Scenic route

Donauuferbahn

St. Valentin → St. Nikola-Struden · Austria

Distance: 44 km
Fastest time: 1 h 4 min
Average speed: 41 km/h
Operator: ÖBB-Personenverkehr AG
Train: R 33
Countries: Austria
In service since: 1909

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Mauthausen to Grein opened on 4 July 1898 and the state line on through the Strudengau in 1909; trains now turn at St. Nikola-Struden, where the rest of the Danube line was given up in 2019.

How this line was checked

Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 2363380 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of R 33
Wikipedia has an article for this line

How long is the Donauuferbahn?

The Donauuferbahn runs 44 km from St. Valentin to St. Nikola-Struden.

How long does the Donauuferbahn take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 4 min for the 44 km. That is an average of 41 km/h end to end.

Who runs the Donauuferbahn?

ÖBB-Personenverkehr AG, with R 33.

How old is the Donauuferbahn?

The line has been in service since 1909. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

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