Mountain route
FestungsBahn Salzburg
Salzburg (Festungsgasse) → Hohensalzburg Fortress · Austria
Austria’s oldest funicular in service (1892) rises into Hohensalzburg — one of Europe’s largest intact medieval fortresses — in 54 seconds.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 2 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: the railway’s own site — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the FestungsBahn Salzburg?
The FestungsBahn Salzburg runs 200 m from Salzburg (Festungsgasse) to Hohensalzburg Fortress.
How long does the FestungsBahn Salzburg take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 min for the 200 m. That is an average of 12 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 20 km/h.
Who runs the FestungsBahn Salzburg?
Salzburg AG, with panoramic glass cars from the 2011 renewal.
How old is the FestungsBahn Salzburg?
The line has been in service since 1892. 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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