Classic route
Szombathely–Szentgotthárd railway
Szentgotthárd → Szombathely · Hungary
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The old Hungarian Western Railway toward Graz, now the through run from Szombathely to Szentgotthárd on the Austrian border.
Stations
- 0 kmSzentgotthárd
- 2 kmHaris
- 9 kmAlsórönök
- 13 kmRátót
- 18 kmCsákánydoroszló
- 23 kmHorvátnádalja
- 27 kmKörmend
- 36 kmEgyházasrádóc
- 45 kmJák-Balogunyom
- 50 kmSzombathely-Szőlős
- 53 kmSzombathely
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 11983207 — 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 9167
- 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 Szombathely–Szentgotthárd railway?
The Szombathely–Szentgotthárd railway runs 53 km from Szentgotthárd to Szombathely.
How long does the Szombathely–Szentgotthárd railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 52 min for the 53 km. That is an average of 61 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.
Who runs the Szombathely–Szentgotthárd railway?
ÖBB, with InterCity.
How old is the Szombathely–Szentgotthárd railway?
The line has been in service since 1872. 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 Szombathely–Szentgotthárd railway run?
23 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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