Narrow-gauge railways in Austria explained
The first railway in Austria was the narrow-gauge line from Gmunden in the Salzkammergut to Budweis, now in the Czech Republic, this was gauge. Some two dozen lines were built in gauge, a few in gauge. The first was the Steyrtalbahn. Others were built by provincial governments, some lines are still in common carrier use and a number of others are preservation projects. The tramway network in Innsbruck is also metre gauge; in Linz the rather unusual gauge of is in use.
384 km gauge; 88 km gauge (2008) [1]
Metre-gauge railways
- Achenseebahn, 6.78 km, steam engine.
- Lokalbahn Vöcklamarkt–Attersee, 15.3 km and electrified.
- Schafbergbahn,a cog railway, 5.85 km, steam engine.
- Schneebergbahn, a cog railway, 9.85km
- Stubaitalbahn, 18.2 km, now trams in Innsbruck Linie STB, Fulpmes-Innsbruck Hbf, electrified
- Innsbrucker Mittelgebirgsbahn, 8.4 km and electrified. Now became trams in Innsbruck Linie 6, electrified.
- Traunseebahn 14.9km, connects to the Gmunden tramway, electrified.
- Lokalbahn Mödling–Hinterbrühl, 4.5 km, closed in 1932. It was the first electrified railway in Austria.
- Straßenbahn Unterach–See am Mondsee, 3.26 km, closed in 1949.
- Lokalbahn Innsbruck–Hall in Tirol, 11.8 km, closed in 1974.
900mm gauge railways
760mm gauge railways
- Bregenzerwaldbahn 35.3 km, steam engine
- Feistritztalbahn in Steiermark, 42.2 km, steam engine
- Höllentalbahn, 5 km
- Lokalbahn Ober-Grafendorf–Gresten in Lower Austria, 62.3 km, a branch of Mariazellerbahn.
- Lokalbahn Mixnitz–Sankt Erhard in Steiermark, 10.7 km, electrified.
- Mariazellerbahn, from Sankt Pölten to Mariazell, 85 km electrified.
- Murtalbahn, 76.1 km, steam engine
- Pinzgauer Lokalbahn, from Zell am See to Krimml, 52.6 km
- Stainzerbahn in Steiermark, 11.3 km, steam engine.
- Steyrtalbahn, from Garsten to Klaus, 19.2 km, steam engine
- Taurachbahn, a museum railway.
- Thörlerbahn, from Kapfenberg to Au-Seewiesen in Styria, 22.7 km, diesel engine, closed in 1999.
- Vellachtalbahn in Kärnten, 17.5 km
- Waldviertler Schmalspurbahnen in Lower Austria, 82 km, steam engine.
- Ybbstalbahn, 76.6 km, steam engine.
- Zillertalbahn, from Jenbach to Mayrhofen, 33.1 km, locomotive.
- numerous logging railways build from surplus military equipment after 1918, no longer in operation.
750mm gauge railway
railway lines
- 1.7 km, operating
- 22 km, defunct
- 1.5 km, defunct
- 3.8 km, defunct
- 2.5 km, defunct
- 2 km, a defunct heritage railway
railway lines
See also
References
Bibliography
- Book: Organ, John. Austrian Narrow Gauge: featuring steam in the Alps. Narrow Gauge Branch Lines series. 2003. Middleton Press. Midhurst, West Sussex, UK. 1904474047.
- Book: Organ, John. Northern Alpine Narrow Gauge: Interlaken to Puchberg. Narrow Gauge Branch Lines series. 2012. Middleton Press. Midhurst, West Sussex, UK. 9781908174376.
Notes and References
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/austria/ CIA World Fact Book
