Innsbruck S-Bahn
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The Tyrol S-Bahn provides regional rail services in metropolitan Innsbruck
, Austria
and its hinterlands. At present, it is only a nominally an S-Bahn
in that it only operates on the lines of the Austrian Federal Railways. Expansion projects, including new stations, however, are being planned.
and the Lower Inn Valley railway
between Ötztal
and Kufstein
at 60-minute intervals. Almost all trains continue as regional trains to Rosenheim
in Germany. Line S2 runs between Telfs
-Pfaffenhofen
and Fritzens
-Wattens
, with the combined service providing a 30-minute frequency.
to Steinach am Brenner
on the lower Inn and Brenner lines
through the Wipptal
(Wipp valley) south of Innsbruck. Line S4 runs between Brenner and Innsbruck central station
or Völs
with some continuing to Fritzens-Wattens instead. Services operate at 60-minute frequencies, so the combined service between Innsbruck and Steinach operates at 30-minute intervals, and between Innsbruck and Hall trains operating as S1, S2, S3, REX (regional express), provide a service every 15-minute during the day.
and Scharnitz
, operating at 60-minute intervals. In addition services to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
and Munich
in Germany now operates as REX, usual at a 120-minute frequency.
are replaced by an S6 service. This is currently operated by a single train between Saalfelden,Wörgl, Innsbruck and Brenner.
. Additional REX trains arrive operate in the peak hours.
and Arlberg railway
s )with stops at Hall in Tirol, Rum
, Innsbruck central station, Innsbruck West station, Vols, Kematen in Tirol
, Zirl
, Inzing
, Hatting
, Flaurling
, Oberhofen im Inntal
and Telfs-Pfaffenhofen. On 14 December 2008 the second line opened with services on the Brenner railway
. Although S-Bahn logos were installed from the beginning at the stations, it was first shown on official rail maps in December 2008.
In the coming years, three new stations are planned in and around Innsbruck—Innsbruck Messe (exhibition ground), Innsbruck WIFI and Hall
Logistikzone—and existing stations will be relocated at Allerheiligen and Hötting to more attractive points for traffic. The location of new stations is being investigated.
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
and its hinterlands. At present, it is only a nominally an S-Bahn
S-Bahn
S-Bahn refers to an often combined city center and suburban railway system metro in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Denmark...
in that it only operates on the lines of the Austrian Federal Railways. Expansion projects, including new stations, however, are being planned.
and "Inntal (Inn valley) S-Bahn"
Line S1 runs along the Inn valley on the Arlberg-Arlberg Railway
The Arlberg railway, which connects the Austrian cities Innsbruck and Bludenz, is Austria's only east-west mountain railway. The 135.7 km line is referred as Europe's most difficult mountain railway since it is threatened by avalanches, mudslides, rockfalls or floods...
and the Lower Inn Valley railway
Lower Inn Valley railway
The Lower Inn Valley Railway is a two-track, electrified railway line that is one of the major lines of the Austrian railways. It was originally opened as the k.k. Nordtiroler Staatsbahn . It begins at the national border at Kufstein as a continuation of the Rosenheim–Kufstein line and runs...
between Ötztal
Ötztal railway station
Ötztal is a railway station on the Arlberg railway between Innsbruck and Bludenz in Tyrol, Austria. In Ötztal the second track coming from Innsbruck ends and the Arlberg line continues as a single-track railway till Landeck.- Rail services :...
and Kufstein
Kufstein
Kufstein is a city in Tyrol, Austria, located along the river Inn, in the lower Inn valley, near the border with Bavaria, Germany, and is the site of a post World War II French sector United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration Displaced Persons camp.Kufstein is the second largest city...
at 60-minute intervals. Almost all trains continue as regional trains to Rosenheim
Rosenheim
Rosenheim is a town in Bavaria at the confluence of the rivers Inn and Mangfall. It is seat of administration of the district of Rosenheim, but is not a part of it.-Geography:...
in Germany. Line S2 runs between Telfs
Telfs
Telfs is an Austrian market town in the district of Innsbruck-Land and is located 27 km west of Innsbruck. It is the third largest location of Tyrol and received its status in 1908. Telfs possesses an own district court. In the last years Telfs has frequently been increasing in the number of...
