Western Railway (Austria)

The Western Railway (German: Westbahn) is a two-track, partly four-track, electrified railway line in Austria that runs from Vienna to Salzburg via St. Pölten and Linz and is one of the major lines of Austria. It was originally opened as the Empress Elisabeth Railway in 1858 (Vienna–Linz). The line is owned and operated by Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB).

Western Railway
Line number: 1 old Western Railway
30 new Western Railway
Line length: 312,2
Track gauge: 1435
Voltage: 15 kV, 16.7 Hz AC
Maximum incline: 1.3  %
Minimum radius: 247
Maximum speed: 200
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0,000 Wien Westbf
1,013 Wien Westbf Fbf
Vorortelinie (from Wien Heiligenstadt)
2,553 Wien Penzing  S45   S50 
South railway from Wien Hbf
Schnell Railway Stammstrecke from Wien Praterstern, Wien Floridsdorf
Wien Meidling 210 m AA
Pottendorfer Linie to Ebenfurth, Wr. Neustadt Hbf
South railway to Graz Hbf
Verbindungs Railway
Donaulände Railway
Lainz Tunnel East portal (L 12,8 km)
connection loop from the Donaulände Railway from Wien Zvbf
Hetzendorf junction
5,846 Wien Hütteldorf  S45   S50   S  S15 
old Western Railway (switch hall) / local transport track
switch hall portal
7,885 Wien Wolf in der Au  S50  ( S) ( S15 )
Lainz Tunnel West portal
new Western Railway from Wien Meidling (under construction)
9,143 Hadersdorf junction
new West Railway to Tullnerfeld (under construction)
9,238 Wien Hadersdorf  S50  ( S) ( S15 )
Wienerwald Tunnel East portal (L 13,35 km) HSL beginning
9,940 Wien Weidlingau  S50  ( S) ( S15 )
10,952 Purkersdorf Sanatorium  S50  ( S) ( S15 )
old Western Railway (switch hall) / local transport track
11,839 Unter Purkersdorf  S50  ( S) ( S15 ) 243 m AA
12,889 Purkersdorf Gablitz  S50 
16,865 Unter Tullnerbach  S50 
19,970 Tullnerbach-Pressbaum  S50  317 m AA
21,283 Pressbaum  S50  337 m AA
22,532 Dürrwien  S50 
24,809 Rekawinkel  S50  360 m AA
Rekawinkl Tunnel (307 m) 307 m AA
Kleiner Dürreberg Tunnel (247 m)
29,931 Eichgraben-Altlengbach
31,120 Hutten
32,334 Unter Oberndorf 285 m AA
Wienerwald Tunnel West portal
34,300 Maria Anzbach
35,814 Hofstatt 256 m AA
36,865 Neulengbach Stadt
38,006 Neulengbach
Tullnerfeld east loop to the Tullnerfeld railway to Tulln
abandoned track of the Tullnerfeld railway
Tullnerfeld railway from Tulln
siding
Tullnerfeld
Michelhausen
Tullnerfeld railway to Herzogenburg
abandoned track of the Tullnerfeld railway
41,461 Ollersbach
43,558 Kirchstetten
49,076 Böheimkirchen
Atzenbrugg Tunnel (L 2.460 m)
Hankenfeld Tunnel (L 663 m)
Saladorf Tunnel (L 729 m)
Reiserberg Tunnel (L 1.370 m)
Stierschweiffeld Tunnel(L 3.293 m)
Raingruben Tunnel (L 2.775 m)
51,510 Schildberg (abandoned)
54,445 Pottenbrunn
new Western Railway from Tullnerfeld (under construction)
55,400 Wagram junction
freight bypass to Rohr junction
Tullnerfeld railway from Herzogenburg
60,563 St. Pölten Hbf ( S40 ) 273 m AA
Leobersdorfer Bahn to Leobersdorf
zur Mariazell Railway to Mariazell
61,262 St. Pölten Fbf
63,271
67,346
break in kilometrage (+75 m)
63,720 St. Pölten 1 turnout
67,806
67,611
break in kilometrage (-195 m)
68,664 Prinzersdorf 256 m AA
70,831 Markersdorf an der Pielach
74,035 Groß Sierning
freight bypass from Wagram junction
75,100 Rohr junction
76,946
76,951
break in kilometrage (-5 m)
old Western Railway / new West Railway (Loosdorf bypass)
Tunnel Rohr (258 m)
Green Tunnel 1 (250 m)
78,131 Loosdorf
