Pustertalbahn

Follows the Puster Valley below the Dolomites from the Brenner line at Fortezza past Bruneck and the Three Peaks, crossing into Austria at Innichen to run on to Lienz in East Tyrol.

The Puster Valley line of 1871 links the Brenner mainline at Fortezza with the Drava valley of East Tyrol, running east under the Dolomites for its whole length. It passes Bruneck, the gateway to the Kronplatz, and the resort villages below the Three Peaks of Lavaredo before crossing the watershed and the Italian–Austrian border at Innichen/San Candido, then following the young Drava down to Lienz. Modern Stadler Flirt railcars have made it a busy regional artery through the mountains.

Stations

1. 0 kmFortezza - Franzensfeste
2. 8 kmMühlbach - Rio di Pusteria
3. 13 kmVintl - Vandoies
4. 23 kmEhrenburg - Casteldarne
5. 29 kmSt. Lorenzen - San Lorenzo di Sebato
6. 32 kmBruneck - Brunico
7. Show 9 more stations

   1. 33 kmBruneck Nord - Brunico Nord
   2. 38 kmPercha/Kronplatz - Perca/Plan de Corones
   3. 44 kmOlang-Antholz - Valdaora-Anterselva
   4. 60 kmToblach - Dobbiaco
   5. 64 kmInnichen - San Candido
   6. 69 kmVierschach-Helm - Versciaco-Elmo
   7. 74 kmWeitlanbrunn
   8. 76 kmSillian
   9. 78 kmHeinfels
8. 79 kmTassenbach
9. 85 kmAbfaltersbach
10. 90 kmMittewald a. d. Drau
11. 96 kmThal
12. 106 kmLienz

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.

Along the way

• Fortezza fortress junction
• Bruneck old town
• Toblach — gateway to the Three Peaks
• Innichen/San Candido border
• Drava valley into Lienz

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 1774765 — 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 R 1889
• Wikipedia has an article for this line
• See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is the Pustertalbahn?

The Pustertalbahn runs 105 km from Fortezza to Lienz. It runs through Italy and Austria.

How long does the Pustertalbahn take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h for the 105 km. That is an average of 53 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 80 km/h.

Who runs the Pustertalbahn?

SAD and ÖBB, with SAD Stadler Flirt, ÖBB.

How old is the Pustertalbahn?

The line has been in service since 1871. 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 Pustertalbahn run?

Hourly.

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