Kufstein railway station serves the city of

Kufstein Kufstein (; Central Bavarian: ''Kufstoa'') is a town in the Austrian state of Tyrol, the administrative seat of Kufstein District. With a population of about 19,600 it is the second largest Tyrolean town after the state capital Innsbruck. The grea ...

, in the

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of the

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. Opened in 1876, it is an Austrian-

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border station, close to the border between Tyrol and

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. The station forms part of the

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, and is also a terminus of the

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. It is owned and operated by the

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(ÖBB).

Location

Kufstein railway station is situated in Südtiroler Platz, right in the heart of the city, on the west bank of the Inn river.

History

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In 1858, a railway was opened between

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and Innsbruck via Kufstein. However, it was not until 1876 that a station was built in Kufstein. In 1980, the city's original station building was completely replaced by what was, for that time, quite a modern structure. At the start of the 1980s, the other facilities at the station were similarly comprehensively rebuilt. As part of the renovations, the pedestrian bridge in Kufstein's locality of Zell was moved a few hundred metres (yards) to the south. A new park-and-ride facility has been built on the west side of the station, and the platforms were equipped with lifts. The platforms at Kufstein are amongst the longest in Austria, at over . Up until now, the station has never been a hub, although several projects are well advanced. Even so, it can be designated indirectly as a node, because Austrian domestic trains operate from Kufstein along the line to Rosenheim until just before Rosenheim, where they turn onto the ''Rosenheimer Schleife'', and then continue on to

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, without stopping in Germany.

Train services

Almost all trains passing through Kufstein stop there, including multiple daily

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(ICE) connections (to

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, Innsbruck, and

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operate between Rosenheim und Innsbruck and other stops in the Upper Inn valley, and between

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and Kufstein, Kufstein, and Rosenheim, and between Kufstein and

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. Line S1 of the Tyrol S-Bahn links Kufstein at hourly intervals with

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. EuroCity and

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trains operate at least hourly to Innsbruck and then to further destinations alternating between Bregenz, Switzerland and

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and also at least every second hour to Munich and Vienna. There are also other further trains, such as an express train to

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, and various special trains and

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connections to

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, northern Germany and the

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Interchange

The station is a terminus for many regional and city buses. Taxis are available at a large taxi stand in front of the station building.

The future

In cooperation with the city of Kufstein and the Stadtwerke Kufstein, :de:Stadtwerke Kufstein the ÖBB is planning a redesigned station forecourt (Südtirolerplatz) - a concept still in development. The new Unterinntaltrasse (English:''Lower Inn Valley route'') is under construction between Kundl and Hall in Tirol. In a few years, other sections of the route will be constructed between Wörgl and Kufstein, and between Kufstein and

Brannenburg Brannenburg is a municipality in the district of Rosenheim in Bavaria in Germany. There is a train station A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, ...

. However, a construction start on these sections before 2020 is no longer a possibility. In all likelihood, the new route will not affect Kufstein station, but will pass further west of the city through open fields, and then lead into a long tunnel to

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/Brannenburg. The route selection process for Kundl to Langkampfen section is underway, but future plans depend heavily on the interests of Germany, as the tunnel will run under the border. Meanwhile, the ÖBB has submitted to the city of Kufstein a project for land use changes on the site of the former customs clearance facilities. The ÖBB hopes to obtain permission to build a multi-storey office and commercial building on that site.

References

External links

* {{ÖBB web, 1270502 ''This article is based upon a translation of the German language version as at February 2011.''

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Railway stations in Tyrol (state) Railway stations opened in 1876