsbahn timetable 2026


Steam train timetable.

Train number        
Szb Eisenbahnmuseum (M)   dep. - -
Schwarzenberg (Erzgeb) 0,0   12.00 18.30
Grünstädtel     12.05 18.35
Raschau 4,6   12.11 18.41
Markersbach (Erzgeb) 6,0   12.19 18.49
Scheibenberg 13,5   12.43 19.13
Schlettau (Erzgeb) 16,9   13.09 19.47
Walthersdorf (Erzgeb) 18,2   13.12 19.50
Annaberg-Buchholz Süd 24,1   13.22 20.06
Annaberg-Buchholz Mitte 25,2   13.25 20.09
Annaberg-Buchholz unt Bf 26,7 arr. 13.27 20.11
Train number         
Annaberg-Buchholz unt Bf   26,7 dep. 13.55 20.31
Annaberg-Buchholz Mitte 25,2   13.58 20.34
Annaberg-Buchholz Süd 24,1   14.02 20.38
Walthersdorf (Erzgeb) 18,2   14.11 20.47
Schlettau (Erzgeb) 16,9   14.34 20.57
Scheibenberg 13,5   14.44 21.07
Markersbach (Erzgeb) 6,0   15.09 21.30
Raschau 4,6   15.13 21.34
Grünstädtel     15.18 21.39
Schwarzenberg (Erzgeb) 0,0   15.22 21.43
Szb Eisenbahnmuseum   arr. - -

Fares

Extract from the fare table.

Single ticket return, standard    
Single ticket return, reduced    
Family return
2 adults, up to 3 children aged 6-13		  
Steam supplement return  


Information and ticket sales

  • Online at www.erzgebirgische-aussichtsbahn.de
  • Schwarzenberg-Information, Oberes Tor 5, 08340 Schwarzenberg Tel. 03774 22540, Fax 20258, email: touristinformation@schwarzenberg.de
  • Tourist information in the “Haus des Gastes – Kaiserhof”, Annaberger Str. 80, 08352 Raschau–Markersbach Tel. 03774 157223, Fax 86186, info@raschau-markersbach.de
  • Stadtverwaltung Scheibenberg (town administration), R.-Breitscheid-Str. 35, 09481  Scheibenberg Tel. 037349 6630, Fax 66321, hauptamt@scheibenberg.de
  • Tourist-Information Schloss Schlettau, Schlossplatz 8, 09487 Schlettau Tel. 03733 66019, Fax 608037, info@schloss-schlettau.de
  • Schreib- und Spielwaren Brandt, Querstr. 85c, 09474 Crottendorf Tel. 037344 8392, Fax 17633, ina_brandt@t-online.de
  • Tourist-Information Annaberg-Buchholz, Buchholzer Str. 2, 09456 Annaberg-Buchholz Tel. 03733 19433, Fax 5069755, tourist-info@annaberg-buchholz.de

Tickets can also be bought online at www.erzgebirgische-aussichtsbahn.de

Passengers deciding at short notice can still buy their tickets on the trains from the friendly train crew, of course at no extra charge

Bookings for groups of 10 or more are accepted at the email address gruppen@erzgebirgische-aussichtsbahn.de.

Boarding and alighting at the railway museum only for visitors to the railway museum.

Special fare: transport association tickets and DB fares are not accepted.

When a steam locomotive is used, a supplement is charged due to the high extra costs