page_title: Malente-Gremsmühlen–Lütjenburg railway
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Malente-Gremsmühlen–Lütjenburg railway / History
caption_attribution_description: Malente-Gremsmühlen - Deutz 16373
context_page_description: The Malente–Lütjenburg railway was a standard gauge, branch line in the north German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It was built by the businessman, Janus, who ran the Holsteinische Schweiz hotel, that gave its name to the local station on the line. It is currently closed.
  The line was planned to use a 600 mm narrow gauge railway for tourist traffic prior to the railway's closure. The future of the railway is uncertain.
context_section_description: The contract for the construction of the line was signed on 15 May 1888. The railway was opened in several stages.
caption: Erika, Deutz 16373, is one of the two diesel engines on the Kleinbahn
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