43-503: The Rudolf Railway (German: Rudolfsbahn ) refers to a railway in Austria connecting Amstetten and the Italian border near Tarvisio , along with a branch from Kastenreith to St. Valentine . Its name is derived from the k.k. priv. Kronprinz Rudolf-Bahn Gesellschaft ( Imperial–royal , "privileged"—by the grant of a concession— Crown Prince Rudolf Railway Company, KRB ). The main line, which
86-497: A Gymnasium, HLW Amstetten and HAK Amstetten. Language learning in Amstetten is enhanced greatly by the presence of English Language Assistants from the UK and USA, who also run regular extra-curricular events in the local area. There is also a vocational boarding school for technical professions and craftsman education. Amstetten provides good shopping opportunities for its residents. There is
129-553: A dance and music school. Amstetten has a train station that is served by OEBB trains and the Westbahn trains. From the station, there are direct rail services to Vienna, Munich and Salzburg as well as local tourist attraction Melk. Amstetten is twinned with: Railjet Railjet is a high-speed rail service in Europe operated by Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and Czech Railways (ČD). Branded as Railjet Express (RJX) for
172-593: A dedicated rail bypass near Rosenheim for this purpose. From December 2018 faster Railjet trains were denominated as Railjet Express (RJX) between Salzburg and Vienna stopping only in Linz and Sankt Pölten in order to distinguish them from those with the additional stops in Vöcklabruck , Attnang-Puchheim , Wels , Sankt Valentin , Amstetten and Tullnerfeld . Commercial services started on 14 December 2008 between Munich , Vienna and Budapest , gradually replacing
215-499: A manually operated brake using the disc brakes. Primary bogie suspension is by coil spring, and secondary suspension is pneumatic. The driving trailers are designated 'Afmpz', the premium and business class vehicle 'Ampz', the 'bistro' or restaurant car 'ARbmpz' and the economy class cars 'Bmpz'. The intermediate passenger wagon bodyshells of the first units were manufactured by Siemens in Maribor , Slovenia. Final assembly takes place at
258-523: A shopping centre with clothes shops, shoe shops, a supermarket, technology shops and other amenities. The shopping centre also has free WiFi. Amstetten’s high street has some clothes shops and several restaurants. There are two second hand shops in Amstetten where good quality clothes can be purchased cheaply. There are several large supermarkets including an Interspar, Merkur and Hofer. Unfortunately, details of Amstetten’s culture scene are not easily found online. For detailed information of events in Amstetten,
301-439: A summer musical theatre made of amateurs and professionals entertains in what is called 'Musicalsummer Amstetten'. Amstetten has several churches. There is a small forest and a river for walking opportunities. There is an indoor and outdoor swimming pool, the 'Naturbad', which is designed to bring the aesthetics of a natural pool into a manmade pool. The pool has a sauna and a slide. There are several gyms in Amstetten as well as
344-719: A very windy route to Udine that originally formed part of the Rudolf Railway. The Rudolf Railway formed the third north–south Alpine crossing in Austria along with the Southern Railway ( Semmering railway ) to the east and the Brenner Railway to the west. It was built by the Mährischen Eisenbauunternehmen (Moravian iron construction company) of the Klein brothers. The chief engineer was Otto Thienemann. Since there
387-520: Is a city in Lower Austria . It is the capital of the Amstetten District and the centre of the historical region Mostviertel (“Most” – lightly fermented apple juice, “viertel” – a region of the province Lower Austria ). Amstetten is situated between Linz (60 km; 40 miles) and Vienna (120 km; 75 miles) on the highway and just over an hour from Vienna by highspeed-train, and lies on
430-407: Is half Business Class and half First Class, and the next coach is half First Class and half the in-train cafe. The rest of the coaches are Economy Class, so the ČD Railjet has one less First Class coach and one more Economy class coach. The industrial design company Spirit Design was contracted to provide an exterior and interior design, three colour schemes were presented and the livery to be used
473-585: Is now often considered to form part of the Southern Railway (although this is not historically correct): Vienna–Bruck an der Mur–Leoben–Klagenfurt–Villach. All Railjet and EuroCity services on the Vienna – Klagenfurt Hbf Villach Hbf route as well as some freight trains, which mainly go to Italy or Slovenia, use this section of the line (until the Koralm Railway opens). Between the stations of Friesach or St. Veit an der Glan and Villach (via Klagenfurt Hbf),
