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Transalpin (train)
The ''Transalpin'' is a 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. Route 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, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hohe Munde
The Hohe Munde is a mountain at the eastern end of the Mieming Chain in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It has two peaks: the west top (2,662 m) and the east top or ''Mundekopf'' (2,592 m). Location The Hohe Munde rises north of the village of Telfs in the Inn valley. To the east is the Seefeld Plateau and the Leutasch village of ''Moos''. To the north it is separated from the Wetterstein Mountains by the valley of Gaistal. To the west, the Mieming Chain stretches away into the distance. Beyond the saddle of ''Niedere Munde'' (2,059 m) is the next peak in the chain, the 2,469 metre high Karkopf, followed by the 2,719 metre high Hochwand. Ascent The mountain may be climbed on an easy but strenuous tour from Moos via the Rauth Hut (1,605 m). The cable car from Moos to the Rauth Hut (the ''Mundelift'') is no longer working. On the eastern slopes of the Mundekopf extensive avalanche defences have been built to protect the village of Sagl. These were f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wien Westbahnhof
Wien Westbahnhof (Vienna West station) is a major Austrian railway station, the original starting point of the West railway (''Westbahn'') and a former terminus of international rail services. In 2015, its role changed with the opening of Vienna's new main station and Westbahnhof now is mainly a commuter station and the terminus of private rail operator WESTbahn's intercity service from Salzburg. Locally, Wien Westbahnhof is served by S-Bahn line S50 and U-Bahn lines U3 and U6. Six tram lines converge on Europaplatz in front of the station, although none go into the city centre. There are also buses to the airport. Location Westbahnhof is in Vienna's 15th District (Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus) on the Gürtel (inner-city ring road). Mariahilfer Strasse to the immediate south-east provides a direct route into the centre of the city. Significance Westbahnhof is one of the busiest stations of Vienna and used to be of one of the several termini for international trains in the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wörgl Hauptbahnhof
Wörgl Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station of Wörgl, a city in the Kufstein district of the Austrian federal state of Tyrol, about 20 km from the state border with Bavaria. It is a major hub for regional and international rail travel, both passenger and freight. Location Wörgl is located at the junction of two major rail lines. One is the former Lower Inn Valley Railway, designed by Alois Negrelli, the engineer who designed the Suez Canal, and opened in 1858. The route runs from Munich through Wörgl and Innsbruck to Verona. It was constructed by engineer Carl Ritter von Ghega, who also built the Semmering railway. The second is the electrified Western Railway, which runs from Vienna through Linz, Salzburg and Wörgl to Buchs, St. Gallen on the Swiss border. Some of its sections were once part of other lines: the Empress Elisabeth Railway from Vienna to Wörgl, the Salzburg-Tyrol Railway from Salzburg to Wörgl, and the Brixental Railway from Zell am See to Wörg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenbach Railway Station
Jenbach railway station serves the municipality of Jenbach, in the Schwaz district of the Austrian federal state of Tyrol. It is the only station in Austria at which railway lines of three different gauges meet. The most important line leading to Jenbach station is the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) standard gauge Lower Inn Valley railway, which passes through the station. Jenbach also has two terminating narrow gauge lines - the metre gauge Achensee Railway, and the gauge Zillertalbahn. The station is long, has 5 main lines, 7 sidings and 3 private sidings. Connections The Lower Inn Valley Railway connects Jenbach with the main Austrian railway network. It therefore provides fast east-west links from (Budapest–) Vienna, and Salzburg to Innsbruck, Feldkirch and Bregenz or Zürich and Basel, and north-south links from (Berlin-) Munich to Innsbruck, Verona, Milan/Rome/Venice. Additionally there are links from Graz to Innsbruck and Bregenz. The Zillertal is connected at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof (German for ''Innsbruck Main Station or'' ''Central Station'') is the main railway station in Innsbruck, the capital city of the Austrian federal state of Tyrol. Opened in 1853, the station is a major hub for western and central Austria. In 2019, it was the 8th-busiest station in the country, and the 2nd-busiest outside of Vienna after only Linz Hauptbahnhof, with 315 train movements and 38,500 passengers daily. The station is owned and operated by ÖBB. It forms the junction of the Arlberg Railway to Bregenz, Brenner Railway to Italy, Mittenwald Railway to Germany's region of Ällgau, Stubaitalbahn and the main east-west artery Lower Inn Valley Railway. Location Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof is located at Südtiroler Platz. It is at the southeastern side of the city centre and a 10-minute walk away. History The planning of a railway line in the region of Tyrol began in 1850 under the Austrian Empire. Three years later, Emperor Franz Joseph I approved the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ötztal
The Ötztal is an alpine valley located in Tyrol, Austria. The Ötztaler Ache river flows through the valley in a northern direction. The Ötztal separates the Stubai Alps in the east from the Ötztal Alps in the west. The valley is long. The northern end of the valley is at the confluence of the Ötztaler Ache and Inn rivers, 8 km east of Imst and 50 km west of Innsbruck. The only railway station of the valley, Ötztal railway station, is located here and connects the Ötztal with the Arlberg railway (Innsbruck-Bludenz) and also a motorway interchange to the A12 (E60). The southern end of the valley, also called the Gurglertal, terminates at the border with Italy. The valley is formed by the main chain of the Alps, with many glaciers and high peaks, including the Weißkugel and the Similaun. The village of Obergurgl at the southern end of the Ötztal is the highest parish in Austria. The Ötztal consists of five municipalities (from north to south): Sautens, Oetz, Umh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imst
