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
23. p. 279. ISSN 0036-7524. "Erste Bergbahn Europas. Technische Daten Zahnradbahn ab Vitznau" (in German). Rigi-Bahnen AG. Archived from the original on
Country Location Name of system Notes 3000 V 50 Hz Germany Kierberg Zahnradbahn Tagebau Gruhlwerk rack railway (0.7 km) operated 1927–1949 10000 V Berlin-Lichterfelde