This article provides an overview of the transportation infrastructure in the country of
Austria
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...
.
Railways
''Total network length'': ( electrified), of which:
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standard gauge
A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of . The standard gauge is also called Stephenson gauge (after George Stephenson), international gauge, UIC gauge, uniform gauge, normal gauge in Europe, and SGR in East Africa. It is the ...
( of which are electrified).
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narrow gauge
A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge (distance between the rails) narrower than . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and .
Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with Minimum railw ...
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gauge
Gauge ( ) may refer to:
Measurement
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* Gauge (firearms)
* Wire gauge, a measure of the size of a wire
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The national railway system of Austria is the
Österreichische Bundesbahnen
The Austrian Federal Railways ( , formally or () and formerly the or ''BBÖ'' ), now commonly known as ÖBB (), is the national railway company of Austria, and the administrator of Liechtenstein's railways. The ÖBB group i ...
, or ÖBB. Besides, there are a few
other railway companies in Austria.
U-Bahn
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Serfaus: see
Serfaus U-Bahn, complete ban on cars in the village center
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Vienna
Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...
: see
Vienna U-Bahn
The Vienna U-Bahn () is a rapid transit system serving Vienna, Austria. The five-line network consists of of route, serving 109 stations. 459.8 million passengers rode the U-Bahn in 2019.
The modern-day U-Bahn opened on 25 February 1978, after ...
S-Bahn
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Klagenfurt:
Carinthia S-Bahn
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Graz
Graz () is the capital of the Austrian Federal states of Austria, federal state of Styria and the List of cities and towns in Austria, second-largest city in Austria, after Vienna. On 1 January 2025, Graz had a population of 306,068 (343,461 inc ...
:
Styria S-Bahn
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Linz
Linz (Pronunciation: , ; ) is the capital of Upper Austria and List of cities and towns in Austria, third-largest city in Austria. Located on the river Danube, the city is in the far north of Austria, south of the border with the Czech Repub ...
:
Upper Austria S-Bahn
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Innsbruck
Innsbruck (; ) is the capital of Tyrol (federal state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the Wipptal, Wipp Valley, which provides access to the ...
:
Tyrol S-Bahn
The Tyrol S-Bahn, operated by ÖBB, provides regional rail services in metropolitan Innsbruck, Austria and its hinterlands in the States of Austria, state of Tyrol; and extended rail services into Italy and Germany.
Current lines
There are eig ...
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Salzburg
Salzburg is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020 its population was 156,852. The city lies on the Salzach, Salzach River, near the border with Germany and at the foot of the Austrian Alps, Alps moun ...
:
Salzburg S-Bahn
The Salzburg S-Bahn is a large transport project in and around Salzburg in the Euroregion of Salzburg–Berchtesgadener Land–Traunstein (district), Traunstein, which crosses the border between Austria and Germany. Its S-Bahn network has been par ...
* Vienna:
Vienna S-Bahn
The Vienna S-Bahn is a suburban commuter rail network in Vienna, Austria. As opposed to the city-run urban metro network, the Vienna U-Bahn, it extends beyond the borders of the city, is operated by the Austrian Federal Railways, ÖBB (Austria ...
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Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg ( ; ; , , or ) is the westernmost States of Austria, state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area after Vienna and, although it also has the second-smallest population, it is the state with the second-highest popu ...
state:
Vorarlberg S-Bahn
Vorarlberg S-Bahn () is a label for regional rail services in the westernmost Austrian States of Austria, state of Vorarlberg. The S-Bahn services also connect to stations in the Germany, German town of Lindau, the Switzerland, Swiss towns of S ...
Cable transport
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Aerial tramways /
cable cars
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Gondola lift
A gondola lift is a means of cable transport and type of aerial lift which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel wire rope that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate suppo ...
s
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Funicular
A funicular ( ) is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep grade (slope), slope. The system is characterized by two counterbalanced carriages (also called cars or trains) permanently attached to ...
s
;Funitels
Motorways
''total'': 200,000 km (100% paved, including 1700 km of expressways)
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A1 (Westautobahn)
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A2 (Südautobahn)
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A3 (Südostautobahn)
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A4 (Ostautobahn)
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A5 (Nordautobahn, planned)
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A6 (Nordostautobahn)
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A7 (Mühlkreisautobahn)
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A8 (Innkreisautobahn)
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A9 (Pyhrnautobahn)
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A10 (Tauernautobahn)
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A11 (Karawankenautobahn)
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A12 (Inntalautobahn)
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A13 (Brennerautobahn)
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A14 (Rheintalautobahn)
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A21 (Wiener Außenringautobahn)
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A22 (Donauuferautobahn)
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A23 (Südosttangente)
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A24
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The company ...
(Verbindungsspange Rothneusiedel, planned)
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A25 (Welser Autobahn)
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A26 (Linzerautobahn, planned)
Waterways
358 km, mainly along the
Danube
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Pipelines
*crude oil: 663 km (208)
*gas: 2,721 km
*refined products: 157 km
Ports and harbours
All ports access the
Danube
The Danube ( ; see also #Names and etymology, other names) is the List of rivers of Europe#Longest rivers, second-longest river in Europe, after the Volga in Russia. It flows through Central and Southeastern Europe, from the Black Forest sou ...
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Enns
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Krems
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Linz
Linz (Pronunciation: , ; ) is the capital of Upper Austria and List of cities and towns in Austria, third-largest city in Austria. Located on the river Danube, the city is in the far north of Austria, south of the border with the Czech Repub ...
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Vienna
Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...
All Austrian ports are via the
Rhine-Main-Danube Canal also connected to the port of
Rotterdam
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in the Netherlands.
Merchant marine
Airports
Austria has 55 airports and two heliport. Most airports in the country have short, unpaved runways. One airport has paved runways longer than 10,000 feet.
See also
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Plug-in electric vehicles in Austria
References
{{Transport in Europe