Köflach railway line

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The Köflach railway line (German: Köflacherbahn) is a standard gauge railway line in the province of Styria in Austria. It runs 40.2 kilometres (25.0 mi) from a junction with the Southern railway line at Graz Hauptbahnhof to Köflach. Graz-Köflacher Bahn und Busbetrieb [de] (GKB) owns and operates the line.

Köflach railway line
Route map showing the course of the railway line
Route map
Overview
OwnerGraz-Köflacher Bahn und Busbetrieb [de]
Termini
Stations16
Service
Services
History
Opened3 April 1860 (1860-04-03)
Technical
Line length40.2 km (25.0 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Highest elevation448 m (1,470 ft)
Route map

km
0.0
Graz
363 m (AA)
0.6
Graz Köflacherbahnhof
2.8
Graz Wetzelsdorf
4.9
Graz Webling
6.4
Graz Straßgang
349 m
11.1
Premstätten-Tobelbad
360 m
15.9
Lieboch
336 m
18.2
Lieboch Schadendorf
21.7
Söding-Mooskirchen
24.7
Köppling
27.5
Krottendorf-Ligist
359 m
29.5
Gaisfeld
Kremser tunnel (103 m)
31.6
Krems in Steiermark
33.9
Voitsberg
396 m
36.1
0.0
Bärnbach
1.6
Oberdorf in Steiermark
Rosental tunnel (244 m)
40.2
Köflach
451 m (AA)
Source[1]

History edit

The Graz-Köflacher Eisenbahn- und Bergbaugesellschaft [de] (lit.'Graz-Köflach Railway and Mining Company') was established in 1856 to construct a railway line from Köflach to Graz.[2] The line opened for goods traffic on 3 April 1860; passenger service began on 1 November.[3] The Wieserbahn [de], which branches off south from the line at Lieboch, opened on 8 April 1873.[4]

Route edit

The line originates at Graz Hauptbahnhof, on the west side of Graz, and runs south to Lieboch, where the Wieserbahn continues south. The line then turns west and follows the Kainach river to Bärnbach. At Bärnbach, it crosses the Kainach and follows the Gradnerbach [de] tributary to Köflach.[1]

Operation edit

Graz-Köflacher Bahn und Busbetrieb [de] (GKB) operates two services of the Styria S-Bahn over the line. The S7 operates hourly, with additional service on weekdays, over the entire line between Graz and Köflach. The S61 provides additional service via Lieboch to Wies-Eibiswald via the Wieserbahn.[5]

Stations edit

Name Locality Services Coordinates
Graz Hauptbahnhof Graz     47°4′19″N 15°25′1″E / 47.07194°N 15.41694°E / 47.07194; 15.41694 (Graz Hauptbahnhof)
Graz Köflacherbahnhof     47°4′6″N 15°24′50″E / 47.06833°N 15.41389°E / 47.06833; 15.41389 (Graz Köflacherbahnhof)
Graz Wetzelsdorf 47°3′5″N 15°24′5″E / 47.05139°N 15.40139°E / 47.05139; 15.40139 (Graz Wetzelsdorf)
Graz Webling 47°1′56″N 15°24′21″E / 47.03222°N 15.40583°E / 47.03222; 15.40583 (Graz Webling)
Graz Straßgang 47°1′15″N 15°24′20″E / 47.02083°N 15.40556°E / 47.02083; 15.40556 (Graz Straßgang)
Premstätten-Tobelbad Premstätten 46°58′47″N 15°23′28″E / 46.97972°N 15.39111°E / 46.97972; 15.39111 (Premstätten-Tobelbad)
Lieboch Lieboch 46°58′7″N 15°20′44″E / 46.96861°N 15.34556°E / 46.96861; 15.34556 (Lieboch)
Lieboch Schadendorf   46°58′47″N 15°19′3″E / 46.97972°N 15.31750°E / 46.97972; 15.31750 (Lieboch Schadendorf)
Söding-Mooskirchen Söding-Sankt Johann 46°59′49″N 15°16′58″E / 46.99694°N 15.28278°E / 46.99694; 15.28278 (Söding-Mooskirchen)
Köppling 47°0′11″N 15°14′38″E / 47.00306°N 15.24389°E / 47.00306; 15.24389 (Köppling)
Krottendorf-Ligist Krottendorf-Gaisfeld 47°0′35″N 15°12′52″E / 47.00972°N 15.21444°E / 47.00972; 15.21444 (Krottendorf-Ligist)
Gaisfeld 47°1′17″N 15°11′50″E / 47.02139°N 15.19722°E / 47.02139; 15.19722 (Gaisfeld)
Krems in Steiermark Voitsberg 47°1′58″N 15°10′32″E / 47.03278°N 15.17556°E / 47.03278; 15.17556 (Krems in Steiermark)
Voitsberg 47°2′36″N 15°9′1″E / 47.04333°N 15.15028°E / 47.04333; 15.15028 (Voitsberg)
Bärnbach Bärnbach 47°3′21″N 15°7′47″E / 47.05583°N 15.12972°E / 47.05583; 15.12972 (Bärnbach)
Köflach Köflach 47°3′42″N 15°4′58″E / 47.06167°N 15.08278°E / 47.06167; 15.08278 (Köflach)

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Österreich [Austrian railway atlas] (in German) (3rd ed.). Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2021. pp. 82–83, 101. ISBN 978-3-89494-150-5.
  2. ^ Kupka 1888, p. 187.
  3. ^ Kupka 1888, p. 188.
  4. ^ "Die Eröffnung der Bahn Lieboch-Wies". Deutsche Zeitung [de] (in German). 11 April 1873.
  5. ^ "Fahrplan Bahn 2022 / 2023". www.gkb.at (in Austrian German). Retrieved 4 September 2023.

References edit

Further reading edit

  • Zehetner, Dietmar. 120 Jahre Stainzer Lokalbahn (in German). Sutton Verlag GmbH. ISBN 978-3-95400-002-9.

External links edit