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 tracks2: 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 (100 mph) (maximum)
Maximum incline1.4%
Route map

elev (M)
or length (m)
in metres
0.000
Lindau-Insel
S1
Bodenseedamm
Aeschach curve
Line 5421 to Lindau-Aeschach junction
1.6
Lindau Langenweg
2.6
Lindau-Reutin
S7
3.8
Lindau Strandbad
5.4
Lindau-Zech
5.941
5.988
Unterhochsteg
(
closed
15 May 1939
)
6.5
Lochau-Hörbranz
7.261
Haggen
(
closed
6 October 1940
)
7.7
Langer Stein
(
closed
15 February 1943
)
9.150
Tannenbach
(
closed
24 November 1971
)
9.7
Bregenz Hafen
10.405
Bregenz
S3
398 M
12.390
Bregenz Riedenburg
13.202
Lauterach Nord
14.196
Lauterach
14.707
Wolfurt-Lauterach Süd
A 14 / E60
16.980
Wolfurt
18.620
Schwarzach in Vorarlberg
20.248
Haselstauden
22.233
Dornbirn
431 M
23.320
Dornbirn-Schoren
25.138
Hatlerdorf
25.827
30.121
Hohenems
421 M
32.214
Altach
32.368
Loacker siding
34.760
Götzis
426 M
Sattelberg tunnel
81 m
38.145
Klaus in Vorarlberg Lst
38.145
38.490
39.998
Sulz-Röthis
42.518
Rankweil
463 M
A 14 / E60
44.855
Feldkirch Amberg
46.912
Feldkirch
S2 R5
457 M
Schattenburg tunnel
◂ 138 m
909 m ▸
51.387
Frastanz
472 M
56.198
Schlins-Beschling
56.984
Ludesch 1 crossover
57.739
Nenzing
507 M
58.849
Hydro Aluminium siding
A 14 / E60
63.327
Ludesch
535 M
65.224
Nüziders
67.746
Bludenz
S1S4
558 M
elev (M)
or length (m)
in metres
Source: Austrian railway atlas

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.