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20-508: In 2009, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof was totally reconstructed. With the creation of additional through tracks for long-distance lines and the S-Bahn platform, the station's functionality was significantly improved. This will provide clearer pedestrian routes, full facilities for the disabled and improved services. It will also include the establishment of a wide passageway under the tracks, unifying some urban functions, and provide an improved access from

40-664: A given line, with the exception of RB trains within S-Bahn networks - these may only call at selected stations. Thus, they rank below the Regional-Express train, which regularly stops only at selected stations on its route. RB trains are subject to franchising by the federal states of Germany; whilst many RB trains are still operated by DB Regio , the local traffic division of the former monopolist Deutsche Bahn , franchises often go to other companies, like Abellio Deutschland , Eurobahn or Transdev Germany . There

60-443: A single ticket). Trains on the lines S 1 and S 3 run on a basic 30-minute timetable (with additional services on line S 1 during the peaks to provide services every 15 minute). The S 2 and S 4 services will initially run every hour (with additional services during the peak hour) and line S 11, an outer branch of line S 1 will also operate hourly. The timetable of line S 1 is not well timed for connections at Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to

80-684: 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 the construction of the Koralm Railway ,

100-469: Is estimated to cost €300 million. 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 the Bundesbahnen Österreich or BBÖ ), now commonly known as ÖBB ,

120-399: 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

140-542: 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 was first formed in 1923, using the Bundesbahn Österreich name, as

160-699: The Salzach in the course of the building of a third track in central Salzburg from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Taxham. The construction of the first station on the western branch (Salzburg Taxham Europark) began in the spring of 2005 and the station became operational in June 2006 and opened with the Europark, one of the largest shopping centres in Western Austria, and serves a school of the Missionaries of

180-895: 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

200-492: 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

220-465: The BLB has operated line S 4 between Freilassing and Berchtesgaden, using five FLIRT railcars. The S1 and S11 lines from Lamprechtshausen and Ostermiething to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof are planned to be extended to a new Mirabellplatz underground terminus station via a 750-metre tunnel, at a projected cost of €140 million. Construction for the extension may begin in 2023. A future extension to Salzburg South

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240-780: The Sacred Heart , the Red Bull Arena and a large number of households. Construction of the stations of Salzburg Mülln-Altstadt and Salzburg Aiglhof began in autumn of 2005 and they were opened on 12 December 2009. Thus the Paracelsus Private Medical University of Salzburg (PMU) and the Salzburg State Hospital will receive a connection to the new S-Bahn. Both stations are also stops on the Salzburg trolley bus network and

260-550: The bus routes of Albus Salzburg Verkehrsbetrieb (the Salzburg municipal bus company) and some regional bus services. [REDACTED] The entire S-Bahn Salzburg is integrated in the fare scheme of the Salzburg Transport Association ( Salzburger Verkehrsverbund , SVV). In the city of Salzburg, the train can thus be used in the core zone with the same tickets as used for buses (a 24-hour ticket or

280-552: 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

300-508: The district of Schallmoos. The railway platforms will also be accessible from the nearby Nellböckviadukt. Two urban stations, Salzburg Mülln-Altstadt and Salzburg Aiglhof, have been in operation since December 2009 and connect the S-Bahn and the urban public transport. Since that time, a third track has been added to the section from the Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Taxham Europark, which will allow an additional service on

320-537: The eastern branch with the Seekirchen Süd station is planned to provide better connectivity with central Seekirchen. In addition, the stations of Hallwang Elixhausen and Neumarkt Köstendorf are being modernised and upgraded as transport nodes. The railway network comprises five lines, which are operated by three operators: Salzburg AG , Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and Berchtesgadener Land Bahn (BLB). Currently, line S 2 ends at Salzburg Hauptbahnhof , as

340-754: The other lines due to a noticeably divergent symmetry minute . After the completion of the work, the services of S 2 and S 3 on the trunk route through the densely built-up urban area between Salzburg Hauptbahnhof and Freilassing will be timed to give a 15-minute interval schedule. At the end points of S-Bahn lines S 2 and S 3 at present some trains continue to operate as Regionalbahn services. Lines S 2 and S 3 are operated by ÖBB with Bombardier Talent electric multiple units, consisting of 11 three carriage sets (ÖBB class 4023) and 10 four carriage sets (class 4024). Salzburg AG operated lines S 1 and S 11 with 18 two carriage DC electric multiple units built by Simmering-Graz-Pauker or its successors. Since December 2009,

360-610: The same gauge. [REDACTED] Media related to Österreichische Bundesbahnen at Wikimedia Commons Regionalbahn The Regionalbahn ( German: [ʁeɡi̯oˈnaːlˌbaːn] ; lit. Regional train; abbreviated RB ) is a type of local passenger train (stopping train) in Germany . It is similar to the Regionalzug (R) and Regio (R) train categories in neighboring Austria and Switzerland , respectively. Regionalbahn trains usually call at all stations on

380-510: The western branch (Salzburg– Freilassing ) and Salzburg Hauptbahnhof is not yet fully developed for the S-Bahn operation. To ensure that it has sufficient capacity for a 15-minute service, a third track is being built on the line between Salzburg Taxham Europark and Freilassing. As part of this work, which started in the spring of 2010, a new bridge is being built over the Saalach for the third track. A new railway bridge has already been built over

400-492: The western section, which will strengthen the railway for inner-city transportation. In 2014, the line gained another urban station, Salzburg Liefering, and the western branch will have three continuous tracks to Freilassing. Afterwards, line S 2 will be extended to Freilassing, providing a 15-minute interval service between the Hauptbahnhof and Salzburg Freilassing station, which by then will be completely refurbished. On

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