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The Western Railway (German: Westbahn) is a two-track, partly four-track, electrified railway line in Austria that runs from Vienna to Salzburg via St. Pölten and Linz Hauptbahnhof and is one of the major lines of Austria. It was originally opened as the Empress Elisabeth Railway in 1858 (Vienna–Linz).
This is a route-map template for the Western Railway (Austria), a railway in Austria.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
Rail transport in Austria is mainly provided by Austria's national rail transport company, the Austrian Federal Railways (German: Österreichische Bundesbahnen, ÖBB), which also manages rail transport in Liechtenstein. The Austrian railway network has a length of 6,123 km (3,805 mi), 3,523 km (2,189 mi) of which are electrified.
Headquarters in Vienna Railjet (RJ), the high-speed-train of ÖBB Intercity-Express (ICE) Map of the main network in Austria InterCity (IC) on the Semmering railway ÖBB Nightjet (NJ) train in München Hbf An ÖBB EuroCity (EC) train in Bolzano, South Tyrol RegionalExpress train (REX) in Vienna Regional train (R) in Styria The Vienna S-Bahn is a suburban metro railway network in the ...
The Austrian Northwestern Railway was established in 1870, and incorporated the Floridsdorf–Stockerau line into its new main line between Wien Nordwestbahnhof and Znaim (now Znojmo). The complete line opened in June 1872. [3] Passenger service to Nordwestbahnhof ended on 30 May 1959.
The West railway between the capital Vienna and Salzburg is being upgraded. Most new sections have a continuous maximum design speed of 250 km/h (155 mph). [1]ÖBB Railjet train near Pfarrwerfen on Salzburg-Tyrol Railway
The Salzburg-Tyrol Railway (German: Salzburg-Tiroler-Bahn) is a main line railway in Austria. It runs through the states of Salzburg and Tyrol ( North Tyrol ) from the city of Salzburg to Wörgl and belongs to the core network ( Kernnetz ) of the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB).
After the acquisition of the Emperor Ferdinand Northern Railway Company in 1906, followed by the Imperial Royal Privileged Austrian State Railway Company and the Austrian Northwestern Railway in 1909, the Southern Railway was the only major company that remained private until the end of Empire. In 1914, of a total of 22,981 km of railway tracks ...