This list is based on the timetable – Fahrpläne Österreich – dated from 13 December 2009 until 11 December 2010, unless otherwise shown. There is a voucher included for the timetable valid from June 2010. Standard abbreviations used are explained in the General Information document. In the heading to each entry, the map reference for the line in the Schweers + Wall Eisenbahnatlas Österreich (2005 edition) is shown in italic, in addition to the reference to M. G. Ball's European Railway Atlas.
Last update for this page: 27 January 2010.
Pottenbrunn - St. Pölten – Linz Hbf [100] (74A3 to 75A3, 23C to 26D) AT10/1
The Westbahn main line between Wien and Salzburg is being substantially upgraded. Fast lines, known as the Neue Westbahn, are in use for much of the way from St. Pölten to Linz. For parts of the route they run adjacent to the old line, but there are substantial sections on entirely new alignments, including some long tunnels. The Neue Westbahn is in use thus:
St. Valentin avoiding line: Enns (Abzw St. Valentin 11) – St. Pantaleon (Abzw Mauthausen 1) [100, 133] (74A3 not shown, 23D) AT10/2
This curve, opened in 2005, enables trains to run between the Linz and Mauthausen lines without reversal at St. Valentin. Trains in public timetable 133 booked to call at Enns but not at St. Valentin can be expected to use this line.
Traun - Marchtrenk [101, 140] (73B3 not shown, 23C - 22D) AT10/3
This route provides an alternative to the Linz - Wels main line, allowing slower trains to be overtaken. All trains listed in table 101 as calling at Traun can be expected to use this line.
Lambach avoiding line: Gunskirchen (Abzw Umfahrung Lambach) – Lambach Markt [101] (73B3 not shown, 22C) AT10/4
A tunnel avoiding Lambach is used by all trains between Wels and Attnang-Puchheim not booked to call at Lambach.
Salzburg avoiding line: Salzburg Maria Plain (Abzw. Hw3 (Kasern)) – Salzburg Parsch (Parsch (km 4,1)) [101, 200] (72B2, 102B) AT10/5
This curve enables trains to run between the Linz and Bischofshofen lines without reversal at Salzburg Hbf. The night trains 246/247 which have been assumed to use the curve now have advertised stop at Salzburg Hbf. Thus, no passenger train is using it.
Innsbruck avoiding line: Volders-Baumkirchen (Abzw FW2) – Unterberg-Stefansbrücke (Abzw Inn 1) (79B3, 60B-C) AT10/6
All passenger trains to/from the Brennero route run via Innsbruck Hbf – even though some German Autozüge trains have no booked stop (public or operating) there; the avoiding line is not permitted for use by passenger trains.
Bruck an der Mur avoiding line: Pernegg (Bruck Übelstein) – Oberaich (Bruck Stadtwald) [250, 600] (75A1, 70A) AT10/7
This east to west curve enables trains to run between Graz and Leoben without reversal at Bruck an der Mur. There is a two-hourly service of IC trains, plus a few others, shown in table 600 as not calling at Bruck an der Mur.
Bregenz avoiding line: Hard-Fussach (Lauterach West) – Wolfurt (Lauterach Süd) [401] (69B1, 56A) AT10/8
This curve enables trains to run between St. Margrethen and Feldkirch without reversal at Bregenz. There is no booked service but this route is often used for diversions when the Buchs SG – Feldkirch line is closed for engineering works. This has occurred for the last several years in late April and early May. Diverted trains may also use the Romanshorn avoiding line in Switzerland.
Ebenfurth avoiding line: Pottendorf Landegg (km 36,7) – Untereggendorf (Ebenfurth Stw 3 (km 39,4)) [500, 511] (75B2 not shown, 39D) AT10/9
In the past, a few through trains between Wiener Neustadt and Wien Südbf have been timetabled to run by this route, generally to ease occupation on the Baden line during the morning peak; they were shown in table 511 as not booked to call at Ebenfurth. They may have run direct via Baden if trains were running out of their booked paths. No passenger trains are listed to use this route.
Gramatneusiedl – Wampersdorf [500, 511, 700] (76A2-3, 40A-C) AT10/10
The local service was withdrawn from this line in December 2002, and it was removed from the timetable. In the past, long distance trains have been booked via this route, indicated by footnotes to the relevant tables. In the 2008/2009 timetable no trains are listed to use this route.
