Ennstalbahn

Bischofshofen – Selzthal
IC near Trautenfels.
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
Legend Salzburg-Tyrolean Railway from Wörgl 0.238 Bischofshofen 544  m above sea level A. Salzburg-Tyrolean Railway to Salzburg Salzach 1,597 Kreuzberg tunnel (711.10 m) Fritzbach Fritzbach 4,247 Poham 610  m above sea level A. Fritzbach 6,082 Alpfahrt tunnel (59.70 m) Fritzbach Fritzbach Fritzbach 9,452 Hüttauer Tunnel (98.40 m) Fritzbach 10,079 Hüttau Terminal 722  m above sea level A. Fritzbach 12.237 Niedernfritz-St. Martin 758  m above sea level A. Fritzbach Fritzbach 17.085 In Pongau 856  m above sea level A. 21.018 Altenmarkt im Pongau ( Awanst ) 843  m above sea level A. 24,070 Radstadt 832  m above sea level A. 28.717 Ennswald-Forstau (closed June 2nd, 1996) 32.275 Mandling 812  m above sea level A. State border Salzburg / Styria 36.760 Pichl 769  m above sea level A. 41.565 Schladming 739  m above sea level A. 47.630 Oberhaus-Markt house (closed June 2nd, 1996) Enns (steel box bridge) 51.722 House 698  m above sea level A. 53,342 Aich-Assach 693  m above sea level A. 57,807 Pruggern 690  m above sea level A. 59.879 Grobming 676  m above sea level A. Sölkbach 63,351 Stein on the Enns 667  m above sea level A. 67.798 Öblarn 663  m above sea level A. 70.999 Niederöblarn 656  m above sea level A. Enns 73.066 St. Martin am Grimming 649  m above sea level A. 77.968 Trautenfels (December 10th, 2008 closed) Salzkammergutbahn from Attnang-Puchheim 80.372 Stainach - Irdning 645  m above sea level A. 83.707 Abzw Liezen 1 83.829 Wörschach sulfur bath (former station) 644  m above sea level A. 90,000 Connection railway (Awanst) gypsum works Knauf 90.392 Connection railway (Awanst) gypsum works Knauf 92,700 Liezen 642  m above sea level A. Connection railway machine works Liezen Enns 96.437 Abzw Selzthal West (planned) 97.610 Loop Selzthal (planned) to Selzthal Süd Rudolfsbahn from St. Michael 98.912 Selzthal 639  m above sea level A. Rudolfsbahn to Kleinreifling Pyhrnbahn to Linz 2-track line

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

Stainach-Irdning station before the renovation (1992)

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.

Reception building Eben , in its original condition, listed

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

Multiple unit 4010 in Stainach-Irdning station with Grimming (2003)

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

Class 4024 railcars at the foot of the Grimming

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

Commons : Ennstalbahn  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Photo album: Ennstalbahn ( memento from March 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), eisenbahn-in-oesterreich.at

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 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.  
2. ↑ http://www.verkehr.steiermark.at/cms/dokumente/10553958_11163140/3e2f8b75/RVK-Liezen%20Endbericht%2001-2006_1.pdf
3. ↑ http://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokument.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Dokumentnummer=NOR12091194
4. ↑ http://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokumente/BgblPdf/1998_137_2/1998_137_2.html
5. ↑ 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.