Transalpin
EC 163 passes the Kaiser Mountains
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| Overview | |
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| Service type | EuroCity |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale |
Austria Switzerland |
| First service | 15 December 2013 |
| Current operator(s) |
ÖBB SBB-CFF-FFS |
| Route | |
| Start | Zürich HB |
| Stops | 27 |
| End | Graz Hbf |
| Average journey time | 9 h 34 min |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number(s) | EC 163/164 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | first and second class |
| Disabled access | wheelchair space |
| Seating arrangements | open, 6-seat compartments |
| Catering facilities | dining car |
| Baggage facilities | bicycle conveyance |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Electrification | 15 kV AC, 16.7 Hz |
| Operating speed | 200 km/h |
ÖBB EC 162 in Innsbruck Hbf
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| Service type | Triebwagenschnellzug (1958–1977) Expresszug (1977–1987) EuroCity (1987–2010) ÖBB-EuroCity |
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| Status | Discontinued | ||||
| Locale |
Austria Switzerland |
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| First service | 1 June 1958 | ||||
| Last service | 13 June 2010 | ||||
| Successor | Railjet | ||||
| Former operator(s) |
ÖBB SBB-CFF-FFS |
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| Route | |||||
| Start | Wien Westbf | ||||
| End | Zürich HB / Basel SBB | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | TS 11/12 TS 462/463 Ex 462/463 EC 62, 63 EC 162/ÖBB-EC 162 EC 163/ÖBB-EC 163 |
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| Technical | |||||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||||
| Electrification | 15 kV AC, 16.7 Hz | ||||
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The Transalpin is an EuroCity express train linking Zürich (Switzerland) with Graz (Austria) via Liechtenstein. Introduced in 2013, it is operated by the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB-CFF-FFS). From 1958 to 2010 a train of the same name linked Basel or Zürich with Vienna (see history below).
The name of the train alludes to the fact that it crosses the Alps. Transalpin was also the Ancient Roman word meaning "behind the Alps", and referring to the region of that name in northern Switzerland.
The train takes 9 h 34 min from Zürich to Graz (9 h 35 min in the other direction) and stops at Sargans, Buchs SG, Feldkirch, Bludenz, Langen am Arlberg, St. Anton am Arlberg, Landeck-Zams, Imst-Pitztal, Ötztal, Innsbruck, Jenbach, Wörgl, Kirchberg in Tirol, Kitzbühel, St. Johann in Tirol, Saalfelden, Zell am See, Schwarzach-St. Veit, St. Johann im Pongau, Bischofshofen, Radstadt, Schladming, Stainach-Irdning, Liezen, Selzthal, St. Michael in Obersteiermark and Leoben. In Buchs SG (border checkpoint) and Selzthal the train changes its direction of travel.
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