St. Michael avoiding line: Leoben Hbf (St. Michael Ost) – Kraubath (St. Michael West) [600] (83A3, 69B) AT10/11
This east to west chord of the St. Michael triangle enables trains to run between Leoben and Knittelfeld without reversal at St. Michael station (which is misplaced in Ball 1st ed.) and is used by all trains between Leoben and Knittelfeld not booked to call at St. Michael.
St. Michael – Kraubath (St. Michael West) [600] (83A3 not shown, 69B) AT10/12
This north to west chord of the St. Michael triangle is used by all trains between St. Michael and Knittelfeld.
Wien Penzing – Wien Speising (Abzw Wien Hütteldorf 1) [700, 701, 900] (77A2, 110A) AT10/13
This east to south curve connects Wien Westbf with the Wien southern ring line to Meidling and Kledering. It is used by the following groups of services:
Wien Speising (Stw Maxing) – Wien Meidling direct [900] (77A2, 110B) AT10/14
This line is one of two alternative routes between Speising and Meidling, providing a link to the north (S-Bahn) side of Meidling station. According to the ÖBB online timetable, it is booked to be used by the following groups of services:
Oswald-Schleife: Wien Speising (Stw Maxing) – Wien Meidling (via Abzw Oswaldgasse) [700] (77A2, 110B) AT10/15
This line is the second route between Speising and Meidling, providing a link to the south (main line) side of Meidling station. According to the ÖBB online timetable, it is booked to be used by the following groups of services:
| EN 463 | München Hbf – 05:45 Wien Hütteldorf – Budapest Keleti pu | ||
| EN 462 | Budapest Keleti pu – 23:54 Wien Meidling – München Hbf |
Wien Speising (Stw Maxing) – Wien Inzersdorf (Abzw Altmannsdorf) [700] (77A2, 110B) AT10/16
This line is generally used by the following trains between Wien Westbf and Hegyeshalom, which are not booked to call at Wien Meidling; however it is possible for these trains to run via the Wien Südbf avoiding line (AT10/18), and this has been observed occasionally.
| EN 467 | Zürich Hbf – 07:58 Wien Westbf – Budapest Keleti pu. | ||
| D 347 | 18:50 Wien Westbf – Bucuresti | ||
| D 346 | Bucuresti – 08:17 Bruck an der Leitha – Wien Westbf | ||
| EN 466 | Budapest Keleti pu. – 21:22 Bruck an der Leitha – Zürich Hbf |
Wien Inzersdorf – Kledering (Wien Zvbf Ausfahrgruppe) [700] (77A2-77B2, 110D-111C) AT10/17
This line is the eastern end of the Wien southern ring line, and provides a link between the Westbahn or Wien Meidling and the Bruck an der Leitha line.
It is used by international trains between Wien Westbf and Hegyeshalom, shown under AT10/16.
Wien Südbf avoiding line: Wien Meidling (Wien Süd Stw 12) – Wien Grillgasse (Wien Süd Stw 2) [700, 701, 901] (77A2 not shown, 110B-111A) AT10/18
This line provides a link between the Westbahn and the Bruck an der Leitha line for trains running via Wien Meidling. The route partly follows the S-Bahn alignment between Südtiroler Platz and Südbf and then the Steudel Tunnel that runs beneath the Südbahnhof.
The following services run via this route:
Trains have also been observed to run this way occasionally as an alternative to AT10/16 and AT10/17.
Wien Breitenleer Straße (Abzw Süßenbrunn Mitte) – Leopoldau (Abzw Süßenbrunn West) [900, 908] (77B3, 109B) AT10/19
This south to west curve is used by S-Bahn services on the route Wien Südbf (Ostbahn) – Erzherzog-Karl-Straße – Leopoldau – Wien Nord and beyond.
Wien Breitenleer Straße (Abzw Süßenbrunn Mitte) – Deutsch Wagram (Abzw Süßenbrunn Ost) [901] (77B3, 109B) AT10/20
Used by all trains between Wien Meidling and Břeclav or beyond.
Zeltweg – Fohnsdorf – Pöls (82B3 partly shown, 68D-69C) AT10/21
On Ascension Day (May) and the Saturday immediately following, a DMU operated shuttle service has been operated in recent years between Knittelfeld, Zeltweg and Pöls (note: no access to train at Pöls). For 2009, and the timings were 23 May at 10:00, 12:00 and 14:00 from Knittelfeld. The local museum has a new homepage www.eisenbahnmuseum-knittelfeld.at , which contains pictures from the 2009 event (see Andampfen 2009). However, no information for 2010 is yet available.
