Salzkammergut railway line

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The Salzkammergut railway line (German: Salzkammergutbahn) is a standard gauge railway line in the Austrian states of Styria and Upper Austria. It runs 171.1 kilometres (106.3 mi) from a junction with the Wels–Passau railway line near Schärding to a junction with the Enns Valley Railway in Stainach. Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) owns and operates the line. The name refers to the Salzkammergut region through which the line runs.

Salzkammergut railway line
Red-and-white train passing a mountain
A regional train near Altmünster in 2018
Overview
LocaleAustria
Termini
Technical
Line length171.1 km (106.3 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV  16.7 Hz AC (Attnang-Puchheim–Stainach-Irdning)
Route map

km
67.1
Schärding
64.1
171.1
Gopperding
166.4
Suben
162.3
Dietrichshofen
159.1
Antiesenhofen
155.4
Hart im Innkreis
152.1
St. Martin im Innkreis
147.2
Aurolzmünster
142.6
Bad Ried
140.6
Ried im Innkreis
136.0
Oberbrunn
132.7
Eberschwang
128.7
Hausruck
Hausruck tunnel
to Thomasroith
124.4
Holzleithen
121.2
Bergern
118.3
Ottnang-Wolfsegg
111.3
Wolfshütte
110.0
Lehen-Altensam
107.6
Attnang-Puchheim
105.6
Wankham
101.9
Aurachkirchen
97.6
Pinsdorf
95.4
Gmunden [de]
90.7
Almünster am Traunsee
86.0
Traunkirchen
Stein tunnel
Kalvarienberg II tunnel
84.1
Traunkirchen Ort
Forst tunnel
Siegesbach tunnel
Sonnstein tunnel
80.5
Ebensee Landungsplatz
79.5
Ebensee
76.5
Steinkogl
63.5
Bad Ischl [de]
Ischler tunnel
62.1
Bad Ischl Frachtenbahnhof
58.0
Lauffen
56.0
Goisern Jodschwefelbad
53.7
Bad Goisern
50.4
Steeg-Gosau
46.3
Obersee
Wehrgraben tunnel
43.2
Hallstatt
40.9
Obertraun-Dachsteinhöhlen
37.7
Obertraun-Koppenbrüllerhöhle
Sarstein tunnel
29.8
Bad Aussee [de]
23.2
Kainisch
16.1
Bad Mitterndorf-Heilbrunn
14.6
Bad Mitterndorf
10.8
Tauplitz Schiflugschanze Kulm
9.7
Tauplitz
Grimming
Burgstaller tunnel
3.7
Pürgg
Unterburg tunnel
0.3
Stainach-Irdning [de]
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Route

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The northern end of the line is at Gopperding, where it meets the Wels–Passau railway line. The portion of the line north of Attnang-Puchheim is single-tracked and unelectrified. The line runs north–south to Attnang-Puchheim. At Ried im Innkreis, there is a junction with the Innkreis railway line [de]. In Attnang-Puchheim, there is a junction with the Western Railway. South of Attnang-Puchheim, the line continues to be single-tracked but is electrified at 15 kV  16.7 Hz AC. South of Gmunden, the line passes along the west coast of the Traunsee, and then follows the Traun river some 40 kilometres (25 mi) to the Hallstätter See. At the southern end of the Hallstätter See, near Obertraun-Dachsteinhöhlen, the line turns east, eventually meeting the Enns Valley Railway at Stainach-Irdning [de].[1]

Operations

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Operationally, the line is split at Attnang-Puchheim; no service operates the full length. North of Attnang-Puchheim, regional trains operate on an hourly schedule, with some exceptions, to Schärding.[2] South of Attnang-Puchheim, regional and Regional-Express combine for hourly service to Bad Ischl or Obertraun-Dachsteinhöhlen, with some trains continuing to Stainach-Irdning. A single InterCity train, the Salzkammergut, operates daily between Wien Hauptbahnhof and Stainach-Irdning.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Österreich [Austrian railway atlas] (in German) (3rd ed.). Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2021. pp. 6, 17, 28, 42–43. ISBN 978-3-89494-150-5.
  2. ^ "Attnang-Puchheim - Ried im Innkreis - Schärding" (PDF) (in German). ÖBB. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Attnang-Puchheim - Bad Ischl - Stainach-Irdning" (PDF) (in German). ÖBB. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.