| Rosen Valley Railway |
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| Native name | Rosentalbahn |
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| Line number |
- 413 01 Sankt Veit an der Glan–Klagenfurt Hbf
- 409 01 Klagenfurt Hbf–Rosenbach
- 222 02 Rosenbach–national border
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| Route number |
- 221 (Villach Hbf–Jesenice)
- 601 (Friesach–Spittal-Millstättersee)
- 660 (Klagenfurt Hbf–Rosenbach)
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| Opened | 1906 (1906) |
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| Line length | 62.812 km (39.030 mi) |
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| Number of tracks | St. Veit a. d. Glan–Klagenfurt and
Rosenbach–Jesenice: 2 |
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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| Minimum radius | 266 m (873 ft) |
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| Electrification | St. Veit a. d. Glan–Klagenfurt Hbf and
Rosenbach–Jesenice: 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC |
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| Operating speed | 160 km/h (99 mph) (max) |
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| Maximum incline | 2.6% |
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0.000 |
St. Veit a. d. Glan |
476 m |
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1.100 |
St. Veit a. d. Glan-Süd |
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0.675 |
Glandorf |
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3.254 |
FunderMax siding |
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4.518 |
Willersdorf (closed on 29.05.1994) |
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6.700 |
Zollfeld (closed on 28.05.1967) |
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chainage adjustment of −31 m |
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9.228 |
Maria Saal |
453 m |
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12.378 |
GBV II (Laudon-Kaserne) siding |
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13.592 |
Klagenfurt Annabichl |
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16.773 |
Klagenfurt East |
440 m |
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17.960 |
Klagenfurt Hbf |
440 m |
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19.218 |
Klagenfurt South (since 29.10.2015) |
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19.995 |
Viktring (closed in 2015) |
440 m |
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23.000 |
Köttmannsdorf (closed in 1967) |
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25.046 |
Maria Rain |
525 m |
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Ferlach Railway |
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30.079 |
Weizelsdorf |
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31.526 |
| Weizelsdorf Ort (until 10 Dec. 2016, | | tourist operation since August 2020) |
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32.729 |
| St. Johann im Rosental (until 10 Dec. | | 2016, tourist operation since August 2020) |
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35.462 |
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498 m |
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Feistritz viaduct (193 m) |
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36.725 |
| Feistritz im Rosental West | | (until 10 Dec. 2016) |
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37.472 |
Suetschach (until 10 Dec. 2016) |
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38.637 |
Ladinach (until 10 Dec. 2016) |
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42.146 |
Maria Elend im Rosental |
525 m |
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Rosenbach viaduct (239 m) |
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46.138 |
Lessach tunnel (111 m) |
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from Villach |
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47.791 |
Rosenbach |
601 m |
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49.260 |
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chainage adjustment of +25 m |
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630.211 |
Jesenice |
573 m |
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| Source: Austrian railway atlas |
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The Rosen Valley Railway (German: Rosentalbahn) is a mainly Austrian railway that runs from Sankt Veit an der Glan via Klagenfurt and Rosenbach to Jesenice in Slovenia. The section between Rosenbach and Jesenice through the Karawanks Tunnel is part of and international long-distance route between Salzburg and Zagreb. The railway line is operated by the ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways). Traffic between Weizelsdorf and Rosenbach was suspended at the commencement 2016/17 timetable change. The line was sold to the state of Carinthia. NBIK heritage trains have been running between Weizelsdorf and Feistritz since the summer of 2020.