The Stuttgart Rack Railway (German: Zahnradbahn Stuttgart) is an electric rack railway in Stuttgart, Germany, known affectionately as the Zacke (spike)
significantly lower level than the station. The line, known as the Joweid Zahnradbahn or Joweid rack railway, opened in 1877 with a ruling gradient of 10.2%
the national Deutsche Bahn AG (DB). A peculiarity of Stuttgart is the Zahnradbahn, a rack railway that is powered by electricity and operates between Marienplatz
Railway Museum. December 10, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2021. "Neu: Zahnradbahn-Schneefrässchleuder von Zaugg auf 4300 m ü. M." EuroKommunal (in German)
23. p. 279. ISSN 0036-7524. "Erste Bergbahn Europas. Technische Daten Zahnradbahn ab Vitznau" (in German). Rigi-Bahnen AG. Archived from the original on