Classic route
Franz-Josefs-Bahn Vienna–České Velenice
Vienna → České Velenice · Austria · Czechia
Vienna’s line to the Waldviertel: from the Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof along the Danube to Tulln, up by Eggenburg and across the forest plateau to Gmünd and over the Czech border to České Velenice; the Vienna end opened in 1870.
- Distance
- 163 km
- Fastest time
- 2 h 21 min
- Average speed
- 69 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmWien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof +1
- 1 kmWien Spittelau +1
- 3 kmWien Heiligenstadt +1
- 33 kmTulln an der Donau
- 44 kmAbsdorf-Hippersdorf
- 52 kmGroß Weikersdorf
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- 60 kmZiersdorf
- 70 kmLimberg-Maissau
- 79 kmEggenburg
- 89 kmSigmundsherberg
- 98 kmHötzelsdorf-Geras
- 109 kmIrnfritz
- 121 kmGöpfritz
- 128 kmAllentsteig
- 138 kmSchwarzenau
- 147 kmVitis
- 150 kmHirschbach
- 154 kmPürbach-Schrems
- 162 kmGmünd NÖ
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 7948587: 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 5 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of REX 41
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Franz-Josefs-Bahn?
The Franz-Josefs-Bahn runs 163 km from Vienna to České Velenice. It runs through Austria and Czechia.
How long does the Franz-Josefs-Bahn take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 21 min for the 163 km. That is an average of 69 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Franz-Josefs-Bahn?
ÖBB, with REX 41.
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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