The Tyrol S-Bahn provides regional rail services in metropolitan

Innsbruck Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol and the fifth-largest city in Austria. On the River Inn, at its junction with the Wipp Valley, which provides access to the Brenner Pass to the south, it had a p ...

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 ...

and its hinterlands in the

state State may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State * ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States * ''Our S ...

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 ...

. At present, it is only a nominally an

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 c ...

in that it only operates on the lines of the

Austrian Federal Railways Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen, see Austrian nationality law * Austrian German dialect * Something associated with the country Austria, for example: ...

. Expansion projects, including new stations, however, are being planned.

Current lines

Six lines have been operating since the timetable change on 13 December 2009.

and "Inntal (Inn valley) S-Bahn"

Line S1 runs along the Inn valley on the Arlberg- and the Lower Inn Valley railway between

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 no ...

and

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 ...

at 60-minute intervals. Almost all trains continue as regional trains to

Rosenheim Rosenheim is a city in Bavaria, Germany. It is an independent city located in the centre of the district of Rosenheim (Upper Bavaria), and is also the seat of its administration. It is located on the west bank of the Inn at the confluence of th ...

in Germany. Line S2 runs between

Telfs Telfs is a market town in the district of Innsbruck-Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol, west of Innsbruck. It is the third largest municipality in Tyrol Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical regio ...

- Pfaffenhofen and

Fritzens Fritzens is a municipality in the district Innsbruck country in Tyrol (Austria). It lies 16 km east of Innsbruck on the left side of the Inn River. The Iron Age Fritzens-Sanzeno culture The Fritzens-Sanzeno culture is an archaeological cultu ...

Wattens Wattens is a market town of the Innsbruck-Land District in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is chiefly known as home of the Swarovski crystal glass company. Geography Wattens is located in the Lower Inn Valley of North Tyrol, about east of Innsbr ...

, with the combined service providing a 30-minute frequency.

and "Wipptal-S-Bahn"

Line S3 runs from

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). Histo ...

on the lower Inn to

Steinach am Brenner Steinach am Brenner is a market town in the district of Innsbruck-Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol located south of Innsbruck in the Wipptal at the Sill River. Geography Steinach am Brenner is located in Wipptal, along the Sill River Valley at ...

(station named ''Steinach in Tirol'') and Brenner lines through the

Wipptal The Wipp Valley (german: Wipptal) is an Alpine valley in Tyrol, Austria and in South Tyrol, Italy, running between Innsbruck and Franzensfeste. The Brenner Pass (1,374 m) at the Austro-Italian border divides it into the northern, Austrian Lower ...

(Wipp valley) south of Innsbruck. Line S4 runs between Brenner and

Innsbruck central station 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 c ...

or Völs with some continuing to Fritzens-Wattens instead. Services operate at 60-minute frequencies, so the combined service between Innsbruck and Steinach operates at 30-minute intervals, and between Innsbruck and Hall trains operating as S1, S2, S3, REX (regional express), provide a service every 15-minute during the day.

Since the timetable change on 13 December 2009 S5 replaced the existing

Mittenwald railway The Mittenwald Railway (german: Mittenwaldbahn), popularly known as the Karwendelbahn (Karwendel railway), is a railway line in the Alps in Austria and Germany. It connects Innsbruck via Seefeld (both in Tyrol, Austria) and Mittenwald to Garmisch ...

regional services to Seefeld and

Scharnitz Scharnitz is a municipality in the district of Innsbruck-Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol located north of Innsbruck and from Seefeld in Tirol on the German border. It is one of the largest municipalities and has 10 parts: Au, Eisack, Gieße ...

, operating at 60-minute intervals. In addition services to

Garmisch-Partenkirchen Garmisch-Partenkirchen (; Bavarian: ''Garmasch-Partakurch''), nicknamed Ga-Pa, is an Alpine ski town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the seat of government of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (abbreviated ''GAP''), in the Ob ...

and

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and ...

in Germany now operates as REX, usual at a 120-minute frequency.

Also since 13 December 2009 regional trains on the Salzburg-Tirol line between Hochfilzen and

Wörgl Wörgl () is a city in the Austrian state of Tyrol, in the Kufstein district. It is from the international border with Bavaria, Germany. Population Transport Wörgl is an important railway junction between the line from Innsbruck to Munic ...

are replaced by an S6 service. This is currently operated by a single train between Saalfelden, Wörgl, Innsbruck and Brenner.

Regional express services

The S-Bahn run on lines also used by REX trains. These generally operate at 120-minute intervals, except for trains towards

Salzburg Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Austro-Bavarian) is the fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872. The town is on the site of the Roman settlement of ''Iuvavum''. Salzburg was founded ...

. Additional REX trains arrive operate in the peak hours.

History

The first S-Bahn line commenced operation on 9 December 2007 between 6am and 10pm at 30-minute intervals along the Inn valley lines (

Lower Inn Valley The Lower Inn Valley (german: Unterinntal) is that part of the Inntal valley through which the Inn (river), Inn river flows from a point a few kilometres west of Innsbruck near its confluence with the Melach downstream to a few kilometres before R ...

and

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 ...

s) with stops at Hall in Tirol,

Rum Rum is a liquor made by fermenting and then distilling sugarcane molasses or sugarcane juice. The distillate, a clear liquid, is usually aged in oak barrels. Rum is produced in nearly every sugar-producing region of the world, such as the Ph ...

, Innsbruck central station, Innsbruck West station, Vols,

Kematen in Tirol Kematen in Tirol is a municipality in the district Innsbruck-Land located about 12 km west of Innsbruck. The Melach river flows into the Inn river in Kematen. Kematen was first mentioned as "Caminata" around 600. Population Geography K ...

Zirl Zirl is a market town in the district of Innsbruck-Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 10 km west of Innsbruck at the bottom of a pass up the side of the Zirler Berg, leading to Seefeld Seefeld may refer to: Places * Seefeld in Ti ...

Inzing Inzing is a town in the Austrian Federal State Tyrol. Geography Location Inzing is located in the Inntal between Innsbruck in east and Telfs in west. It lies on the southern bank of the Inn River. In the south of the town you see the Rangger ...

, Hatting,

Flaurling Flaurling is a municipality in the district Innsbruck country in Tyrol (Austria). It lies in the Inn valley between Innsbruck and Telfs Telfs is a market town in the district of Innsbruck-Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol, west of Innsbruck ...

Oberhofen im Inntal Oberhofen im Inntal is a municipality in the western district of Innsbruck-Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 21 km west of Innsbruck and 2.6 km east of Telfs Telfs is a market town in the district of Innsbruck-Land in the Aus ...

and Telfs-Pfaffenhofen. On 14 December 2008 the second line opened with services on the Brenner railway. Although S-Bahn logos were installed from the beginning at the stations, it was first shown on official rail maps in December 2008.

Expansion plans

With completion of the New Lower Inn line (due at the end of 2012) line S3 is expected to be extended to Wörgl and S2 to Jenbach. In the coming years, three new stations are planned in and around Innsbruck—Innsbruck Messe (exhibition ground), Innsbruck WIFI and

Hall In architecture, a hall is a relatively large space enclosed by a roof and walls. In the Iron Age and early Middle Ages in northern Europe, a mead hall was where a lord and his retainers ate and also slept. Later in the Middle Ages, the gre ...

Logistikzone—and existing stations will be relocated at Allerheiligen and Hötting to more attractive points for traffic. The location of new stations is being investigated.

References

External links

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