Scenic route
Zillertalbahn
Jenbach → Mayrhofen · Austria
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A working 760 mm-gauge valley railway that still runs steam trains alongside its half-hourly regular service to Mayrhofen.
Stations
- 0 kmJenbach
- 2 kmRotholz
- 3 kmStrass im Zillertal
- 6 kmSchlitters-Bruck am Ziller
- 8 kmGagering
- 10 kmFügen-Hart im Zillertal
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- 11 kmKapfing
- 12 kmUderns im Zillertal
- 15 kmRied im Zillertal
- 16 kmKaltenbach-Stumm im Zillertal
- 18 kmAngererbach-Ahrnbach
- 20 kmAschau im Zillertal
- 22 kmErlach im Zillertal
- 24 kmZell am Ziller
- 25 kmLaimach Regionalmuseum
- 27 kmRamsau-Hippach
- 28 kmBichl im Zillertal
- 31 kmMayrhofen im Zillertal
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 176315 — 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 123
- 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 Zillertalbahn?
The Zillertalbahn runs 31.7 km from Jenbach to Mayrhofen.
How long does the Zillertalbahn take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h for the 31.7 km. That is an average of 32 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 70 km/h.
Who runs the Zillertalbahn?
Zillertaler Verkehrsbetriebe (ZVB), with modern diesel railcar, steam-hauled heritage train.
How old is the Zillertalbahn?
The line has been in service since 1902. 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 Zillertalbahn run?
23 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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