Schafberg Railway

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Schafbergbahn
Schafbergbahn near St. Wolfgang
Overview
Owner	Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB)
Locale	St. Wolfgang (Austria)
Termini	St. Wolfgang Schafbergspitze
Stations	4[1]
Service
Type	Rack railway
Operator(s)	SLB[1]
History
Opened	1893[1]
Technical
Line length	5.85 km (3.64 mi)[1]
Number of tracks	Single track[1]
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)[1]
Electrification	no[1]
Maximum incline	26%[1]

The Schafberg Railway (German: Schafbergbahn) is a metre gauge cog railway in Upper Austria and Salzburg leading from Sankt Wolfgang im Salzkammergut up to the Schafberg (1,783 m). With a total length of 5.85 km it gains about 1,200 m in height difference.

Construction of the Schafberg Railway commenced in 1892 and operations begun during the following year. It is owned by Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and operated by the local company SchafbergBahn und Wolfgangsee Schifffahrt (SLB), part of the Salzburg AG group,^[1] The railway has operate both traditional steam locomotives and diesel traction, including railcars. It has been claimed to be the oldest steam-worked rack railway in Austria.^[2]