Heritage route
Wachaubahn
Krems → Emmersdorf · Austria
Keeps to the north bank of the Danube through the UNESCO Wachau: apricot orchards and terraced vineyards past Dürnstein, where Richard the Lionheart was once held for ransom.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 1571742 — 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 0.5 km from the shape of WHB
- 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 Wachaubahn?
The Wachaubahn runs 34 km from Krems to Emmersdorf.
How long does the Wachaubahn take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h for the 34 km. That is an average of 34 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 60 km/h.
Who runs the Wachaubahn?
NÖVOG.
How old is the Wachaubahn?
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.
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