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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
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Landeck
Landeck () is a city in the Austrian state of Tyrol, the capital of the district of Landeck.
Geography
Landeck is located in the Tyrolean Oberland in the west of the state at an elevation of about . The town is situated in the valley of the Inn Ri ...
-Zams railway station (formerly named Landeck) is a railway station on the Arlberg railway
The Arlberg Railway (german: Arlbergbahn), which connects the Austrian cities Innsbruck and Bludenz, is Austria's only ''east-west'' mountain railway. It is one of the highest standard gauge railways in Europe and the second highest in Austria, a ...
between Innsbruck
Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the ...
and Bludenz
Bludenz (; Alemannic: ''Bludaz'') is a town in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg. It is the administrative seat of the Bludenz District, which encompasses about half of the Vorarlberg's territory.
Geography
The town is located on the Il ...
in Tyrol
Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Emp ...
, Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
. It is frequented by more than 2000 travellers a day, whereby a majority of them are commuters that are working or studying in Innsbruck
Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the ...
.
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
The ''Orient Express'' was a long-distance passenger train service created in 1883 by the Belgian company ''Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits'' (CIWL) that operated until 2009. The train traveled the length of continental Europe and int ...
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
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 nor ...
) can be necessary in exceptional cases (maintenance works or natural disasters). Passenger transport is then adopted by a rail replacement service. For this reason the station forecourt of Landeck is laid out for offering parking space to enough coaches if necessary.
Services
Rail services
The most important connections are the bihourly running ÖBB-EuroCity
EuroCity, abbreviated as EC, is a cross-border train category within the European inter-city rail network. In contrast to trains allocated to the lower-level "IC" (InterCity) category, EC trains are international services that meet 20 criteri ...
trains from Basel
, french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese
, neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...
and Zürich
Zürich () is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. As of January 2020, the municipality has 43 ...
, respectively Bregenz
Bregenz (; gsw, label= Vorarlbergian, Breagaz ) is the capital of Vorarlberg, the westernmost state of Austria. The city lies on the east and southeast shores of Lake Constance, the third-largest freshwater lake in Central Europe, between Switze ...
to 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 Vie ...
(Vienna
en, Viennese
, iso_code = AT-9
, registration_plate = W
, postal_code_type = Postal code
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, utc_offset = +1
, timezone_DST ...
West). Regional trains are only going eastbound to 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 ...
and Hall in Tirol
Hall in Tyrol is a town in the Innsbruck-Land district of Tyrol, Austria. Located at an altitude of 574 m, about 5 km (3 mi) east of the state's capital Innsbruck in the Inn valley, it has a population of about 13,000 (Jan 2013).
History ...
since the regional traffic between Landeck and St. Anton was completely abandoned and displaced by an improved coach service. Once a day there is also a connection to Dortmund
Dortmund (; Westphalian nds, Düörpm ; la, Tremonia) is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the eighth-largest city of Germany, with a population of 588,250 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the la ...
or Münster
Münster (; nds, Mönster) is an independent city (''Kreisfreie Stadt'') in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also a state distr ...
in Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
.
In the winter season the station of Landeck is additionally frequented by ski-trains, predominantly from Denmark
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and the Netherlands
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. This trains are often stabled in Landeck for the holiday duration of their passengers.
Bus services
From the station forecourt, which is equipped with a guidance system, are departing urban buses (Landeck
Landeck () is a city in the Austrian state of Tyrol, the capital of the district of Landeck.
Geography
Landeck is located in the Tyrolean Oberland in the west of the state at an elevation of about . The town is situated in the valley of the Inn Ri ...
–Landeck-Zams –Zams
Zams is a municipality in the district of Landeck in the Austrian state of Tyrol.
Geography
The Inn River runs through Zams, which is situated in the river's basin together with its neighbour town Landeck. The geographical location is . Here, th ...
) as well as regional lines.
The following lines depart from Landeck-Zams:
*Pians ''Pians also refers to the alumni association composed of St. Pius X Seminary and Sancta Maria Mater et Regina Seminarium alumni.''
Pians is a municipality in the district of Landeck in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 4.3 km west of the ...
– Strengen–Flirsch
Flirsch is a municipality in the Landeck district in Austrian state of Tyrol. It is located 11 km west of Landeck
Landeck () is a city in the Austrian state of Tyrol, the capital of the district of Landeck.
Geography
Landeck is located in ...
–Pettneu am Arlberg
Pettneu am Arlberg is a municipality in the district of Landeck in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is located 16.3 km west of the city of Landeck
Landeck () is a city in the Austrian state of Tyrol, the capital of the district of Landeck.
...
– St. Anton am Arlberg
*Pians ''Pians also refers to the alumni association composed of St. Pius X Seminary and Sancta Maria Mater et Regina Seminarium alumni.''
