Classic route
Tauernschleuse
Böckstein → Mallnitz-Obervellach · Austria
View on the map →Wikipedia ↗Stations · 2
Salzburg to Carinthia without the pass: the car shuttle through the 1909 Tauern tunnel, hourly under the Alpine main ridge from Böckstein to Mallnitz.
Stations
- 0 kmBöckstein
- 12 kmMallnitz-Obervellach +1
The stations this train called at in the operator’s timetable (ÖBB Scotty, the ASTB 9603 on 12 October 2026), in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Other runs of the train may skip some of them, and the timetable can change. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 20 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits 0.1 km from the shape of ASTB 9605
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Tauernschleuse?
The Tauernschleuse runs 12 km from Böckstein to Mallnitz-Obervellach.
How long does the Tauernschleuse take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 12 min for the 12 km. That is an average of 60 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Tauernschleuse?
ÖBB.
How old is the Tauernschleuse?
The line has been in service since 1909. 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 Tauernschleuse run?
18 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
More classic routes
- LNER Azuma
The Flying Scotsman’s route since 1862: and where Mallard set the never-beaten steam record of 203 km/h in 1938.
Wikipedia ↗ - Alfa Pendular
A tilting Pendolino leaning through the curves of the 19th-century Linha do Norte between Portugal’s two great cities.
Wikipedia ↗ - EIP Pendolino
Rides Poland’s 1970s Central Main Line (CMK), engineered decades ahead of its time and now being upgraded to 250 km/h.
Wikipedia ↗ - Railjet
Follows the old Orient Express alignment down the Danube plain: centre to centre faster than any flight.
Wikipedia ↗
More train routes in Austria.