Classic route
Hausruckbahn
Schärding → Attnang-Puchheim · Austria
- Distance
- 66 km
- Fastest time
- 1 h 21 min
- Average speed
- 49 km/h
- Train
- R 71
- Countries
- Austria
- In service since
- 1877
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
The northern half of the Salzkammergutbahn, opened on 23 October 1877 by the Crown Prince Rudolf company to bring Hausruck coal down to the salt pans of Ebensee and Ischl.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 3790905 — 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 R 71
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
How long is the Hausruckbahn?
The Hausruckbahn runs 66 km from Schärding to Attnang-Puchheim.
How long does the Hausruckbahn take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 21 min for the 66 km. That is an average of 49 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Hausruckbahn?
ÖBB, with R 71.
How old is the Hausruckbahn?
The line has been in service since 1877. 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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