This article provides an overview of the transportation infrastructure in the country of
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
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Railways
''total'': 6,123 km (3,523 km electrified)
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standard gauge
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:'' 5,639 km gauge (3,429 km electrified).
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narrow gauge:'' 507 km (23 km
gauge
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, 13 km gauge, 468 km gauge - 94 km electrified, and 3 km gauge).
The national railway system of Austria is the
Österreichische Bundesbahnen, or ÖBB.
See also
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Other railways in Austria
U-Bahn
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Serfaus
Serfaus is a municipality in the district of Landeck in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is well known as part of the ski-region "Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis", which was formed when Serfaus teamed up with the two nearby municipalities of Fiss and Ladis in 19 ...
: see
Serfaus U-Bahn, complete ban on cars in the village center
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Vienna
en, Viennese
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Vienna U-Bahn
S-Bahn
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Graz
Graz (; sl, Gradec) is the capital city of the Austrian state of Styria and second-largest city in Austria after Vienna. As of 1 January 2021, it had a population of 331,562 (294,236 of whom had principal-residence status). In 2018, the popul ...
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Innsbruck
Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (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 ...
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Salzburg
Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian) is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872.
The town is on the site of the ...
*Vienna: see
Vienna S-Bahn
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 (Verbindungsspange Rothneusiedel, planned)
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A25 (Welser Autobahn)
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A26 (Linzerautobahn, planned)
Waterways
358 km, mainly along the
Danube
Pipelines
*crude oil: 663 km (208)
*gas: 2,721 km
*refined products: 157 km
Ports and harbours
All ports access the
Danube.
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Enns
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Krems
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Linz
Linz ( , ; cs, Linec) is the capital of Upper Austria and third-largest city in Austria. In the north of the country, it is on the Danube south of the Czech border. In 2018, the population was 204,846.
In 2009, it was a European Capital of ...
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Vienna
en, Viennese
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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
, there were 100,000 electric vehicles in Austria, equivalent to 2% of all vehicles in the country. , 13.9% of new cars registered in Austria were electric.
, the Tesla Model Y was the best-selling electric car in Austria.
Government policy
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References
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