Semmering railway with surrounding mountain scenery
Overview
Owner
Austrian Federal Railways
Service
Operator(s)
Austrian Federal Railways
Technical
Line length
41 km (25.5 mi)
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius
190 m (623 ft)
Electrification
15 kV, 16⅔ Hz Overhead line
Maximum incline
2.5 %
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Criteria
Cultural: ii, iv
Reference
785
Inscription
1998 (22nd Session)
Area
156.18 ha
Buffer zone
8,581.21 ha
Route map
Semmeringbahn route
Semmeringbahn (Artificial structures)
Legend
km
elev
Southern Railway from Vienna
74,902
Gloggnitz
439 m (AA)
77,694
Schlöglmühl
458 m above sea level (AA)
81,961
Payerbach-Reichenau
493 m above sea level (AA)
Schwarzatal-Viaduct
(L: 228 m; H: 25 m)
Payerbachgraben-Viaduct
(L: 61 m; H: 15 m)
84,798
Küb
543 m above sea level (AA)
Kübgraben-Viaduct
(L: 42 m; H: 17 m)
85,773
Pettenbachtunnel
(185,25 m)
Höllgraben-Viaduct
(L: 82 m; H: 28 m)
86,663
Steinbauer-Tunnel
(87,66 m)
Abfaltersbachgraben-Viaduct
(L: 93 m; H: 30 m)
88,222
Eichberg
609 m above sea level (AA)
89,185
Eichberg-Tunnel
(88,80 m)
89,400
Geyregger-Tunnel
(80,95 m)
91,027
Rumpler-Tunnel
(52,36 m)
92,284
Klamm-Schottwien
699 m above sea level (AA)
92,400
Crossover Eichberg 3
92,779
Klamm-Tunnel
(190,83 m)
Wagnergraben-Viaduct
(L: 142 m; H: 39 m)
Gamperlgraben-Viaduct
(L: 111 m; H: 37 m)
94,499
Gamperl-Tunnel
(78,2 m)
Rumplergraben-Viaduct
(L: 41 m; H: 19 m)
95,906
Weinzettelwand-Tunnel (three tunnels, two galeries)
(688 m)
96,696
Weinzettelfeld-Tunnel
(238,96 m)
97,574
Breitenstein
791 m above sea level (AA)
98,125
Kleiner Krausel-Tunnel
(13,82 m)
Krausel-Klause-Viaduct
(L: 87 m; H: 36 m)
98,332
Polleros-Tunnel
(337 m)
Kalte-Rinne-Viaduct
(L: 184 m; H: 46 m)
Adlitzgraben-Viaduct
(L: 151 m; H: 24 m)
100,715
Weberkogel-Tunnel
(406,91 m)
101,577
Wolfsberg-Tunnel
(439,53 m)
102,098
Wolfsbergkogel
883 m above sea level (AA)
Kartnerkogel-Viaduct
(L: 44 m; H: 16 m)
102,391
Kartnerkogel-Tunnel
(201,16 m)
103,412
Semmering
896 m above sea level (AA)
Old and new Semmering-Tunnel
(1434 and 1512 m, peak at 898 m)
Border Lower Austria/Styria
Steinhaus-Viaduct
(L: 71 m; H: 17 m)
107,685
Steinhaus
838 m above sea level (AA)
Holzergraben-Viaduct
(L: 82 m; H: 13 m)
Viaduct near Jauern
(L: 30 m; H: 11 m)
110,486
Spital am Semmering
789 m above sea level (AA)
Fröschnitzbach-Viaduct
(L: 25 m; H: 11 m)
116,727
Mürzzuschlag
681 m above sea level (AA)
Südbahn to Graz–Spielfeld-Straß and Klagenfurt
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