Selzthal train station

Selzthal
	A nostalgic train at Selzthal station. The historic roof structure can also be seen here.
Data
Operating point type	Branch station
Design	Island station
Platform tracks	6th
abbreviation	Sl
IBNR	8100150
opening	1872
location
City / municipality	Selzthal
state	Styria
Country	Austria
Coordinates	47 ° 33 '0 " N , 14 ° 18' 44" E Coordinates: 47 ° 33 '0 " N , 14 ° 18' 44" E
Height ( SO )	639 m above sea level A.
Railway lines
	Rudolfsbahn; Ennstalbahn; Pyhrnbahn;
List of train stations in Austria

The Selzthal station is an important railway junction of the Austrian Federal Railways in Selzthal in Upper Styria , which connects the continuous Rudolfsbahn with the Pyhrnbahn and the Ennstalbahn .

Rail connections

A passenger train leaves Selzthal station

Long-distance trains run via Selzthal between Graz and Bischofshofen and beyond. Selzthal is also a regional transport hub, which connects conurbations such as the Linz area , the Liezen area and the Leoben area .

Freight volume

Since rail lines from four directions meet in Selzthal, there is also a lot of freight traffic. Most freight trains only stop because of a change of driver or an inspection. Some are split or re-queued. As in many other large train stations in Austria, shunting has decreased a little in Selzthal over the past 60 years. An ÖBB 2070 has been responsible for shunting the locomotives since the locomotives were commissioned .

history

When the Rudolfsbahn was extended from Weyer to Selzthal in 1872, the Selzthal station was created. This created a village around the station that served as a place of residence for the railway workers. When the Pyhrnbahn was completed in 1906, the station was converted into an island station .

In recent times, the Selzthal station has lost more and more importance due to the almost complete cessation (only 1 pair of trains on Saturdays and Sundays) of passenger traffic on the Gesäusebahn (a section of the Rudolfsbahn).

architecture

The island platform with its historical roof construction is partly designed as a terminus station

The island platform forms the central element of the Selzthal train station. It is roofed with a generous red painted steel construction, which is under monument protection ( list entry ). There is a building with a waiting room, toilets and office space on the island platform. The actual station building (it is located on the edge of the station) is not a listed building.

Between the exit of the Rudolfsbahn and Ennstalbahn there is a also listed round locomotive shed with a turntable . This was the point of view of ÖBB nostalgia into the 21st century .

A steam locomotive on the turntable. You can also see the roundhouse (1993)

Selzthal loop

The Selzthal loop project envisages building a 2.3 km loop from the Ennstalbahn at km 96.4 towards the Rudolfsbahn at km 136.6. As a result, trains could be run between Salzburg and Graz without having to crash in Selzthal station .

The municipality of Selzthal and its local politics is against the construction of the loop, as this would make the Selzthal location less important, but the project is approved by the state politicians of all parties. The € 56 million loop is included in the ÖBB master plan until 2014.

Lines of the compound line

line	course
	Weißenbach-St. Gallen - Hieflau - Gstatterboden in the National Park - Johnsbach in the National Park - Admont - Selzthal (only on weekends and public holidays)
	Ardning - Selzthal
	Mandling - Pichl - Schladming - House - Aich-Assach - Pruggern - Gröbming - Stein an der Enns - Öblarn - Niederöblarn - Stainach-Irdning - Wörschach Schwefelbad - Liezen - Selzthal - City of Rottenmann - Trieben - Gaishorn - Wald am Schoberpass - Kalwang - Mautern - Chambers - St. Michael

Web links

Commons : Bahnhof Selzthal - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Consolidated federal law: Entire legal regulation for the route - high-speed line Bischofshofen-Selzthal, version of February 28, 2011 . In: RIS , accessed February 23, 2011
↑ CONSTRUCTION NEGOTIATION "SCHLEIFE SELZTHAL" ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: SPÖ Selzthal, accessed on February 23, 2011@1@ 2

↑ Interviews with top Styrian politicians about public transport on the occasion of the state elections in 2010 ( memento of the original from December 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 763 kB). In: Fahrgast Steiermark, special issue Landtag election 2010, accessed on February 23, 2011 @1@ 2

↑ ÖBB plans to continue the Selzthal loop . Kleine Zeitung , September 4, 2009, archived from the original on September 21, 2009 . .

[1] Consolidated federal law: Entire legal regulation for the route - high-speed line Bischofshofen-Selzthal, version of February 28, 2011 . In: RIS , accessed February 23, 2011

[2] CONSTRUCTION NEGOTIATION "SCHLEIFE SELZTHAL" ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: SPÖ Selzthal, accessed on February 23, 2011@1@ 2

[3] Interviews with top Styrian politicians about public transport on the occasion of the state elections in 2010 ( memento of the original from December 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 763 kB). In: Fahrgast Steiermark, special issue Landtag election 2010, accessed on February 23, 2011 @1@ 2

[4] ÖBB plans to continue the Selzthal loop . Kleine Zeitung , September 4, 2009, archived from the original on September 21, 2009 . ; accessed on June 16, 2020 .