Carinthian Line

Over the border at Holmec and down the Drava through the old ironworks valleys, Prevalje, Ravne and Dravograd, on a single track built between 1857 and 1863 to carry Carinthian steel out to the world.

Stations

1. 0 kmBleiburg/Pliberk
2. 4 kmHolmec
3. 12 kmPrevalje
4. 15 kmRavne na Koroškem
5. 17 kmDobrije
6. 23 kmDravograd
7. Show 15 more stations

   1. 27 kmSveti Danijel
   2. 30 kmTrbonje
   3. 32 kmTrbonjsko jezero
   4. 35 kmVuzenica
   5. 39 kmSveti Vid
   6. 43 kmVuhred
   7. 47 kmVuhred elektrarna
   8. 52 kmPodvelka
   9. 59 kmOzbalt
   10. 61 kmRuta
   11. 68 kmFala
   12. 74 kmRuše
   13. 75 kmRuše tovarna
   14. 78 kmBistrica ob Dravi
   15. 80 kmLimbuš
8. 81 kmMarles
9. 83 kmMaribor Sokolska
10. 84 kmMaribor Studenci
11. 85 kmMaribor Tabor
12. 87 kmMaribor

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.

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 17270852 — 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 4461
• See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is the Carinthian Line?

The Carinthian Line runs 87 km from Bleiburg to Maribor. It runs through Austria and Slovenia.

How long does the Carinthian Line take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 01 min for the 87 km. That is an average of 43 km/h end to end.

Who runs the Carinthian Line?

SŽ.

How old is the Carinthian Line?

The line has been in service since 1863. 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.

How often does the Carinthian Line run?

5 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).

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