Puster Valley Railway

Puster Valley Railway
Puster Valley Railway
Overview
Other name(s)
  • Franzensfeste–Innichen railway
  • Fortezza–San Candido railway
Native nameRosentalbahn
Line number44
LocaleSouth Tyrol, Italy
Termini
Service
Route number210
History
Opened20 November 1871 (1871-11-20)
Technical
Line length65 km (40 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification3 kV DC
Route map

Legend
km
elev
from Innsbruck
0.000
 Franzensfeste/Fortezza
747 m
to Verona
1.819
 Unterau/Pradisotto, closed 1944)
1.893
Franzensfeste Fortress bridge (78 m)
744 m
2.340
Eisack/Isarco
3.293
 Aicha/Aica
749 m
3.843
Ochsenbich/Colle del Bue tunnel
(257 m)
4.780
 Schabs/Sciaves
(closed 1962[1])
757 m
Rigger Valley Link (under construction)
7.668
Valles
8.100
 Mühlbach/Rio di Pusteria
749 m
13.475
 Vintl/Vandoies
744 m
Rienz/Rienza
 St. Sigmund/San Sigismondo
761 m
23.699
 Ehrenburg/Casteldarne
749 m
29.368
 St. Lorenzen/San Lorenzo
(since 2008[2])
815 m
29.615
 St. Lorenzen/San Lorenzo
816 m
32.442
 Bruneck/Brunico
828 m
to Taufers/Tures (closed 1957)
Rienz/Rienza
33.344
 Bruneck Nord/Brunico Nord
(opened 2013[3])
36.807
Lamprechtsburg/Monte Lamberto tunnel (338 m)
38.455
Percha-Kronplatz/
Perca-Plan de Corones
(opened Dec 2010)
Rienz/Rienza
39.819
Wielenberg/Vila tunnel (61 m)
40.029
Rasen/Rasùn tunnel (192 m)
43.944
 Olang-Antholz/Valdaora-Anterselva
1002 m
49.728
Welsberg/Monguelfo tunnel (140 m)
50.896
Welsberg-Gsies/
Monguelfo-Valle di Casies
1094 m
55.943
Niederdorf-Prags/
Villabassa-Braies-Val di Braies
1148 m
Rienz/Rienza
from Calalzo (closed 1964)
60.717
 Toblach/Dobbiaco
1210 m
64.509
 Innichen/San Candido
(voltage change)
1176 m
68.819
 Vierschach/Versciaco
(1961–1989)
1138 m
69.115
Vierschach-Helm/
Versciaco-Elmo
(opened 2014)
1137 m
??.???
Vierschach-Winnebach/
Versciaco-Prato
(closed 1961)
1138 m
Drava
71.668
Winnebach/
Prato alla Drava
(1961–1989)
1125 m
72.568
0Italy
Austria
national border
1113 m
to Klagenfurt
km
Source: Italian railway atlas[4]

The Puster Valley Railway (German: Pustertalbahn; Italian: Ferrovia della Val Pusteria) is a standard gauge, single-track railway line in the Puster Valley between Franzensfeste (Italian: Fortezza) and Innichen (San Candido), South Tyrol, Italy. The line branches off the Brenner Railway in Franzensfeste and runs via Bruneck and Toblach to Innichen, where it continues as the Drava Valley Railway (Drautalbahn).

Historically, there was no separation between the Puster Valley Railway and the Drava Valley Railway, as the granting of the concession, the construction and the commissioning of the line from Villach to Franzensfeste covered the whole line. However, since the transition between the Italian and Austrian electrification systems is now located in Innichen station, this is usually considered the terminus of the two lines. Alternatively, the national border east of Innichen or the Toblach saddle west of Innichen may be seen as the border between the two lines.

  1. ^ Ordine di Servizio (in Italian) (85). Ferrovie dello Stato. 1962.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  2. ^ "Impianti FS". I Treni (in Italian) (311): 8, 10. January 2009.
  3. ^ "Impianti FS". I Treni (in Italian). XXXIV (364): 8. November 2013.
  4. ^ Railway Atlas 2010, p. 3.