Classic route
Franz-Josefs-Bahn
Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof → St. Andrä-Wördern · Austria
- Distance
- 22 km
- Fastest time
- 29 min
- Average speed
- 46 km/h
- Train
- S 40
- Countries
- Austria
- In service since
- 1870
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
The first 22 km of the line to Gmünd and Prague: the Vienna end opened in 1870, once the delayed stretch in from Eggenburg was finished, and ran as part of the Stadtbahn from 1898 to 1925.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 14008624 — 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 4 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of S 40
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
How long is the Franz-Josefs-Bahn?
The Franz-Josefs-Bahn runs 22 km from Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof to St. Andrä-Wördern.
How long does the Franz-Josefs-Bahn take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 29 min for the 22 km. That is an average of 46 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Franz-Josefs-Bahn?
ÖBB, with S 40.
How old is the Franz-Josefs-Bahn?
The line has been in service since 1870. 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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