Wieselburg a d Erlauf – Gresten (74B2-3, 25C-36A) AT10/22
This route has been regauged from 760 mm and is now a standard gauge freight-only branch.
For the annual Krampus Spektakel at Gresten, on the first Saturday in December, a train has operated in recent years. For 2010 no information can be seen on the OeBB's Erlebnis Bahn, Bus & Schiff website
Wien Erdbergerlände – Wien Nussdorf (77A3-B2, 108A-109C-111A) AT10/23
The “Erlebniszüge” between Wien Süd and St Valentin via Krems were routed in 2008 via the Donauuferbahn between Wien Erbergerlände – Wien Handelskai – Wien Nussdorf. No passenger service is currently using this route.
Wien Leopoldau – Wien Jedlersdorf (Floridsdofer Hochbahn) [931] (77B3, 111A) AT10/24
EZ trains Wien – St Valentin and v v have ceased running. However, this spur is used by excursion trains to and from Ernstbrunn, See table 931.
Fürnitz - Villach Süd Großverschiebebahnhof and
Neuhaus an der Gail - Villach Süd Großverschiebebahnhof [670] (82A1 not shown, 101C) AT10/25
The following DB AutoZüge were in 2009 scheduled to reverse at Villach Süd. Timings suggest that they do so via the triangle at the west end of the marshalling yard, but the route is not confirmed.
| E | ThO | AZ13306 | 15:52 Trieste Centrale – Berlin-Wannsee AA |
| E | WO | AZ13307 | 17:07 Berlin-Wannsee – Trieste Centrale AA |
| E | SO | AZ13310 | 17:15 Trieste Centrale – Düsseldorf Hbf AA |
| E | FO | AZ13311 | 16:10 Düsseldorf Hbf – Trieste Centrale AA |
| E | MO | AZ13392 | 15:52 Trieste Centrale – Hamburg-Altona AA |
| E | SuO | AZ13393 | 15:13 Hamburg-Altona – Trieste Centrale AA |
| E | WO | AZ13396 | 15:52 Trieste Centrale – Hamburg-Altona AA |
| E | TO | AZ13397 | 14:43 Hamburg-Altona – Trieste Centrale AA |
| AT09/11 | Leoben Hbf (Abzw Leoben Göss) – St. Michael (Abzw Leoben 2): this is the only route available since the closure of the route via Leoben Hinterberg in 2008. |
| AT09/20 | Wien Breitenleer Straße (Abzw Süßenbrunn Süd) – Gerasdorf (Abzw Süßenbrunn Nord): no services have run via this route for several years. |
The following lines have few trains (relative to service levels generally in this country) – fewer than five trains each way on at least three days a week – or do not run each weekday:
| 115 | Laubenbachmühle – Gösing |
| 133 | St. Nikola-Struden – Sarmingstein |
| 152 | Haiding – Aschach an der Donau |
| 172 | Vöcklabruck – Kammer-Schörfling |
| 532 | Feldbach – Bad Gleichenberg |
| 601 | Arnoldstein - Tarvisio Boscoverde (Italy) |
| 620 | Zeltweg – Wolfsberg (Zeltweg – Bad St Leonard only one SSuX train – from Zeltweg only, no service in opposite direction) |
| 660 | Klagenfurt – Rosenbach (three trains from Rosenbach, two from Klagenfurt, all SSuX trains) |
| 801 | Gmünd NÖ – Groß Gerungs |
| 802 | Gmünd NÖ – Litschau |
| 830 | Zwettl – Zwettl Stadt |
| 931 | Korneuburg – Ernstbrunn (Only SSuO, see www.erlebnisweltbahn.at) |
| R/1 | Bleiburg – Holmec (Slovenia) |
The following lines do not have service throughout the winter:
| 173 | Schafbergbahn |
| 311 | Achenseebahn |
| 523 | Schneebergbahn |
| 801 | Gmünd NÖ – Groß Gerungs |
| 802 | Gmünd NÖ – Litschau |
| 931 | Korneuburg – Ernstbrunn |
Last complete update: 27 January 2010. Subsequent amendments: none.
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