The Traunseebahn is an electrified metre-gauge railway running from Vorchdorf to Gmunden in Upper Austria , Austria. The line is 17.9 km (11.1 mi) long and is owned and operated by Stern & Hafferl . The railway opened on 21 March 1912 and since 2018 it has been connected to the Gmunden Tramway as part of the Traunseetram tram-train service.
18-527: Plans for a railway linking Gmunden - then a successful spa resort - to the agricultural area around Vorchdorf had been made as early as the 1890s, when the Gmunden Tramway opened, but it was not until 1911 that the town of Gmunden was issued a concession to build and operate a line for a period of 90 years. The concession was taken over by Stern & Hafferl and construction began in May 1911. The railway
36-571: A new double-track line from Franz-Josef-Platz to Klosterplatz (via Rathausplatz, the original terminus) began in 2015, followed by reconstruction of the Traun bridge in 2017. The first test trains ran over the new track in August 2018 and the Traunseetram from Gmunden to Vorchdorf began operation on 1 September 2018. The town section of the line (from Gmunden railway station to Engelhof station on
54-588: A short section in Gmunden the Traunseebahn shared the route of the standard-gauge line from Lambach operated by ÖBB ], requiring dual-gauge track. The two lines originally each had their own station in Gmunden, the metre-gauge at Gmunden Traundorf and the standard-gauge at Gmunden See. In 1990 the terminus of the Traunseebahn was moved to share Gmunden See station, although the standard-gauge passenger service had already ended in 1988. In February 2013,
72-405: A tramway on 28 September 1937. The only operational change was fitting indicators to the vehicles. In 1975 the section of the line from Franz-Josef-Platz to Rathausplatz was closed to make more space for road traffic, leaving the tramway only 2.3 km (1.4 mi) long. The shortening of the route led to a drop in passenger numbers and the tramway was threatened with closure until in 1989
90-538: The Pro Gmundner Straßenbahn association was founded to financially support and lobby for the tramway. There were several renovations in the late 1990s and the following decade, including the renewal of "Keramik" station and of the Tennisplatz – Franz-Josef-Platz route. Until its extension and connection to the Traunseebahn the line was unusual in that all platforms were on the same side of
108-614: The Attergaubahn [ de ] . They are five-section 100% low-floor multi-articulated trams with a capacity of 175 passengers, including 60 seats and 15 folding seats. The first trams entered service on the Traunseebahn in 2016. One vehicle was brought to the Gmunden Tramway for tests on the 10% gradients, but the tram depot did not have space to store the new vehicles so they did not enter passenger service in
126-404: The Gmunden Tramway as part of the Traunseetram tram-train service. Plans for a railway linking Gmunden - then a successful spa resort - to the agricultural area around Vorchdorf had been made as early as the 1890s, when the Gmunden Tramway opened, but it was not until 1911 that the town of Gmunden was issued a concession to build and operate a line for a period of 90 years. The concession
144-437: The Traunseetram tram-train service. It is operated by Stern & Hafferl . The line's maximum gradient of 10.0% makes it one of the world's steepest surviving adhesion -only tram lines. Construction work, directed by the engineers Josef Stern and Franz Hafferl, began on 25 February 1894. It took five months to build the entire tramway, depot and power plant. The single-track line ran 2.6 km (1.6 mi), from
162-525: The Traunseebahn) is served by four trams per hour on weekdays and two on weekends, with half of these continuing to Vorchdorf. Gmunden Tramway The Gmunden Tramway ( German : Straßenbahn Gmunden ) is a tram line in the town of Gmunden in Upper Austria , Austria. The tramway opened in 1894 and since 2018 the line has been connected to the Traunseebahn as part of
180-469: The Traunseebahn) is served by four trams per hour on weekdays and two on weekends, with half of these continuing to Vorchdorf. The Traunseetram is currently operated by a fleet of Tramlink low-floor trams . Stern & Hafferl ordered eleven of these vehicles, numbered ET 121–131, from Vossloh España (now part of Stadler Rail ) in 2013. Eight are used on the Traunseetram and the other three on
198-456: The extended tram line, and replacing the rolling stock on both lines with new low-floor trams . The new section of the Traunseebahn to Klosterplatz opened on 13 December 2014 and the extension of the tram line began in 2015. The first test trains ran over the new track in August 2018 and the Traunseetram from Gmunden to Vorchdorf began operation on 1 September 2018. The town section of the line (from Gmunden railway station to Engelhof station on
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#1732780534163216-419: The metre-gauge at Gmunden Traundorf and the standard-gauge at Gmunden See. In 1990 the terminus of the Traunseebahn was moved to share Gmunden See station, although the standard-gauge passenger service had already ended in 1988. In February 2013, the municipal council of Gmunden decided to link the Traunseebahn to the Gmunden Tramway . This involved moving the terminus in Gmunden to Klosterplatz, to connect with
234-432: The municipal council of Gmunden decided to link the Traunseebahn to the Gmunden Tramway . This involved moving the terminus in Gmunden to Klosterplatz, to connect with the extended tram line, and replacing the rolling stock on both lines with new low-floor trams . The new section of the Traunseebahn to Klosterplatz opened on 13 December 2014 and the extension of the tram line began in 2015. The first test trains ran over
252-577: The railway station (called the Rudolfsbahnhof at the time) to Rathausplatz (Town Hall Square), with nine stops. The line opened on 13 August 1894 as the first electric tramway in Austria and was operated by three electric railcars built by Hofwagenfabrik Rohrbacher in Vienna. Although the line runs in the street it was originally built as a local railway ( Lokalbahn ) and only legally became
270-487: The single-track line and the cars that ran on it only had doors on one side. In February 2013, the municipal council of Gmunden decided to link the tram to the Traunseebahn , a metre-gauge railway running from Gmunden to Vorchdorf . This involved building 700 m of new track, including rebuilding a road bridge over the Traun , and replacing the rolling stock on both lines with new low-floor trams . Construction of
288-418: The town until through services began running over the connection to the Traunseebahn. Traunseebahn The Traunseebahn is an electrified metre-gauge railway running from Vorchdorf to Gmunden in Upper Austria , Austria. The line is 17.9 km (11.1 mi) long and is owned and operated by Stern & Hafferl . The railway opened on 21 March 1912 and since 2018 it has been connected to
306-540: Was 15 km (9.3 mi) long and opened on 21 March 1912. A connection to the Gmunden Tramway had also been planned, but could not be constructed because the road bridge over the Traun was not suitable. Early investment in electrification allowed the railway to remain viable where a steam railway would not. For a short section in Gmunden the Traunseebahn shared the route of the standard-gauge line from Lambach operated by ÖBB ], requiring dual-gauge track. The two lines originally each had their own station in Gmunden,
324-414: Was taken over by Stern & Hafferl and construction began in May 1911. The railway was 15 km (9.3 mi) long and opened on 21 March 1912. A connection to the Gmunden Tramway had also been planned, but could not be constructed because the road bridge over the Traun was not suitable. Early investment in electrification allowed the railway to remain viable where a steam railway would not. For
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