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This article is about the railway line. For the former company, see Emperor Franz Joseph Railway.
Franz-Josefs-Bahn
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV  16.7 Hz AC
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Legend
km
České Velenice–České Budějovice line [de]
to Budějovice
České Velenice–Praha line [de]
to Prague
1.5 České Velenice (Gmünd-Wielands)
0.0
163.1
Czech Republic
Austria
border
Waldviertler Schmalspurbahnen [de] (
narrow
gauge
)
161.9 Gmünd NÖ
154.1 Pürbach-Schrems
150.7 Hirschbach
147.2 Vitis
Thaya
Schwarzenau–Martinsberg-Gutenbrunn line [de]
to Zwettl
138.3 Schwarzenau
Thayatal line [de]
128.6 Allentsteig
Lokalbahn Göpfritz–Raabs [de]
121.4 Göpfritz
108.9 Irnfritz
98.0 Hötzelsdorf-Geras
88.6 Sigmundsherberg
Kamp Valley railway line [de]
Zellerndorf–Sigmundsherberg line [de]
to Zellerndorf
Schmida [de]
78.7 Eggenburg
69.7 Limberg-Maissau
60.4 Ziersdorf
52.4 Großweikersdorf
Absdorf-Hippersdorf–Krems an der Donau line [de]
to Krems an der Donau
43.9 Absdorf-Hipperdorf
42.2 Absdorf-Hipperdorf West junction
Absdorf-Hippersdorf–Stockerau line [de]
to Stockerau
Danube
34.4
Tulln Donaubrücke
Tullnerfeld railway line [de]
33.1 Tulln
28.6 Langenlebarn
26.6 Muckendorf-Wipfing
24.6 Zeiselmauer-Königstetten
21.9 St. Andrä-Wördern
19.3 Greifenstein-Altenberg
16.6 Höflein an der Donau
13.9 Kritzendorf
12.4 Unter Kritzendorf
10.4 Klosterneuburg-Kierling
8.9 Klosterneuburg-Weidling
4.0 Wien Nussdorf
Donauuferbahn
2.7 Wien Heiligenstadt
Suburban line
1.5 Wien FJB-Gürtelbrücke
1.1 Wien Spittelau
0.0 Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof
km
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The Franz-Josefs-Bahn (lit. 'Emperor Franz Joseph railway line') is a standard gauge railway line in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It runs 163.1 kilometres (101.3 mi) from Vienna, the Austrian capital, to the border with the Czech Republic at Gmünd. The line was originally built by the Emperor Franz Joseph Railway and is today owned and operated by Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB).

Route

The southern terminus of the line is at Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof, in the Alsergrund district of Vienna. From there, the line follows the west bank of the Donaukanal to Wien Heiligenstadt and a junction with the Suburban line and the Donauuferbahn. From there, the line follows the Danube river, finally crossing it at Tulln an der Donau. At Tulln, it has a junction with the Tullnerfeld railway line [de]. From Tulln, the line runs west-northwest towards Gmünd on the Czech border. At Gmünd, the line crosses the Lužnice river and continues to České Velenice, where it splits into the České Velenice–České Budějovice railway line [de] and České Velenice–Praha railway line [de].

Operations

The Franz-Josefs-Bahn hosts primarily Vienna S-Bahn and regional traffic. The S40 operates at hourly intervals between Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof and St. Polten, leaving the Franz-Josefs-Bahn at Tulln. Regional trains operate every hour to Eggenburg and every two hours to České Velenice. Direct service between Vienna and Prague over the route, defunct since 1992, resumed in December 2022 as the Silva Nortica (lit. 'Northern Forest'). Regional-Express trains operate hourly to Krems an der Donau, crossing the Danube at Tulln and leaving the Franz-Josefs-Bahn at Absdorf-Hipperdorf.

References

  1. Eisenbahnatlas Österreich [Austrian railway atlas] (in German) (3rd ed.). Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2021. pp. 2–3, 11–13, 23–24, 104. ISBN 978-3-89494-150-5.
  2. "St. Pölten - Traismauer - Tullnerfeld - Tulln - Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof" (PDF) (in German). ÖBB. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  3. "Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof - Tulln - Sigmundsherberg - Gmünd - Ceské Velenice" (PDF) (in German). ÖBB. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  4. Lohninger, Markus (7 December 2022). "Am Sonntag: Neustart für Direktzug Wien-Gmünd-Prag". Niederösterreichische Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  5. "Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof - Tulln - Krems a.d. Donau" (PDF) (in German). ÖBB. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

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