Scenic route
Pyhrn railway
Selzthal → Linz · Austria
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Climbs from Linz over the Pyhrn Pass to Selzthal, tying the Westbahn to the Enns valley through the northern limestone Alps.
Stations
- 0 kmSelzthal
- 17 kmSpital am Pyhrn
- 44 kmKlaus
- 50 kmMicheldorf
- 53 kmKirchdorf an der Krems
- 57 kmSchlierbach
- 61 kmNußbach
- 63 kmWartberg an der Krems
- 75 kmRohr-Bad Hall
- 84 kmNeuhofen an der Krems
- 87 kmNöstlbach-St. Marien
- 91 kmNettingsdorf
- 93 kmAnsfelden
- 103 kmLinz Hauptbahnhof
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 3881174 — 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 3 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of REX 4
- 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 Pyhrn railway?
The Pyhrn railway runs 102 km from Selzthal to Linz.
How long does the Pyhrn railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h 50 min for the 102 km. That is an average of 56 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 140 km/h.
Who runs the Pyhrn railway?
ÖBB, with REX, Regional-Express.
How old is the Pyhrn railway?
The line has been in service since 1906. 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 Pyhrn railway run?
17 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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