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#1732854600361516-645: The Lainz Tunnel since 2015. In December 2009 service started between Vienna via Innsbruck to Bregenz and Zürich . Services between Vienna and Bregenz/Zürich via Salzburg and Innsbruck were increased by the end of 2010. Following the completion of the track improvement works on the Westbahn in December 2012, the journey time between Vienna and Innsbruck is now about 4hr15min. From Wien Hauptbahnhof trains also serve Vienna Airport . Since 2011, Railjet trains also run on
559-611: The Southern Railway line from Vienna to Graz and Klagenfurt / Villach . From 2013 to 2017 trains also served Lienz in East Tyrol . This service has been replaced by an Inter City Train. On 15 June 2014, České dráhy inaugurated a Railjet connection from Wiener Neustadt to Prague . Since December 2014, trains run from Graz via Vienna and Brno to Prague main station ( Praha hlavní nádraží ). From December 2016, newly delivered Railjet trainsets replaced further InterCity trains on existing routes within Austria. From December 2017,
602-737: The Wels–Passau railway ). The financial situation of the KRB deteriorated after the economic crisis of 1873. The KRB was forced into administration in 1880 and it was nationalised in 1884. After its nationalisation, the Amstetten–Kastenreith branch was upgraded because the Imperial Royal Austrian State Railways directed traffic between Vienna and Carinthia via the Western Railway and the Rudolf Railway (in competition with
645-678: The City Hall (Rathaus) can provide programmes and leaflets. Johann Pölz Halle is the local concert hall where school balls, theatre performances and concerts are held. Amstetten has an annual 'Kulturwochen', a series of weeks in Autumn dedicated to Culture. This includes performances from the Amstetten Symphony Orchestra and local Amateur dramatic groups, as well as professional theatre, cabarets, story-telling, lectures and exhibitions. In Winter, Amstetten has its own Christmas Market. In Summer,
688-564: The Vienna - Salzburg core route), where one is separated and continues to Munich, while the other heads to Innsbruck. All Railjets from and to Innsbruck, Bregenz and Zürich use the Deutsches Eck (German corner) transit route through Bavaria without stopping as this is the fastest route between Salzburg and western Tyrol due to the topography of the Austrian Alps . The Deutsches Eck provides
731-403: The cab car, is half Business Class and half First Class. The next coach is First Class only, followed by a coach that is half First Class and the other half is the in-train restaurant. The rest of the coaches are Economy only coaches. ČD's Railjet has replaces one First Class coach for one Economy class coach, so its consist is slightly different: The coach that is the furthest from the locomotive
774-412: The control car, the second coach and half of the third coach which also contains spaces and facilities for wheelchair users. 76 seats are provided in [2+1] formation. The remainder of the third coach contains the restaurant which provides an at seat service. The remaining four coaches provide 316 economy class seats in [2+2] formation, the fourth coach also contains an area for families and children. From
817-444: The existing Vienna-Villach route was extended to Venezia Santa Lucia via Udine . This is the first Railjet connection to a coastal region. Services to Ljubljana and/or Zagreb have been discussed since 2010 but have since not materialized. Railjet trains have three levels of service; economy, first and business classes. Business class has the highest level of service, containing premium seating for 16 passengers located in
860-583: The fastest services and as Railjet (RJ) for services with additional stops, it was introduced in 2008 and operates at speeds of up to 230 km/h (143 mph). Railjet is ÖBB's premier service and operates both domestically within Austria and on international services to adjacent major cities in the Czech Republic , Germany , Switzerland , Italy , Hungary and Slovakia . Rather than choosing electric multiple units (EMUs) such as Deutsche Bahn's ICE 3 ,
903-435: The following route network. Not all stops are shown, route sections only served by some trains are shown in brackets: Some services are served by two joint trainsets which might be coupled and separated on their way. For example, a trainset incoming from Budapest is coupled with another incoming from Vienna International Airport at Vienna main station . They travel together until Salzburg (providing more passenger capacity on
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#1732854600361946-491: The former EuroCity connection until September 2009. Since 2011 trains run to Frankfurt (Main) and Wiesbaden on weekends. Following the completion of the track improvement works on the Westbahn , running at speeds between 200–230 km/h (120–140 mph) from 2012, the journey time between Salzburg and Vienna is now about 2hr20min. Since December 2014, trains serve the new Wien Hauptbahnhof , passing Wien Meidling and
