The Leukental is a valley in North Tyrol in the district of Kitzbühel in Austria. The Leukental runs north to south from the Thurn Pass to the Bavarian border, but is not just defined as the main valley but includes several smaller side valleys. The river flowing through the Leukental is known as the Jochberger Ache from its source at the Thurn Pass to Kitzbühel, then as the Kitzbühler Ache from Kitzbühel to St. Johann in Tirol and, from its confluence with the Fieberbrunner Ache near St. Johann in Tirol, as the Großache . After leaving the Leukentals and Tyrol the river is known in Bavaria as the Tiroler Ache until it discharges into the Chiemsee lake, and its valley is known as the Achental. The parishes in the Leukental are: Jochberg , Aurach bei Kitzbühel , Kitzbühel , Oberndorf in Tirol , St. Johann in Tirol , Kirchdorf and Kössen .
17-412: The name "Leukental" might almost have been forgotten by the 20th century because, from the middle of the 19th century the name "Großachental" had become common. This was mainly because it was a time when the imperial and royal monarchy wanted to survey all crown lands precisely and the state surveyors, who were mostly from Bohemia, did not often quite understand Alpine dialects and many names were entered on
34-455: Is largely electrified. Electrification of the system began in 1912 but did not reach an advanced state until the 1950s. The last steam locomotive in regular service on the standard gauge network was retired in 1978. The post-war laws related to the Austrian railways were the: By a law of August 2009, the organisational structure dating from 2005 was further modified; the railways are under
51-443: Is tasked, in addition to its core regulatory and infrastructure responsibilities, with the promotion of scientific research and technological progress. The ministry regulates motor vehicles, railways, waterways, aviation safety, air traffic control, air weather services, public transport, the postal system, and the telecommunications sector. It maintains the autobahns and other national highways. The Ministry also owns and supervises
68-548: The Bundesbahnen Österreich or BBÖ ), now commonly known as ÖBB , is the national railway company of Austria , and the administrator of Liechtenstein 's railways. The ÖBB group is owned entirely by the Republic of Austria, and is divided into several separate businesses that manage the infrastructure and operate passenger and freight services. The Austrian Federal Railways has had two discrete periods of existence. It
85-632: The via donau , a corporation charged with the maintenance of the Danube as a commercial shipping route and wildlife reserve. Since January 2020, the ministry is as well responsible for environmental protection, energy and environment technology. The Ministry was first established as the Cisleithanian Ministry of Railways in 1896; previously, railways had been the responsibility of the Ministry of Commerce ( Handelsministerium ). In 1923,
102-492: The 16.7 Hz electrification system, and two hep stations for 50 Hz power generation. As of 2009 it employed 17,612 staff. According to the Annual Report 2013, the company employs 39,513, there of 13,599 employees, 24,251 tenured employees and 1,663 apprentices. In 2013, ÖBB-Personenverkehr AG carried 469 million passengers of which 235 million were bus passengers. The ÖBB has All neighbouring railways have
119-620: The Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology') is the government ministry of Austria in charge of traffic , research , innovation , energy , and environmental protection . First established in 1896, its exact name and portfolio have undergone changes numerous times throughout the years. From 2000 to 2020, the ministry was officially called the Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology ( Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie or BMVIT ). It
136-723: The Inn valley near Wörgl via Söll and Ellmau to St. Johann, so that the station near Bruckhäusl (in the town of Wörgl ) was called "Söll-Leukental" until a few years ago. In 1875, when the station was built, it was thought that you could get off at this station and continue your journey to Söll and then via Ellmau and Going enter the Leukental. Over the decades the error was perpetuated that the Leukental ran from Wörgl via Söll, Scheffau, Ellmau and Going to St. Johann. The local Kitzühel historian, Peter Brandstätter, who died in November 2008, gave
153-753: The Leukental its name back by raising the awareness of the issue with the public authorities through letters and publications. He even managed to persuade the Austrian Federal Railways to change the name of the station from "Söll-Leukental" to "Bruckhäusl". 47°32′45″N 12°26′37″E / 47.54583°N 12.44361°E / 47.54583; 12.44361 Austrian Federal Railways The Austrian Federal Railways ( German : Österreichische Bundesbahnen , formally Österreichische Bundesbahnen-Holding Aktiengesellschaft or ÖBB-Holding AG ( lit. ' Austrian Federal Railways Holding Stock Company ' ) and formerly
170-467: The Ministry also supervised Austria's nationalized heavy industry, exercising direct control over some of the country's largest employers and a sizable percentage of the nation's GDP. From 1950 to 1973 it also controlled the electricity sector. The Ministry was merged with the Ministry of Economic Affairs in 1996. When it was reestablished yet again in 2000, it had acquired responsibility for national road construction and maintenance. On 29 January 2020, it
187-492: The Ministry of Railways was merged back into the Ministry of Commerce. In its current form and under its modern common name, the Ministry of Transport appeared in 1945. Its areas of responsibility were railways, the postal system, shipping, and public transport. In 1950, it gained responsibility for aviation affairs. In 1973, it was put in charge of a number of additional areas, including but not limited to motor vehicles, traffic police matters, and mineral oil pipelines. On and off,
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#1732793765497204-1000: The construction of the Koralm Railway , the Semmering Base Tunnel and the Brenner Base Tunnel connection with Italy . Eurobarometer surveys conducted in 2018 showed that satisfaction levels of Austrian rail passengers are among the highest in the European Union when it comes to punctuality, reliability and frequency of trains. Furthermore, with their Nightjet brand, ÖBB operates Europe's largest night train fleet. Unlike other major railway companies in Europe that offer more flexible cancellation policies, ÖBB only offers two types of tickets: full-price tickets, and cheaper but non-exchangeable and non-refundable tickets. The Austrian rail system
221-497: The control of ÖBB-Holding AG , a holding company wholly owned by the Austrian state, under the Ministry of Transport . The holding company has a number of subsidiaries: The infrastructure of the state-owned Austrian network is managed by ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG, which was formed from former infrastructure-related units including Brenner Eisenbahn GmbH. It now manages 9,740 km of track, 788 signal boxes, 247 tunnels, 6,207 bridges and eight hydro-electric power (hep) stations for
238-421: The maps without being researched. For example, the erroneous change of the name of the valley to the name of the river could be explained because the state surveyor may have asked the name of the river and would have been told "that is the große Ache." As a result, even today the name "Großachental" appears in most of the maps. During the 20th century the incorrect belief also arose that the Leukental ran from
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272-650: Was first formed in 1923, using the Bundesbahn Österreich name, as a successor to the Imperial Royal Austrian State Railways (kkStB), but was incorporated into the Deutsche Reichsbahn during the 1938–1945 Anschluss . It was reformed in 1947, under the slightly different name Österreichische Bundesbahnen , and remains in existence in this form. Major changes currently being made to the Austrian railway network are
289-496: Was renamed Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology . As of January 2020, the Ministry is charged with regulating, supervising, or managing, respectively: Since January 2020, the ministry consists of the Minister and her personal staff ( Kabinett ), the office of the general secretary, and seven departments ( Sektionen ): The Minister and her staff are political appointees;
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