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 Graz (; sl, Gradec) is the capital city of the Austrian state of Styria and second-largest city in Austria after Vienna. As of 1 January 2021, it had a population of 331,562 (294,236 of whom had principal-residence status). In 2018, the popul ...

and the central region of Upper Styria of the

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Styria Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...

. "Warum heißt es eigentlich nicht „S-Bahn Graz“, da der Knotenpunkt in Graz liegt und der Großraum Graz bedient wird?" This project has been working since 1998. Commissioning took place on 9 December 2007. Completion is scheduled for 2026. In the future, the

S-Bahn The S-Bahn is the name of hybrid urban- suburban rail systems serving a metropolitan region in German-speaking countries. Some of the larger S-Bahn systems provide service similar to rapid transit systems, while smaller ones often resemble co ...

should provide better connections in 15- or 30-minute intervals as well as air-conditioned and low-floor trains. In 2017, for example, there is an hourly train every sunday between the airport and the city of Graz. The 30-minute clock is maintained by the regional bus service. The attractiveness of rail transport has significantly increased passenger numbers, which is in line with the goal of counteracting the increase in motorized private transport with public transport.

Lines

Future extension

There are plans to extend the lines {S6 and S61 to

Eibiswald Eibiswald (Slovenian language, Slovene: ''Ivnik'') is a municipality in the district of Deutschlandsberg (district), Deutschlandsberg in the Austrian state of Styria. Population References

Cities and towns in Deutschlandsberg Distric ...

and to electrify the routes of the S6, S7 and S61. Due to the construction of the Koralmbahn, an underground line including a tunnel station at

Graz Airport Graz Airport , known as ''Flughafen Graz'' in German, is a primary international airport serving southern Austria. It is located near Graz, the second-largest city in Austria, in the municipalities of Feldkirchen and Kalsdorf, south of Graz ci ...

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* {{Urban public transport in Austria S-Bahn in Austria