989-404: The front part of the control car at the opposite end of the train to the locomotive. The seating plan is in an 'open compartments' style similar to a corridor coach layout, but open plan and doorless, and intended to be a considerable improvement over previous first class accommodation. A galley separates the business and first class compartments. First class seating occupies the remainder of
1032-557: The hour and departed at 5 minutes after the hour. On the hour, there was a crossing of the Vienna–Salzburg Railjet services, which provided connections to Linz and Vienna. Since the private operator WESTbahn has been assigned the Railjet routes by ÖBB-Infrastruktur since December 2017, the meeting of ÖBB services on the hour in Amstetten has been abandoned. As the result of a new timetable concept geared towards Linz commuters and
1075-614: The introduction of the Kärnten-Takt (Carinthian cycle) in December 2008. The St. Michael–Unzmarkt section has been part of the S8 of the S-Bahn Steiermark since December 2016. Passenger traffic on the section between Selzthal and Weißenbach-St. Gallen was discontinued on 6 September 2009, with the exception of a pair of trains on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, as the ÖBB considered the route no longer economical for passenger traffic. It
1118-649: The least expensive. In September 2007 Siemens received an additional order for 44 more Railjet trains from the Austrian Federal Railways. The total value of the order was €798 million for 469 passenger carriages. In September 2011 Siemens agreed the sale of sixteen Railjet trainsets to the Czech Railways ( České Dráhy ); the sets should have been originally built for an uncompleted order for ÖBB, ČD's trainsets were to be hauled by Škoda 's ČD Class 380 electric locomotives. In 2012 Czech Railways cancelled
1161-597: The line was integrated into the S-Bahn Kärnten (Carinthian S-Bahn) as line S1 at the timetable change in December 2010. Line S2 of the Carinthian S-Bahn has been running between St. Veit an der Glan and Villach (via Feldkirchen in Kärnten ) since December 2011. As part of the new S-Bahn operation, the frequency and the number of local trains have increased significantly, although in some cases this had already happened with
1204-786: The order. A reduced order of seven Viaggio Comfort trainsets was agreed in August 2012. In June 2014 ÖBB took up an option for a remaining nine railjets from Siemens, planned to be used on the Westbahn route between Vienna and Salzburg and will also be equipped to operate in Italy. The first unit was produced on 15 September 2008, and put on display at Graz , then Innotrans in late September and then at Salzburger Verkehrstage on 15 October. The first railjet trains began test runs in late 2008. A Railjet train set consists of seven or nine individual coaches that are permanently coupled with airtight interconnections, but with buffer and hook couplings on
1247-650: The original Rudolfsbahn now form parts of other lines. The Schober Pass line between Selzthal and St. Michael also forms part of the long-distance line between Linz and Graz via Selzthal (including the Pyhrn Railway ) and the Innsbruck–Bischofshofen–Selzthal–Graz line (including the Enns Valley Railway ). The Leoben–Klagenfurt line via St. Michael, the Neumarkt saddle and St. Veit an der Glan
1290-407: The outer ends of the set of coaches suitable for buffer and chain screw coupling Two complete train sets with two locomotives can be run as a pair giving a train of fourteen carriages. The coach furthest from the locomotive acts as a control car . The number of carriages per train can be extended up to ten in a single train unit. The ÖBB Railjet's coach that is the furthest from the locomotive,
1333-557: The rail works at Simmering, Vienna ; the first three trains were assembled by Siemens, the remainder by ÖBB technical services. The driving trailers are manufactured by ÖBB Infrastruktur Bau under subcontract to Siemens. Siemens is the main contractor for the vehicles and markets the coach design as Viaggio Comfort . Brake equipment is supplied by Knorr-Bremse , air-conditioning by Liebherr , and doors, carriage connections, toilets and seats are manufactured by other subcontractors. As of December 2015, Railjets of ÖBB and ČD serve
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1376-607: The replacement of most of the Bombardier Talent (class 4024) services with Siemens Desiro (class 4744) services, which have more rapid acceleration, connections are guaranteed at Amstetten to Linz in the morning and from Linz in the afternoon. A regional train runs between Amstetten and Selzthal on weekends. It is the only passenger train that still serves the Gesäuse section. Amstetten, Lower Austria Amstetten ( German pronunciation: [amˈʃtɛtn̩] )