Pians is a municipality in the district of Landeck in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 4.3 km west of the ...
–See
See or SEE may refer to:
* Sight - seeing
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Music:
** ''See'' (album), studio album by rock band The Rascals
*** "See", song by The Rascals, on the album ''See''
** "See" (Tycho song), song by Tycho
* Television
* ...
–Kappl
Kappl is a municipality in the district of Landeck in the Austrian state of Tyrol located about 17 km southwest of Landeck in the Paznaun Valley. It is one of the larger municipalities in the valley. Kappl was mentioned for the first time in ...
–Ischgl
Ischgl () is a town in the Paznaun valley in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Its ski resort is connected with that of Samnaun across the border in Switzerland to form one of the largest in the Alps. Ischgl was a major hotspot of the COVID-19 pandemi ...
–Galtür
Galtür is a village and ski resort in the upper Paznaun valley in Austrian state of Tyrol located in the Central Eastern Alps 35 km southwest of Landeck near the border of Vorarlberg and Switzerland.
History
Galtür was settled by th ...
–Bielerhöhe
*Prutz
Prutz is a municipality in the Landeck district in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Located at the mouth of the Kauner valley on the upper Inn, it is 10 km south of the city of Landeck and 36 km north of Reschen Pass, that forms the bord ...
–Ried im Oberinntal
Ried im Oberinntal is a municipality in the district of Landeck in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 12 km south of the city of Landeck
Landeck () is a city in the Austrian state of Tyrol, the capital of the district of Landeck.
Geograp ...
– Tösens–Pfunds
Pfunds is a municipality in the district of Landeck in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 19.7 km south of the city of Landeck
Landeck () is a city in the Austrian state of Tyrol, the capital of the district of Landeck.
Geography
Landeck ...
–( Martina, Switzerland: connection to Scuol
Scuol () is a municipality in the Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair Region in the Swiss canton of Grisons. The official language in Scuol is Romansh. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Ardez, Guarda, Tarasp, Ftan and Sent merged into S ...
)/Nauders
Nauders ( rm, Danuder) is a municipality in the district of Landeck in the Austrian state of Tyrol.
Geography
The municipal area is situated in a high valley of the Ötztal Alps north of the Alpine crest, at an altitude of . It is located about ...
: connection to Mals
Mals (; it, Malles Venosta ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northwest of Bolzano, on the border with Switzerland and Austria.
History
Coat-of-arms
The emblem is party per fess: the upper of gul ...
, Italy
*Prutz
Prutz is a municipality in the Landeck district in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Located at the mouth of the Kauner valley on the upper Inn, it is 10 km south of the city of Landeck and 36 km north of Reschen Pass, that forms the bord ...
–Ried im Oberinntal
Ried im Oberinntal is a municipality in the district of Landeck in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 12 km south of the city of Landeck
Landeck () is a city in the Austrian state of Tyrol, the capital of the district of Landeck.
Geograp ...
–Ladis
Ladis is a municipality in the district of Landeck (district) in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 9.5 km south of Landeck and 1.4 km west of Faggen. The village is known because of its sulphur
Sulfur (or sulphur in British Engli ...
–Fiss
Fiss is a municipality in the Landeck district in the Austrian state of Tyrol located south of Landeck
Landeck () is a city in the Austrian state of Tyrol, the capital of the district of Landeck.
Geography
Landeck is located in the Tyrolean Ob ...
–Serfaus
Serfaus is a municipality in the district of Landeck in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is well known as part of the ski-region "Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis", which was formed when Serfaus teamed up with the two nearby municipalities of Fiss and Ladis in 19 ...
*Zams
Zams is a municipality in the district of Landeck in the Austrian state of Tyrol.
Geography
The Inn River runs through Zams, which is situated in the river's basin together with its neighbour town Landeck. The geographical location is . Here, th ...
–Schönwies
Schönwies is a municipality in the district of Landeck in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 8 km northeast of the city of Landeck and 7 km west of the city of Imst. The main source of income is the mining of limestone ballast stone.
...
– Mils bei Imst–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 ...
* Fließ
* Grins
* Stanz bei Landeck
See also
*Arlberg railway
The Arlberg Railway (german: Arlbergbahn), which connects the Austrian cities Innsbruck and Bludenz, is Austria's only ''east-west'' mountain railway. It is one of the highest standard gauge railways in Europe and the second highest in Austria, a ...
*Landeck
Landeck () is a city in the Austrian state of Tyrol, the capital of the district of Landeck.
Geography
Landeck is located in the Tyrolean Oberland in the west of the state at an elevation of about . The town is situated in the valley of the Inn Ri ...
References
{{Reflist Railway stations in Tyrol (state) Landeck District Railway stations opened in 1883