-Pfaffenhofen
Pfaffenhofen, Tyrol
Pfaffenhofen is a municipality in the district of Innsbruck-Land and is located 22 km west of Innsbruck and 1.70 km south of Telfs. The village was mentioned in documents in 1197 for the first time.-External links:...
and Fritzens
Fritzens
Fritzens is a municipality in the district Innsbruck country in Tyrol . It lies 16 km east of Innsbruck on the left side of the Inn River. The origin of the village goes back until 6 BC.Nowadays Fritzens has an intense connection with Wattens....
-Wattens
Wattens
Wattens is a market community in Austria which is the home of the Swarovski Kristallwelten, dedicated to the history surrounding the company, the man himself Daniel Swarovski and exhibitions of the crystals.It attracts visitors from the world over....
, with the combined service providing a 30-minute frequency.
and "Wipptal-S-Bahn"
Line S3 runs from Hall in TirolHall in Tirol
Hall in Tirol is a town in the Innsbruck-Land district of Tyrol, Austria. Located at an altitude of 574 m, about 5 km east of the state's capital Innsbruck in the Inn valley, it has a population of about 12,700 .-History:...
to Steinach am Brenner
Steinach am Brenner
Steinach am Brenner is a market town in the district of Innsbruck-Land and is located south of Innsbruck in the Wipptal at the Sill River. It has 3340 inhabitants.-Geography:...
on the lower Inn and Brenner lines
Brenner railway
The Brenner Railway is a major line connecting the Austrian and Italian railways from Innsbruck and Verona climbing the Wipptal , passing over the Brenner Pass and descending down the Eisack Valley to Bolzano and then down the Adige Valley from Bolzano to Rovereto and from there along the...
through the Wipptal
Wipptal
The Wipptal is a valley extending along the Sill River southward from Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria, where the Sill meets the larger Inn river, up to the Brenner Pass at the Austro-Italian border, one of the lowest passes across the Central Eastern Alps...
(Wipp valley) south of Innsbruck. Line S4 runs between Brenner and Innsbruck central station
Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
is the Hauptbahnhof at Innsbruck, the capital city of the Austrian federal state of Tyrol. Opened in 1853, it is one of the country's busiest railway stations, with around 25,000 passenger movements daily....
or Völs
Völs, Austria
Völs is a market town in the district of Innsbruck-Land and is located at the western border of Innsbruck. It was mentioned for the first time in documents in 1188. It received its status in 2001 and has 6537 inhabitants.-External links:...
with some continuing to Fritzens-Wattens instead. Services operate at 60-minute frequencies, so the combined service between Innsbruck and Steinach operates at 30-minute intervals, and between Innsbruck and Hall trains operating as S1, S2, S3, REX (regional express), provide a service every 15-minute during the day.
Since the timetable change on 13 December 2009 S5 replaced the existing Mittenwald railway regional services to Seefeld
Seefeld, Tirol
Seefeld in Tirol is a municipality of the Innsbruck-Land District in the Austrian state of Tyrol, located about northwest of Innsbruck. With more than one million overnight stays each year, it is one of the most popular Tyrolean tourist destinations especially for skiing in winter, but also for...
and Scharnitz
Scharnitz
Scharnitz is a municipality in the district of Innsbruck-Land and is located 16,40 km north of Innsbruck as well as 9 km above Seefeld in Tirol at the border to Germany. It has one of the biggest area size and possesses 12 parts. The village was founded in the early middle age and was once an...
, operating at 60-minute intervals. In addition services to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a mountain resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, and the district is on the border with Austria...
and Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
in Germany now operates as REX, usual at a 120-minute frequency.
Also since 13 December 2009 regional trains on the Salzburg-Tirol line between Hochfilzen and Wörgl
Wörgl
Wörgl is a town in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kufstein district. It is 20 km from the state border with Bavaria.-Transport:Wörgl is an important railway junction between the line from Innsbruck to Munich, and the inner-Austrian line to Salzburg...
are replaced by an S6 service. This is currently operated by a single train between Saalfelden,Wörgl, Innsbruck and Brenner.
