Railway line in Austria
Semmeringbahn Semmering railway with surrounding mountain scenery
Owner Austrian Federal Railways Operator(s) Austrian Federal Railways Line length 41 km (25.5 mi) Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+ 1 ⁄2 in ) standard gauge Minimum radius 190 m (623 ft) Electrification 15 kV, 16⅔ Hz Overhead line Maximum incline 2.5 %
Criteria Cultural: ii, iv Reference 785 Inscription 1998 (22nd Session ) Area 156.18 ha Buffer zone 8,581.21 ha
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74.902
Gloggnitz
439 M
77.694
Schlöglmühl
458 M
81.961
Payerbach-Reichenau
493 M
Schwarzatal viaduct
Payerbachgraben viaduct
84.798
Küb
543 M
Kübgraben viaduct
85.773
Pettenbach tunnel
185.25 m
Höllgraben viaduct
86.663
Steinbauer tunnel
87.66 m
Abfaltersbachgraben viaduct
88.222
Eichberg
609 M
89.185
Eichberg tunnel
88.80 m
89.400
Geyregger tunnel
80.95 m
91.027
Rumpler tunnel
52.36 m
92.284
Klamm -Schottwien
699 M
92.400
92.779
Klamm tunnel
190.83 m
Wagnergraben viaduct
Gamperlgraben viaduct
94.499
Gamperl tunnel
78.2 m
Rumplergraben viaduct
95.906
Weinzettelwand tunnel 3 tunnels & 2 galeries
688 m
96.696
Weinzettelfeld tunnel
238.96 m
97.574
Breitenstein
791 M
98.125
Kleiner Krausel tunnel
13.82 m
Krausel-Klause viaduct
98.332
Polleros tunnel
337 m
Kalte-Rinne viaduct
Adlitzgraben viaduct
100.715
Weberkogel tunnel
406.91 m
101.577
Wolfsberg tunnel
439.53 m
102.098
Wolfsbergkogel
883 M
Kartnerkogel viaduct
102.391
Kartnerkogel tunnel
201.16 m
103.412
Semmering
896 M
Old Semmering Tunnel
1,434 m
898 m
New Semmering Tunnel
1,512 m
Steinhaus viaduct
107.685
Steinhaus
838 M
Holzergraben viaduct
Viaduct near Jauern
110.486
Spital am Semmering
789 M
Fröschnitzbach viaduct
116.727
Mürzzuschlag
681 M
H: = height of viaducts
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The Semmering railway (German : Semmeringbahn ) in Austria , which starts at Gloggnitz and leads over the Semmering to Mürzzuschlag , was the first mountain railway in Europe built with a standard gauge track. It is commonly referred to as the world's first true mountain railway, given the very difficult terrain and the considerable altitude difference that was mastered during its construction. It is still fully functional as a part of the Southern Railway which is operated by the Austrian Federal Railways .