The Bruck an der Mur–Leoben railway is a main line in
Styria
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, Austria. It was opened on 1 September 1868 by the
Austrian Southern Railway Company (''Südbahngesellschaft''). It is part of the core network of
ÖBB Infra.
The line is one of the most important railways in Austria as it forms part of the Vienna–Klagenfurt–Villach (–Lienz/–Venice) long-distance route. The line is currently operated by
Railjet
Railjet is a high-speed rail service in Europe operated by Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and Czech Railways (ČD). Branded as ''Railjet Express (RJX)'' for the fastest services and as ''Railjet (RJ)'' for services with additional stops, it wa ...
s (or an IC train on the Vienna–Lienz route) every two hours.
Line S8 (
Unzmarkt
Unzmarkt-Frauenburg is a municipality in the district of Murtal in Styria, Austria
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Leoben
Leoben () is a Styrian city in central Austria, located on the Mur river. With a population of about 25,000 it is a local industrial centre and hosts the University of Leoben, which specialises in mining. The Peace of Leoben, an armistice betwee ...
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Bruck an der Mur
Bruck an der Mur is a city of some 13,500 people located in the district Bruck-Mürzzuschlag, in the Austrian state of Styria. It is located at the confluence of the Mur and Mürz Rivers. Its manufacturing includes metal products and paper. Br ...
) of the
S-Bahn Steiermark
The Styria S-Bahn (german: S-Bahn Steiermark), initially also known as "Graz S-Bahn", is a local transport project that connects the metropolitan area of Graz and the central region of Upper Styria of the Austrian state of Styria. "Warum heißt ...
also runs on the Bruck an der Mur–Leoben railway.
The route is also used by InterCity and
EuroCity
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services on the Graz–Salzburg (–Germany) and Innsbruck/Zürich routes.
Until 1998, services on the St. Michael–Leoben section of the
Rudolf Railway
The Rudolf Railway (German: ''Rudolfsbahn'') refers to a railway in Austria connecting Amstetten and the Italian border near Tarvisio, along with a branch from Kastenreith to St. Valentine. Its name is derived from the ''k.k. priv. Kronprinz Rud ...
ran through the Annaberg tunnel via Leoben-Hinterberg station and, after bypassing the ''Häuselberg'', via Leoben Göss to
Leoben Hauptbahnhof
Leoben Hauptbahnhof is the main station at Leoben, a city in the federal state of Styria in Austria. The station is located on the Bruck an der Mur–Leoben railway. West of the station, the Rudolf Railway branches off to the north.
Services
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. Since then, the 5460 m-long ''Galgenberg tunnel'' has replaced most of this section up to the Annaberg tunnel. The Leoben 2 junction–Leoben Göss section was permanently closed on 9 December 2012 and is only used for the storage of freight wagons.
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Railway lines in Austria
Railway lines opened in 1868
1868 establishments in Austria