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Tauern Railway

Tauern Railway
Falkensteinbrücke.jpg
Falkenstein Bridge and Falkenstein Castle near Obervellach, Carinthia
Overview
Native name Tauernbahn
Type Mountain railway
Inter-city rail
Status Operational
Locale Salzburg, Carinthia
Termini Schwarzach-St. Veit
Spittal-Millstättersee
Stations 21
Line number 222 01
Operation
Opened Stages between 1905–1909
Owner Austrian Federal Railways
Operator(s) Austrian Federal Railways
Technical
Line length 79 km (49 mi)
Number of tracks Double track
* Schwarzach-St. V. – Loifarn-Süd (5,4 km)
* turnout Loifarn 1 – turnout Bad Hofg. 1 (13,3 km)
* Angertal – turnout Angertal 1 (2,3 km)
* Böckstein – Spittal-Millstättersee (46,5 km)
Single track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius 247 m
Electrification 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed 130 km/h (81 mph)
Maximum incline 3.0 %
Route number 220
Route map
Salzburg-Tyrol Railway from Salzburg
0,000 Schwarzach-St. Veit
Salzburg-Tyrol Railway to Wörgl
Untersberg Tunnel (270 m)
Kenlach Tunnel (314 m)
Birgl Tunnel (960 m)
5,431 Loifarn(since 2006 no passenger services)
6,800 Loifarn-Süd
7,103
7,422
break in kilometrage (-319 m)
Lower Klamm Tunnel (739,38 m)
Oberer Klamm Tunnel (744,01 m)
9,292
9,337
Loifarn 1 turnout (break in kilometrage (-45 m))
BSicon .svgBSicon eHST.svgBSicon .svg Klammstein ( closed 01.06.1991)
Gasteiner Ache
14,313 Dorfgastein
19,281 Bad Hofgastein
BSicon .svgBSicon eHST.svgBSicon .svg 22,360 Bad Hofgastein stop
22,570 Bad Hofgastein 1 turnout
Angerschlucht Bridge
New bridge (138 m)
25,390 Angertalsince 2006 no passenger services
27,662 turnout Angertal 1
27,840
27,900
break in kilometrage (-60 m)
30,078 Bad Gastein
Nassfelder Ache
Anlaufbach
34,183 Böckstein
34,20...
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