Scenic route
EC Transalpin
Zurich → Graz · Switzerland · Liechtenstein · Austria
One train, one panorama car, half the Alps: Zurich to Graz over the Arlberg, past Zell am See, the Ennstal and the Gesäuse gates — the day-long EuroCity people ride for the window.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from 2 OpenStreetMap relations, their own nodes end to end: relation 1623486 (136 km), relation 14976150 (228 km) — 364 km of the route between them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 96.4% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 22 m); the longest stretch away from it is 9.5 km
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits 0.1 km from the shape of EC 163
- 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 EC Transalpin?
The EC Transalpin runs 697 km from Zurich to Graz. It runs through Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Austria.
How long does the EC Transalpin take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 9 h 50 min for the 697 km. That is an average of 71 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the EC Transalpin?
ÖBB and SBB, with EuroCity with SBB panorama car.
How old is the EC Transalpin?
The line has been in service since 1875. 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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