Vorarlberg Railway

Vorarlberg Railway
Overview
Native nameVorarlbergbahn
Line number5420
LocaleVorarlberg, Austria
Bavaria, Germany
Termini
Service
Route number101 05
Technical
Line length67.746 km (42.095 mi)
Number of tracks
  • 2: Lindau–Lochau-Hörbranz
  • 2: Bregenz–Bludenz
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius321 m (1,053 ft)
Electrification15 kV 16.7 Hz
Operating speed160 km/h (99.4 mph) (maximum)
Maximum incline1.4%
Route map

0.000
Lindau-Insel
S1
Bodenseedamm
Line 5421 from Lindau-Aeschach junction
(Aeschach curve)
1.600
Lindau Langenweg
2.600
Lindau-Reutin
S7
3.800
Lindau Strandbad
5.400
Lindau-Zech
(1944: Lindau-Siebertsdorf)
5.941
Germany
Austria
(Leiblach)
5.988
Unterhochsteg
(until 15 May 1939)
6.500
Lochau-Hörbranz
7.261
Haggen
(until 6 October 1940)
7.700
Langer Stein
(until 15 February 1943)
9.150
Tannenbach
(until 24 November 1971)
9.700
Bregenz Hafen
10.405
Bregenz
S3
398 m above sea level (AA)
Bregenzerwald Railway to Bezau (mostly dismantled)
12.390
Bregenz Riedenburg
13.202
Lauterach Nord
to St. Margrethen (CH)
14.196
Lauterach
to St. Margrethen (CH)
14.707
Wolfurt-Lauterach Süd
16.980
Wolfurt
18.620
Schwarzach in Vorarlberg
(formerly Schwarzach-Wolfurt)
20.248
Haselstauden
22.233
Dornbirn
431 m above sea level (AA)
23.320
Dornbirn-Schoren
25.138
Hatlerdorf
25.827
Siding
30.121
Hohenems
421 m above sea level (AA)
32.214
Altach
(formerly Altach-Bauern)
32.368
Loacker siding
34.760
Götzis
426 m above sea level (AA)
Sattelberg tunnel (81 m)
38.145
Klaus in Vorarlberg
siding (1944: Klaus-Koblach)
38.145
Klaus in Vorarlberg Lst
38.490
siding
39.998
Sulz-Röthis
42.518
Rankweil
463 m above sea level (AA)
44.855
Feldkirch Amberg
46.912
Feldkirch
S2 R5
457 m above sea level (AA)
Schattenburg tunnel (138 and 909 m)
51.387
Frastanz
472 m above sea level (AA)
56.198
Schlins-Beschling
(1944: Schlins)
56.984
Ludesch 1 crossover
57.739
Nenzing
507 m above sea level (AA)
58.849
Hydro Aluminium siding
63.327
Ludesch (formerly Ludesch-Thüringen
(1944: Großwalsertal)) 535 m above sea level (AA)
65.224
Nüziders
67.746
Bludenz
S1S4
558 m above sea level (AA)
Source: Austrian railway atlas[1]

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 railway (Montafonerbahn) lines. The entire route in Austria is owned and is operated up to Lindau-Insel by the Austrian Federal Railways (Österreichische Bundesbahnen, ÖBB). Services of Vorarlberg S-Bahn, one service of St. Gallen S-Bahn and EuroCity trains of Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) also use a part of the line.

The Vorarlberg Railway is the western continuation of the Arlberg Railway (ÖBB timetable number AT 401) through the Walgau valley and the Vorarlberg section of the Rhine Valley.

  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Österreich (Austrian railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2010. pp. 52, 70. ISBN 978-3-89494-138-3.