Scenic route
Mühlkreisbahn
Linz → Aigen-Schlägl · Austria
Mühlkreisbahn in pictures
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- Distance
- 58 km
- Fastest time
- 1 h 29 min
- Average speed
- 39 km/h
- Train
- ÖBB regional
- Countries
- Austria
- In service since
- 1900
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Out of Linz on the north bank of the Danube and up into the Mühlviertel towards the Bohemian border, an hour and a half on a branch opened in November 1900.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 1872403 — 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
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: ÖBB Scotty — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
How long is the Mühlkreisbahn?
The Mühlkreisbahn runs 58 km from Linz to Aigen-Schlägl.
How long does the Mühlkreisbahn take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 29 min for the 58 km. That is an average of 39 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Mühlkreisbahn?
ÖBB.
How old is the Mühlkreisbahn?
The line has been in service since 1900. 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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