1419-600: The river Ybbs and Url [ de ] as well near the Danube river. There are traces of human settlements from the Stone Age and the Bronze Age in the area. The first permanent settlement in the area to be mentioned in written sources was Ulmerfeld , mentioned in 995. The first mention of Amstetten itself is dated to 1111. In 1858, the town was linked to the rest of Austria-Hungary by railroad. Since 1868, it has also been
1462-467: The seat of the local district administration. During World War II , there were two subcamps of the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp in Amstetten. The Doka Group , a major international producer/supplier of formwork , has their company headquarters in Amstetten. Amstetten has a variety of schools which cater to the needs of its residents, and residents of neighbouring villages. These include
1505-535: The side panels or extra systems for international working. The bodies of the vehicles are constructed from ribbed, cold-rolled steel, with the driving trailer deriving its forward end shape from the Taurus locomotives. The passenger cars are equipped with electropneumatic disc brakes (3 per axle in SF400 bogies), as well as electromagnetic track brakes ( eddy current brakes ), and a parking brake. The driving trailer also has
1548-592: The still private Southern Railway). In the decades after the Second World War, direct trains from Vienna West still operated over this route. The KRB connected to the Italian rail network south of Pontebba in the Canale valley. All lines of the former Rudolf Railway in modern Austria belong to the Austrian Federal Railways . Today the name Rudolf Railway is only used for the northern section, although
1591-582: The street name Rudolfsbahnstraße (Rudolf Railway Street) that occurs in some places along the line still refer to it. This is because the St. Valentin/Amstetten–Villach–Tarvisio route as such is no longer significant. The term Rudolfsbahn is used particularly for the Amstetten–Waidhofen–Kleinreifling–Selzthal route through the Ybbs and Enns valley (timetable route 130). Individual sections of
1634-558: The ÖBB Class 1293 Vectron , or diesel locomotives. The first twenty three ÖBB Class 1116 locomotives used in Railjet service were given a number of modifications: a third pantograph and the relevant train safety systems for operating outside Austria (Hungary, Switzerland and the Czech Republic) and a silver-colored side skirt below the floor level, giving a more streamlined appearance. A second set of twenty locomotives were equipped only for work in Austria and Germany and did not receive
1677-464: The ÖBB opted for locomotive-hauled push-pull high-speed trains, which could be hauled by its existing fleet of Taurus high-speed Siemens EuroSprinter electric locomotives. On 9 February 2006, 9 months after receiving sealed bids, the board of directors of the Austrian Federal Railways awarded Siemens a contract to build 23 sets of 7-coach trains, with the Siemens design viewed to be the best as well as
1720-534: Was decided by poll conducted by the Austrian tabloid Kronen Zeitung . In 2009 the railjet design was given a Red Dot award. The Railjet vehicles are designed to be propelled in push-pull mode by standard electric locomotives, specifically the Siemens ES64U2 and ES64U4 (ÖBB Class 1116 and 1216 Taurus ) already owned by the Austrian Federal Railways, but can also be hauled by any other electric locomotives such as
1763-465: Was opened from 1868 to 1873, ran on the St. Valentin–Kastenreith– Kleinreifling – Selzthal – Schoberpass – St. Michael – Neumarkt saddle– St. Veit an der Glan – Feldkirchen in Kärnten – Villach – Tarvisio Centrale route. The section of the line within the current borders of Italy now runs over the new Tarvisio–Udine railway (opened in November 2000) through Tarvisio Boscoverde . It replaced
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1806-609: Was replaced by a service with normal buses. A second pair of trains towards Selzthal in the afternoon and towards Weißenbach-St. Gallen in the morning was reintroduced at the start of the 2019/2020 timetable. In addition, both pairs of trains connect to/from Vienna West. The Amstetten–Kleinreifling route is served every hour. In the mornings and evenings, some trains from Amstetten only run to Waidhofen a.d. Ybbs; on weekdays except Saturdays, some trains continue from Kleinreifling to Weißenbach-St.Gallen. Until December 2017, trains from Eisenwurzen reached Amstetten mostly at 55 minutes after
1849-653: Was too little traffic on its own line, the KRB was economically dependent to a large extent on through traffic and thus on the transport policy of other railways (mainly the Empress Elisabeth Railway — Kaiserin Elisabeth-Bahn ; KEB). Both of the northern endpoints of the KRB network were on lines of the Empress Elisabeth Railway (St. Valentin and Amstetten on the Western Railway and Schärding on
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