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Rail Transport In Austria
Rail transport in Austria is mainly provided by Austria's national rail transport company, the Austrian Federal Railways (, ÖBB), which also manages rail transport in Liechtenstein. The Austrian rail transport, railway network has a length of , of which are railway electrification, electrified. Most lines are in , while especially in the Central Eastern Alps, Alpine region there are several Narrow-gauge railways in Austria, narrow-gauge railway lines and funiculars. Within the European Union, Austria is among the leaders regarding the distance traveled by rail per inhabitant and year: in 2022. It was ranked fifth among national European rail systems in the 2017 European Railway Performance Index. Austria is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Austria is 81. Network The Austrian network, aside from the principal rail system, also enfolds some funiculars, rack railways and several heritage railways mainly derived from part of d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UIC Country Code
The UIC Country Code is a two digit-number identifying countries in which members of the International Union of Railways (UIC) are active. The UIC has issued numbering systems for rolling stock ( UIC wagon numbers) and stations that include the country code. The values are defined in UIC leaflet 920-14. The country code had originally been designed as a company code but mainly as a consequence of the reorganisation of the rail sector in Europe changes were necessary. When the former UIC vehicle number became a vehicle register number (European Vehicle Number, EVN) issued by governmental organisations, the code was attributed to the countries. Vehicle numbering is now governed by the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Railsee: UTP Marking 2015, Uniform Technical Prescription Applicable to Vehicle Numbers and linked alphabetical marking on the bodywork: THE RAILWAY VEHICLE MARKING, Applicable from 1.1.2015, retrieved fromOTIF page Prescriptions and Other R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruck An Der Mur–Leoben Railway
The Bruck an der Mur–Leoben railway is a main line in Styria, Austria. It was opened on 1 September 1868 by the Austrian Southern Railway Company (''Südbahngesellschaft''). It is part of the core network of ÖBB Infra. The line is one of the most important railways in Austria as it forms part of the Vienna–Klagenfurt–Villach (–Lienz/–Venice) long-distance route. The line is currently operated by Railjets (or an IC train on the Vienna–Lienz route) every two hours. Line S8 ( Unzmarkt—Leoben—Bruck an der Mur) of the S-Bahn Steiermark also runs on the Bruck an der Mur–Leoben railway. The route is also used by InterCity and EuroCity EuroCity (EC) is an international Train categories in Europe, train category and brand for European inter-city rail, inter-city trains that cross international borders and meet criteria covering comfort, speed, food service, and cleanliness. E ... services on the Graz–Salzburg (–Germany) and Innsbruck/Zürich routes. U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenner Railway
The Brenner Railway (; ) is a major line connecting the Austrian and Italian railways from Innsbruck to Verona, climbing up the Wipptal ( German for "Wipp Valley"), passing over the Brenner Pass, descending down the Eisacktal ( German for "Eisack Valley") to Bolzano/Bozen, then further down the Adige Valley to Rovereto/Rofreit, and along the section of the Adige Valley, called in Italian the "Vallagarina", to Verona. This railway line is part of the Line 1 of Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T). It is considered a "fundamental" line by the state railways Ferrovie dello Stato (FS). History The railway line was designed under the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the mid-19th century to ensure rapid and safe transport between Tyrol and northern Italy, especially Lombardy–Venetia. It was thus strategically important not only for economic but also for military reasons, as Austria was strongly committed to maintaining its borders south of the Alps. The first section to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bludenz–Schruns Railway
The Montafonerbahn (''Montafon Railway'', MBS) is a privately owned railway company that primarily operates services from Bregenz to Schruns, via Bludenz Bludenz (; Alemannic German, Alemannic: ''Bludaz'') is a town in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg with around 15,000 inhabitants. It is the administrative seat of the Bludenz District, which encompasses about half of Vorarlberg's territ .... The company is headquartered in Schruns. References External links * Official website Railway lines in Austria Railway companies of Austria Transport in Vorarlberg {{Austria-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ausserfern Railway
The Ausserfern Railway () is a cross-border railway line in the German state of Bavaria and the Austrian state of Tyrol (Bundesland), Tyrol. The single-tracked branch line starts from Kempten Central Station, Kempten in Germany, before crossing into Austria just after passing through Pfronten. It then transits the Außerfern area around Reutte, before passing back into Germany in order to terminate at Garmisch-Partenkirchen station, Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The line provides the only rail access to Reutte and the Außerfern, albeit one that requires any journey to or from the rest of Austria to pass through German territory. The line connects with the Mittenwald Railway and the Munich–Garmisch-Partenkirchen railway at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, with the former providing a link to the Tyrolean capital of Innsbruck. It connects with the Buchloe–Lindau railway and the Neu-Ulm–Kempten railway at Kempten. The line was built in stages, between 1895 and 1913. Although the Austrian sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
