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The rail system of Liechtenstein is small, consisting of one line connecting Austria and Switzerland through Liechtenstein of 9.5 km (5.9 mi). This line links Feldkirch, Austria, and Buchs, Switzerland. It is electrified using the standard system used in both Austria and Switzerland (15 kV with overhead wiring). [citation needed]
Most lines are in 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge, while especially in the Alpine region there are several narrow-gauge railway lines and funiculars. Within the European Union , Austria is among the leaders regarding the distance traveled by rail per inhabitant and year: 1,510 km (940 mi) in 2022. [ 1 ]
Since 2023, several railway stations on the main line are also served by long-distance trains of WESTbahn to Wien Westbahnhof. [7] The S1 (which crosses the Austrian-German border), S3 and R5 (which both cross the Austrian-Swiss border), and S7/RE 7/REX 7 (which runs through Austria, Germany and Switzerland) are part of Bodensee S-Bahn. [5] [8]
hochgeschwindigkeitszuege.com ("High-speed trains") : maps from ICE network but also from the routes taken by high-speed trains in The Netherlands, Belgium, France, United Kingdom, Austria, Italy, Spain, etc. South-East Europe: File:Railway map of South East Europe.png; Austria. ÖBB Network map; Baltic states: Rail Baltica; Lithuania
The Vorarlberg Railway (German: Vorarlbergbahn) denotes a railway line running in north-south direction through the Austrian state of Vorarlberg and extending to Lindau (Germany). Its route is similar to the Rheintal/Walgau Autobahn , from Lindau to the border and to Bludenz , where it connects to the Arlberg Railway and Bludenz–Schruns ...
This article provides a list of operational and under construction (or approved) high-speed rail networks, listed by country or region. While the International Union of Railways defines high-speed rail as public transport by rail at speeds of at least 200 km/h (124 mph) for upgraded tracks and 250 km/h (155 mph) or faster for new tracks, this article lists all the systems and lines that ...
The Transalpin is a EuroCity express train linking Zürich (Switzerland) with Graz (Austria) via Liechtenstein. Introduced in 2013, it is operated by the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB-CFF-FFS). From 1958 to 2010 a train of the same name linked Basel or Zürich with Vienna (see history below).
There are a few railway lines crossing the France–Switzerland border, the most-frequented ones being the Lyon–Geneva railway and the Strasbourg–Basel railway lines. TGV Lyria, a joint-venture between SBB and the French SNCF, operates high-speed trains from Paris or southern France to Genève-Cornavin and Lausanne or Basel SBB and Zurich HB.