train derailed, resulting in 17 deaths and ending the use of steam on the line. One of the line's former steam locomotives is displayed outside the lower station. Between 1998 and 1999, the line's railcars were modernised by SLM. Between 2004 and 2005, the lower station was rebuilt, in conjunction with the city of Königswinter, as a combined railway station, tourist information centre and exhibition centre. References External links Drachenfelsbahn website Mountain railways Metre gauge railways in Germany Private railway companies of Germany Drachenfels (Siebengebirge) Railway lines in North Rhine-Westphalia Rack railways in Germany Railway lines opened in 1883