Classic route
Railjet Wien–Lienz
Vienna → Lienz · Austria
- Distance
- 470 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 5 h 20 min
- Average speed
- 88 km/h
- Top speed
- 250 km/h
- Train
- ÖBB railjet
- Countries
- Austria
- In service since
- 2025
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Osttirol’s capital link restored: two railjets a day over the Semmering, through the new Koralm tunnel and up the Drau valley — a child of the Dec 2025 timetable.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from 2 OpenStreetMap relations, their own nodes end to end: relation 4640716 (374 km), relation 11185840 (67 km) — 441 km of the route between them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 13 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits 0.1 km from the shape of RJ 556
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
How long is the Railjet Wien–Lienz?
The Railjet Wien–Lienz runs 470 km from Vienna to Lienz.
How long does the Railjet Wien–Lienz take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 5 h 20 min for the 470 km. That is an average of 88 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 250 km/h.
Who runs the Railjet Wien–Lienz?
ÖBB.
How old is the Railjet Wien–Lienz?
The line has been in service since 2025. 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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