 The next station "Kretscham-Rothensehma" is used to allow valley-bound trains to pass.The track continues to climb, reaching the watershed of the Pöhlbach river, arriving at the next stop of "Niederschlag".The tracks now lead downward into the Pöhlbach valley, crossing the Bundesstrasse 95, and run along the border with the Czech Republic uphill to the "Hammerunterwiesenthal" station.