Heritage route
Steyrtal-Museumsbahn
Steyr → Grünburg · Austria
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Austria’s oldest 760 mm line (1889): ÖGEG steam ambles down the green Steyr valley from Steyr Lokalbahnhof to Grünburg on summer weekends. Bosnian gauge as it began.
Stations
- 0 kmSteyr Lokalbahnhof
- 1 kmUnterhimmel-Christkindl
- 3 kmSchloss Rosenegg
- 4 kmPergern
- 7 kmNeuzeug
- 8 kmLetten
- 10 kmAschach an der Steyr
- 12 kmSommerhubermühle
- 16 kmWaldneukirchen
- 17 kmGrünburg
The stations OpenStreetMap maps along this line, in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Not every train stops at every station.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 20380660: 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 0.2 km from the shape of R 21
- 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 Steyrtal-Museumsbahn?
The Steyrtal-Museumsbahn runs 17 km from Steyr to Grünburg.
How long does the Steyrtal-Museumsbahn take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h for the 17 km. That is an average of 17 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 25 km/h.
Who runs the Steyrtal-Museumsbahn?
ÖGEG, with Steam, 760 mm.
How old is the Steyrtal-Museumsbahn?
The line has been in service since 1889. 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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