Pyhrn railway line

Pyhrn railway line
Overview
Line number140
Termini
Service
Services
Technical
Line length104.2 km (64.7 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV  16.7 Hz AC
Route map

km
0.0
Linz Hbf
Untergaumberg
3.3
Linz Oed
4.9
Linz Wegscheid
6.7
St. Martin bei Traun
8.1
Traun
10.3
Ansfelden
12.4
Nettingsdorf
15.6
Nöstlbach-St. Marien
18.9
Neuhofen an der Krems
22.7
Kematen an der Krems
to Bad Hall
27.9
Rohr-Bad Hall
32.4
Kremsmünster
36.3
Krift
40.3
Wartberg an der Krems
42.1
Nußbach
46.1
Schlierbach
50.5
Kirchdorf an der Krems
53.4
Micheldorf
Hungerbichl tunnel
522 m
60.5
Klaus
Post tunnel
248 m
Schloß tunnel
106 m
Fiedlerbrunn tunnel
226 m
64.2
Steyrling
67.8
Hinterstoder
75.6
Pießling-Vorderstoder
79.6
Roßleithen
81.7
Windischgarsten
Schacherbauer tunnel
454 m
87.4
Spital am Pyhrn
91.0
Linzerhaus
Planned new tunnel
Bosruck tunnel
4767 m
98.0
Ardning
102.5
Selzthal Nord
104.2
Selzthal [de]
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The Pyhrn railway line (German: Pyhrnbahn) is a railway line in Upper Austria. It runs 104.2 kilometres (64.7 mi) from Linz Hauptbahnhof, where it connects with the Western railway line, to Selzthal, where it connects with the Enns Valley Railway and Rudolf Railway. The line takes its name from the Pyhrn Pass through which it runs.

Route

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The northern end of the Pyhrn railway line is at Linz Hauptbahnhof, where it runs parallel with the Western railway line (German: Westbahn). The Pyhrn railway line turns south, following first the Krems, then the Steyr, and finally the Teichl [de] river to Selzthal. At the Pyhrn Pass at the southern end of the line, the 4,767-metre (15,640 ft) Bosruck tunnel passes underneath the Bosruck [de] mountain. In Selzthal, the line connects with the Enns Valley Railway and Rudolf Railway.[1]

Operation

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The S4 of the Upper Austria S-Bahn runs hourly between Linz Hauptbahnhof and Kirchdorf an der Krems, making all local stops. Regional-Express trains supplement the S4, running hourly between Linz and Selzthal, with some continuing to Liezen. The line also hosts some InterCity trains that run between Linz and Graz Hauptbahnhof. In addition, the express train (German: Schnellzug) ÖBB-Urlaubsexpress (lit.'ÖBB Holiday Express') runs on weekends between Wien Hauptbahnhof and Bischofshofen.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Österreich [Austrian railway atlas] (in German) (3rd ed.). Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2021. pp. 29, 43–44, 99. ISBN 978-3-89494-150-5.
  2. ^ "Linz Hbf - Kirchdorf a.d. Krems - Selzthal" (PDF) (in German). ÖBB. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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