Melk bypass
Wachberg Tunnel 2 (1001 m)
Wachberg Tunnel 1 (292 m)
84,665 Melk
Melk Tunnel (1845 m)
91,925
92,230
break in kilometrage (-305 m)
93,914 Pöchlarn 214 m AA
Erlauf Valley Railway to Kienberg-Gaming
(old- / new line)
Sittenberg Tunnel (4692 m)
98,220 Krummnußbaum
102,632 Säusenstein
107,137 Ybbs an der Donau 226 m AA
new Western Railway (under construction)
110,887 Neumarkt an der Ybbs-Karlsbach
113,607 Hubertendorf (abandoned)
115,776
115,795
break in kilometrage (-19 m)
117,076 Blindenmarkt 248 m AA
124,558 Amstetten 273 m AA
127,287 Amstetten 11 turnout to Waidhofen an der Ybbs
131,146 Mauer-Öhling
135,595 Aschbach
140,180 Krenstetten-Biberbach
141,579
141,586
break in kilometrage (-7 m)
(old- / new line)
144,245 St. Peter-Seitenstetten
Green Tunnel St. Peter (404 m)
147,900 St. Johann-Weistrach
147,979
147,982
break in kilometrage (-3 m)
150,651 Haag
154,038 Stadt Haag
161,578
161,567
break in kilometrage (+11 m)
Sieberg Tunnel (6480 m)
163,043
163,057
break in kilometrage (-14 m)
Rudolfs Railway from Steyr, Kleinreifling
164,100 St. Valentin 268 m AA
165,840 St. Valentin Ennskanalbrücke
166,180 (Enns bypass/ old line)
Donauuf Railway - Ennsdorf loop
167,736 St. Valentin 11 turnout to Krems a. d. Donau
168,737 Ennsdorf
Enns
170,973 Enns
173,675 Asten-Fisching
175,640
176,378 Asten-St. Florian
178,030 Linz Pichling
179,513 Asten-St. Florian 1 turnout
to Linz Vbf Ost and Linz Stahlwerke (Steel mill)
180,655 Linz Ebelsberg
182,349 Linz Kleinmünchen
to Linz Vbf West
Summerau Railway from České Budějovice
188,074
188,125
break in kilometrage (-51 m)
188,440 Linz Hbf
Pyhrn railway to Selzthal
Linzer Lokalbahn to Neumarkt-Kallham
192,020 Leonding
195,902 Pasching
198,043 Hörsching 295 m AA
201,347 Oftering
Marchtrenk loop to the Pyhrn railway
206,185 Marchtrenk 307 m AA
208,811 Marchtrenk 1 turnout to Traun
212,815 Wels Hbf 316 m AA
Wels–Passau railway to Passau
Alm Valley Railway
220,017 Gunskirchen 345 m AA
(Lambach bypass / old line)
Tunnel Lambach (1410 m)
Lokalbahn to Vorchdorf-Eggenberg
  and Traun Valley Railway to Gmunden
226,109 Lambach 307 m AA
227,200
227,503
break in kilometrage (-303 m)
227,633 Lambach Markt
230,330 Neukirchen bei Lambach
230,556 Haager Lies to Haag am Hausruck out of order
233,498 Breitenschützing
Römerberg Tunnel 710 m
236,662
236,940
break in kilometrage (-278 m)
237,442 Schwanenstadt
Salzkammergut Railway to Ried im Innkreis
243,292 Attnang-Puchheim 415 m AA
Salzkammergut Railway to Stainach-Irdning
247,966 Vöcklabruck 435 m AA
250,233 turnout Vöcklabruck 1 to Kammer-Schörfling
252,182
252,200
break in kilometrage (-18 m)
253,317 Timelkam 450 m AA
257,090 Neukirchen-Gampern 435 m AA
259,723 Redl-Zipf 472 m AA
264,050 Vöcklamarkt 489 m AA
268,785 Frankenmarkt 511 m AA
275,637 Pöndorf 562 m AA
278,440 Ederbauer 601 m AA
281,916 Oberhofen-Zell am Moos 571 m AA
285,216 Straßwalchen 542 m AA
Mattig Valley Railway from Braunau am Inn
287,427 Steindorf bei Straßwalchen 542 m AA
289,174 Neumarkt-Köstendorf (passing loop) 544 m AA
293,807 Weng
296,136 Wallersee
299,445 Seekirchen am Wallersee 514 m AA
Seekirchen Süd (planned)
302,782 Eugendorf
305,538 Hallwang-Elixhausen 493 m AA
309,933 Salzburg Kasern
Salzburg- Tyrol Railway from Wörgl
310,880 Hallwang-Elixhausen 3 turnout to Salzburg Gnigl Vbf
zur SLB to Salzburg Itzling Vbf
312,470
0,777
0,000 Salzburg Hbf 428 m AA
to Munich

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