Another route that might fit your criteria is the Traunseetram, an 18.6 km line connecting the towns of Gmunden and Vorchdorf in Austria.

The equipment used would probably qualify as a tram rather than a train (although I'm by no means an expert), its tracks run on the street for the section in Gmunden, and along a road for the last few kilometres into Vorchdorf. It also offers a nice view of the mountains and the entire route most certainly qualifies as rural: Image source

For the most part, however, it does not run along a road like you specified.

You can find more information on the operator's website (German only), the (very short and uninformative) English Wikipedia entry, or its more extensive German version.

Another route that might fit your criteria is the Traunseetram, an 18.6 km line connecting the towns of Gmunden and Vorchdorf in Austria.

The equipment used would probably qualify as a tram rather than a train (although I'm by no means an expert), its tracks run on the street for the section in Gmunden, and along a road for the last few kilometres into Vorchdorf. It also offers a nice view of the mountains and the entire route most certainly qualifies as rural: Image source

For the most part, however, it does not run along a road like you specified.

You can find more information on the operator's website (German only), the (very short and uninformative) English Wikipedia entry, or its more extensive German version.

Another route that might fit your criteria is the Traunseetram, an 18.6 km line connecting the towns of Gmunden and Vorchdorf in Austria.

The equipment used would probably qualify as a tram rather than a train (although I'm by no means an expert), its tracks run on the street for the section in Gmunden, and along a road for the last few kilometres into Vorchdorf. It also offers a nice view of the mountains and the entire route most certainly qualifies as rural:

For the most part, however, it does not run along a road like you specified.

You can find more information on the operator's website (German only), the (very short and uninformative) English Wikipedia entry, or its more extensive German version.

Another route that might fit your criteria is the Traunseetram, an 18.6 km line connecting the towns of Gmunden and Vorchdorf in Austria.

The equipment used would probably qualify as a tram rather than a train (although I'm by no means an expert), its tracks run on the street for the section in Gmunden, and along a road for the last few kilometres into Vorchdorf. It also offers a nice view of the mountains and the entire route most certainly qualifies as rural: Image source

For the most part, however, it does not run along a road like you specified.

You can find more information on the operator's website (German only), the (very short and uninformative) English Wikipedia entry, or its more extensive German version.