Regional express services
The S-Bahn run on lines also used by REX trains. These generally operate at 120 minute intervals, except for trains towards SalzburgSalzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
. Additional REX trains arrive operate in the peak hours.
History
The first S-Bahn line commenced operation on 9 December 2007 between 6am and 10pm at 30-minute intervals along the Inn valley lines (Lower Inn ValleyLower Inn Valley railway
The Lower Inn Valley Railway is a two-track, electrified railway line that is one of the major lines of the Austrian railways. It was originally opened as the k.k. Nordtiroler Staatsbahn . It begins at the national border at Kufstein as a continuation of the Rosenheim–Kufstein line and runs...
and Arlberg railway
Arlberg Railway
The Arlberg railway, which connects the Austrian cities Innsbruck and Bludenz, is Austria's only east-west mountain railway. The 135.7 km line is referred as Europe's most difficult mountain railway since it is threatened by avalanches, mudslides, rockfalls or floods...
s )with stops at Hall in Tirol, Rum
Rum, Austria
Rum is a market town located in Tyrol, Austria, on the eastern border of Innsbruck in the administrative district of Innsbruck-Land....
, Innsbruck central station, Innsbruck West station, Vols, Kematen in Tirol
Kematen in Tirol
Kematen in Tirol is a larger municipality in the district Innsbruck-Land and is located app. 12 km west of the city of Innsbruck. The Melach river merges in Kematen with the Inn river. Kematen was first mentioned as „Caminata“ around 600.-External links:...
, Zirl
Zirl, Austria
Zirl is a market town in the district of Innsbruck-Land and is located 10 km west of Innsbruck at the bottom of a pass with the name "Zirler Berg" , leading to Seefeld and ultimately to Germany. The location was mentioned in documents in 799 for the first time...
, Inzing
Inzing
- Contition :Inzing is located in the Inntal between Innsbruck bzw. Zirl in east and Telfs bzw. Hatting in west. It's at the south coust of the Inn River...
, Hatting
Hatting
Hatting is a municipality in the district Innsbruck-Land and is located 18 km west of the city of Innsbruck. The village was mentioned around 11th century for the first time. The number of inhabitants increased within the last few years.-External links:*...
, Flaurling
Flaurling
Flaurling is a municipality in the district Innsbruck country in Tyrol . It lies in the Inn valley between Innsbruck and Telfs south of the Inn River....
, Oberhofen im Inntal
Oberhofen im Inntal
Oberhofen im Inntal is a municipality in the western district of Innsbruck-Land and is located 21 km west of Innsbruck or 2.60 km east of Telfs. Once a part of Pfaffenhofen it became an own municipality in 1786. The location has 1678 inhabitants....
and Telfs-Pfaffenhofen. On 14 December 2008 the second line opened with services on the Brenner railway
Brenner railway
The Brenner Railway is a major line connecting the Austrian and Italian railways from Innsbruck and Verona climbing the Wipptal , passing over the Brenner Pass and descending down the Eisack Valley to Bolzano and then down the Adige Valley from Bolzano to Rovereto and from there along the...
. Although S-Bahn logos were installed from the beginning at the stations, it was first shown on official rail maps in December 2008.
Expansion plans
With completion of the New Lower Inn line (due at the end of 2012) line S3 is expected to be extended to Wörgl and S2 to Jenbach.In the coming years, three new stations are planned in and around Innsbruck—Innsbruck Messe (exhibition ground), Innsbruck WIFI and Hall
Hall in Tirol
Hall in Tirol is a town in the Innsbruck-Land district of Tyrol, Austria. Located at an altitude of 574 m, about 5 km east of the state's capital Innsbruck in the Inn valley, it has a population of about 12,700 .-History:...
Logistikzone—and existing stations will be relocated at Allerheiligen and Hötting to more attractive points for traffic. The location of new stations is being investigated.