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Currently, no railway line exists across the southern section of the border. There have been plans in the past to connect the Rhätische Bahn network at Scuol-Tarasp (canton of Grisons) with the Arlberg Railway at Landeck-Zams via the Reschenscheideckbahn, but the latter was never completed.
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] It was ranked fifth among national European rail systems in the 2017 European Railway Performance Index. [2] Austria is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC).
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]
Urban rail transit in Switzerland includes trams and light rail in several cities, commuter rail systems centered around cities (known as S-Bahn), a single, small metro system and funiculars. Plans for a rapid transit in Zurich , Switzerland's largest city, were discontinued after a referendum.
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).
Map of the European Transport Corridors Map of the TEN-T Comprehensive and Core Networks . The Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) is a planned network of roads, railways, airports and water infrastructure in the European Union.
Headquarters in Vienna Railjet (RJ), the high-speed-train of ÖBB Intercity-Express (ICE) Map of the main network in Austria InterCity (IC) on the Semmering railway ÖBB Nightjet (NJ) train in München Hbf An ÖBB EuroCity (EC) train in Bolzano, South Tyrol RegionalExpress train (REX) in Vienna Regional train (R) in Styria The Vienna S-Bahn is a suburban metro railway network in the ...
Nearly 57% of railway lines in the European Union are electrified, [1] whereas in Switzerland about 99% are electrified. [14] Likewise, the electrification systems of lines varies between countries. [15] 15 kV AC has been used in Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Norway and Sweden since 1912, while the Netherlands and France use 1500 V
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