Imst (; Southern Bavarian: ''Imscht'') is a town in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol. It lies on the River Inn in western Tyrol, some west of Innsbruck and at an altitude of above sea level. With a current population (2013) of 9,552, Imst is the administrative centre of Imst District. History Licensed since 1282 to hold a regular market. Until 1918, the town (named earlier also ''JMST'') was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), head of the district of the same name, one of the 21 ''Bezirkshauptmannschaften'' in the Tyrol province. Imst received full town rights in 1898. Schemenlaufen Every four years Imst hosts their Fasnacht, or carnival before Lent. This carnival is listed by UNESCO as one of their Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage. As part of Schemenlaufen pairs of men wear bells, tuned differently, while performing dances of jumps and bows. They are accompanied by masked characters imitating their dance. Luge track In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landeck-Zams Railway Station
Landeck-Zams railway station (formerly named Landeck) is a railway station on the Arlberg railway between Innsbruck and Bludenz in Tyrol, Austria. It is frequented by more than 2000 travellers a day, whereby a majority of them are commuters that are working or studying in Innsbruck. Operation Beside its function as an important commuter station, Landeck-Zams also serves as an important station for the operations flow on the Arlberg line, since the ramp section of Europe's most difficult mountain railway (max. 26 ‰ on the east- and 31 ‰ on the west-ramp) starts in Landeck. Therefore, banking engines are often coupled (or decoupled) to heavy freight- or passenger trains. Even the Orient Express takes a short stop in Landeck for this reason. Because of the single track design of the mountain section of the line, a closing between Bludenz and Landeck (sometimes Ötztal) can be necessary in exceptional cases (maintenance works or natural disasters). Passenger transpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langen Am Arlberg
Langen may refer to: Places ;Germany * Langen, Cuxhaven, in the district of Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony * Langen, Emsland, part of the ''Samtgemeinde'' Lengerich, in the Emsland district, Lower Saxony * , a village in the municipality of Fehrbellin, Brandenburg * Langen, Hesse, in the district of Offenbach, Hesse * Langen Brütz, a municipality in the district of Parchim, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern * Langen Jarchow, a municipality in the district of Parchim, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ;Austria * Langen am Arlberg, part of Klösterle, in Vorarlberg * Langen bei Bregenz Langen bei Bregenz is a municipality in the district of Bregenz in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg Vorarlberg ( , ; gsw, label= Vorarlbergisch, Vorarlbearg, , or ) is the westernmost state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geograph ..., in Vorarlberg Other uses * Langen (surname) {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bludenz Railway Station
Bludenz railway station (german: Bahnhof Bludenz) serves the city of Bludenz, in the Bludenz district of the Austrian federal state of Vorarlberg. Opened in 1872, it forms the junction between the Arlberg railway and the Vorarlberg railway. The station is also a terminus of the Bludenz–Schruns railway. It is owned and operated by the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB). Location Bludenz railway station is situated in Bahnhofplatz, right in the heart of the city, on the east bank of the Ill river. Like the river, the lines passing through the station run in a north west - south easterly direction at this point. The station building is on the northeastern side of the lines, facing the inner city. On the other, southwestern, side of the lines is the goods yard. Features Station building The old station building is laid out in a plan of three axes. The three key parts of the building are arranged with eaves facing each other, and are connected by a structure running parall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feldkirch Railway Station
Feldkirch railway station (german: Bahnhof Feldkirch) serves the city of Feldkirch, in the Feldkirch district of the Austrian federal state of Vorarlberg. Opened in 1872, it forms the junction between the Vorarlberg railway and the Feldkirch–Buchs railway. The station is owned and operated by the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB). Location Feldkirch railway station is situated in Bahnhofplatz, in the northern Feldkirch district of Levis, between the Ardetzenberg and the Känzele. History The station was opened on 1 July 1872, together with the rest of the Vorarlberg railway. The original station building was repeatedly extended from 1884, as the Arlberg railway transformed Feldkirch into an international transport hub. In the 1960s, the original station building was torn down. In early 1969, the new building was put into operation. Between 1999 and 2001, the station was renovated and rebuilt again, as part of the ''ÖBB-Bahnhofsinitiative''. The renovation work included r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buchs SG Railway Station
Buchs SG railway station (german: Bahnhof Buchs SG) is a railway station in Buchs, St. Gallen, Buchs, in the Switzerland, Swiss Canton of Switzerland, canton of Canton of St. Gallen, St. Gallen. It is an intermediate stop on the Chur–Rorschach railway, Chur–Rorschach line and western terminus of the Feldkirch–Buchs railway, Feldkirch–Buchs line to Austria and Liechtenstein. It is served by local and long-distance trains. As the station is located just north of the crossing of the Rhine between Switzerland and Liechtenstein, long-distance trains traveling between Zürich and points east must reverse direction. Services Long-distance The following long-distance services call at Buchs SG: * EuroCity ''Transalpin'': Single round-trip per day over the Chur–Rorschach railway, Chur–Rorschach and Feldkirch–Buchs railway, Feldkirch–Buchs lines between Zürich Hauptbahnhof and Graz Hauptbahnhof. * InterRegio: Hourly service over the Chur–Rorschach line between Zürich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
