Köflach railway line

Köflach railway line
Route map
Overview
Owner	ÖBB
Termini	Graz Köflach
Stations	16
Service
Services
Operator(s)	Graz-Köflacher Bahn und Busbetrieb
History
Opened	3 April 1860 (1860-04-03)
Technical
Line length	40.2 km (25.0 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Highest elevation	448 m (1,470 ft)
Route map km Southern railway line 0.0 Graz 363 m (AA) Southern railway line 0.6 Graz Köflacherbahnhof 2.8 Graz Wetzelsdorf 4.9 Graz Webling 6.4 Graz Straßgang 349 m 11.1 Premstätten-Tobelbad 360 m Doblbach 15.9 Lieboch 336 m Wieserbahn Liebochbach 18.2 Lieboch Schadendorf 21.7 Söding-Mooskirchen 24.7 Köppling Kainach 27.5 Krottendorf-Ligist 359 m 29.5 Gaisfeld Teigitsch Kremser tunnel (103 m) 31.6 Krems in Steiermark 33.9 Voitsberg 396 m Kainach 2x 36.1 0.0 Bärnbach 1.6 Oberdorf in Steiermark Rosental tunnel (244 m) Gradnerbach 40.2 Köflach 451 m (AA) Source

The Köflach railway line (German: Köflacherbahn) is a standard gauge railway line in the province of Styria in Austria. It runs 40.2 kilometres (25.0 mi) from a junction with the Southern railway line at Graz Hauptbahnhof to Köflach. Graz-Köflacher Bahn und Busbetrieb (GKB) owns and operates the line.

History

The Graz-Köflacher Eisenbahn- und Bergbaugesellschaft (lit. 'Graz-Köflach Railway and Mining Company') was established in 1856 to construct a railway line from Köflach to Graz. The line opened for goods traffic on 3 April 1860; passenger service began on 1 November. The Wieserbahn, which branches off south from the line at Lieboch, opened on 8 April 1873. Ownership of the line was transferred to ÖBB in 2024 as part of plans to electrify and modernize both lines.

Route

The line originates at Graz Hauptbahnhof, on the west side of Graz, and runs south to Lieboch, where the Wieserbahn continues south. The line then turns west and follows the Kainach river to Bärnbach. At Bärnbach, it crosses the Kainach and follows the Gradnerbach tributary to Köflach.

Operation

Graz-Köflacher Bahn und Busbetrieb (GKB) operates two services of the Styria S-Bahn over the line. The S7 operates hourly, with additional service on weekdays, over the entire line between Graz and Köflach. The S61 provides additional service via Lieboch to Wies-Eibiswald via the Wieserbahn.

Stations

Name	Locality	Services	Coordinates
Graz Hauptbahnhof	Graz		47°4′19″N 15°25′1″E
Graz Köflacherbahnhof			47°4′6″N 15°24′50″E
Graz Wetzelsdorf			47°3′5″N 15°24′5″E
Graz Webling			47°1′56″N 15°24′21″E
Graz Straßgang			47°1′15″N 15°24′20″E
Premstätten-Tobelbad	Premstätten		46°58′47″N 15°23′28″E
Lieboch	Lieboch		46°58′7″N 15°20′44″E
Lieboch Schadendorf			46°58′47″N 15°19′3″E
Söding-Mooskirchen	Söding-Sankt Johann		46°59′49″N 15°16′58″E
Köppling			47°0′11″N 15°14′38″E
Krottendorf-Ligist	Krottendorf-Gaisfeld		47°0′35″N 15°12′52″E
Gaisfeld			47°1′17″N 15°11′50″E
Krems in Steiermark	Voitsberg		47°1′58″N 15°10′32″E
Voitsberg			47°2′36″N 15°9′1″E
Bärnbach	Bärnbach		47°3′21″N 15°7′47″E
Köflach	Köflach		47°3′42″N 15°4′58″E

References

• Kupka, Peter Friedrich (1888). Die Eisenbahnen Österreich-Ungarns, 1822-1867 [The Railways of Austria-Hungary, 1822-1867] (in German). Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot.

Further reading

• Zehetner, Dietmar (2012). 120 Jahre Stainzer Lokalbahn (in German). Sutton Verlag GmbH. ISBN 978-3-95400-002-9.

External links

• Media related to Köflach railway line at Wikimedia Commons
• Graz-Köflacher Bahn und Busbetrieb GmbH