A number of routes south of Stuttgart are operated by “Hohenzollerische Landesbahn (SWEG)”.
The PDF that lists German operators, https://www.interrail.eu/content/dam/pdfs/internationale-passangebote-jan-2021.pdf, has this to say about SWEG and doesn’t mention Hohenzollerische Landesbahn at all.
This can be interpreted as meaning that the following SWEG routes are excluded;
- Eyach HzL to Hechingen Landesbahn
- Hechingen to Gammertingen to Sigmaringen
- Balingen(Württ) to Schömberg(b Balingen)
- Mengen to Stockach to Radoflzell
The pass has just let me add all of these for tomorrow (Sunday August 21st).
Which is right? The PDF or the pass?
My normal rule for German private railways is that the pass is accepted on routes that were operated by DB in the 80s and 90s and is not accepted on routes that were private in the 80s/90s.
These routes were private in the 90s so my current thought is that the pass is not accepted and I should buy a 9 EUR ticket. In contrast, Tuebingen to Sigmaringen (not via Gammertingen) was DB in the 90s which is why it’s explicitly called out in the PDF.
What do the experts here think?
Is the pass wrong?
Best answer by mcadv
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