Ennstalbahn
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Route number (ÖBB) : | 102 01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course book route (ÖBB) : | 250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Route length: | 98.6 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Power system : | 15 kV 16.7 Hz ~ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maximum slope : | 24 ‰ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minimum radius : | 233 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Top speed: | 120 km / h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dual track : | Stainach-Irdning – Abzw Liezen 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Ennstalbahn is an electrified standard-gauge main line in Styria and the State of Salzburg , which was originally built and operated by the Imperial and Royal Empress Elisabeth Railway . The railway represents an important connection between Styria and Salzburg, western Austria and Germany. With the exception of a very short section, the line is single-track. Only a few relics are discernible from the expansion of the two-track system that began decades ago. Due to the many tight curves and some unsecured level crossings, the average speed for a main line is extremely low.
history
The Selzthal – Bischofshofen – Wörgl railway was built by the Empress Elisabeth Railway and opened on August 6, 1875. The line was sometimes also called the “Giselabahn”. The legal basis was Act No. 48 of April 10, 1872 and the license of November 10, 1872 according to the Reich Law Gazette 170.
In 1879, the Bischofshofen – Selzthal line was given an overall length of 97.974 km. From October 23, 1877 there was a joint use agreement for the section Stainach (today Stainach-Irdning) -Selzthal on the part of the kk priv. Kronprinz Rudolf-Bahn Gesellschaft (KRB).
With the nationalization of the Empress Elisabeth Railway in 1884, the line became the property of the state and was from then on operated by the Imperial and Royal Austrian State Railways. The electrification of the line took place in several sections after the Second World War.
Originally it was planned to expand the Ennstalbahn at least on sections to double tracks. Around the year 2000, the first expansion section between the Wörschach-Schwefelbad stop and the Stainach-Irdning station began, which was completed a few years later - as the only double-track section of the Ennstal Railway. In this area, even 120 km / h are permitted on a short section, which is the maximum permitted speed of the Ennstalbahn. Further plans included the expansion of the Stainach-Irdning-St. Martin am Grimming, Wörschach-Liezen Ost (connection to the Selzthal loop), Öblarn-St. Martin am Grimming, Radstadt-Mandling or the Haus im Ennstal room. However, none of these projects are currently a priority.
In preparation for the 2013 Alpine Ski World Cup in Schladming, the station there was demolished and rebuilt in a completely new look with a wide, barrier-free central platform and an underpass. In addition, a route block was set up between the Haus im Ennstal and Schladming stations to enable a more frequent train sequence.
In 2016 and 2017 Liezen train station was redesigned. An underpass and a new, barrier-free central platform were also built here. The station offensive on the Ennstalbahn is to be continued over the next few years, and the number of level crossings is to be reduced by building underpasses and overpasses.
passenger traffic
There is a 2-hour IC cycle Graz - Salzburg or Innsbruck on the route . Regional trains or regional express trains (REX) also serve the Bruck an der Mur - Schladming line every two hours . This clocked local transport is based on the state project "Obersteirertakt" and was introduced with the 2005/2006 timetable change. On the Salzburg side, efforts were made to run regional trains every hour in the Bischofshofen - Radstadt section . However, in the current timetable, only two daily regional trains serve this section of the route. The still missing regional train pairs are run in the rail replacement service. The Schladming train station has been significantly rebuilt to accommodate major international winter sports events.
On December 11, 2011, the number of direct long-distance connections from Graz to Salzburg via the Ennstalbahn was reduced from six to three for the 2012 timetable. The reason given was "insufficient customer acceptance".
From December 9th, 2012 there were more connections on the Ennstalbahn: five daily express train pairs Graz - Salzburg - Graz and two on the Graz - Innsbruck - Graz line.
Since December 15, 2013 there has been an improved offer on the Ennstalbahn: eight long-distance connections Graz - Salzburg, including six direct connections and two with a change in Bischofshofen, as well as eight long-distance connections Graz - Innsbruck, three of which are direct and five with change in Salzburg. A total of nine non-stop express train connections are offered between Selzthal and Bischofshofen. In addition, there is regional regular service on Styrian soil.
In the 2016 timetable, long-distance trains continue to run every two hours, connecting the Styrian capital Graz via Ennstal with Salzburg, Innsbruck, Zurich, Frankfurt am Main and Saarbrücken. As a result, the EuroNight pair of trains EN 464/465 “Lake Zurich” (Graz - Zurich - Graz) also uses this route. In addition, regional train pairs run every two hours during the day between St. Michael in Upper Styria and Schladming (occasionally to or from Radstadt). There are also four pairs of REX trains on the Pyhrnbahn line to / from Liezen. In the western section of the Ennstalbahn, in the state of Salzburg, regional trains only run in the morning and in the evening, which connect Bischofshofen with Radstadt or Schladming.
The long-distance trains cross each other as scheduled at Haus im Ennstal station, the regional trains in Öblarn. Regional and long-distance trains cross each other in Liezen as scheduled.
Freight transport
There is only a small amount of local freight traffic. Wood freight trains run twice a week between Selzthal and St. Martin am Grimming. Since 2003, a pair of block trains run by the SLB has been running for the Kaindl company between Salzburg Liefering and Hüttau Terminal on weekdays . The SLB 91 ( Siemens ES64U4 ) tractioned these trains as planned.
Vehicle use
In long-distance traffic between Graz and Salzburg or Innsbruck, locomotive-hauled ( shuttle ) trains run as Inter-City , in addition shuttle trains run as ÖBB / DB-EuroCity via Salzburg to Saarbrücken and to Frankfurt (Main) , plus the ÖBB / SBB-EuroCity train pair 163/164, from or to Zurich via Innsbruck.
The locomotives used are ÖBB 1016/1116 , ÖBB 1144 , ÖBB 1142 and DB 101 of the DB Fernverkehr , as well as rolling stock of the ÖBB, DB and SBB. A special feature is the running of the intercity trains with ÖBB push-pull trains, mostly with a three-car set and CityShuttle control car. Two additional long-distance cars are only used on Friday and Sunday evenings, and these are lined up in front of the first-class cars. Regional trains (R, REX) are run with railcars of the ÖBB 4024 series and, in the peripheral areas, also with city shuttle trains.
Web links
- Photo album: Ennstalbahn ( memento from March 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), eisenbahn-in-oesterreich.at
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from July 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.verkehr.steiermark.at/cms/dokumente/10553958_11163140/3e2f8b75/RVK-Liezen%20Endbericht%2001-2006_1.pdf
- ↑ http://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokument.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Dokumentnummer=NOR12091194
- ↑ http://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokumente/BgblPdf/1998_137_2/1998_137_2.html
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from July 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.