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1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

Minimum radius

150 m (490 ft)

Maximum incline

5.2%

Route map

elev (M) or
length (m)
in metres

elev (M)
or length (m)
in metres

Southern Railway
to Vienna Südbahnhof

-1.519

Wiener Neustadt Hbf

Mattersburg Railway to Sopron

Wiener Neustadt

Schneeberg

0.000

Aspang Railway [de] to Aspang

Southern Railway
to Spielfeld-Straß

1.047

B 26

2.105

Wiener Neustadt

Anemonensee

3.674

280 M

0.000

5.289

Bad Fischau-Brunn

280 M

~6.300

Bad Fischau

0.686

6.598

Brunn an der

Schneebergbahn

1.657

8.611

Weikersdorf

8.793

MABA siding

2.997

~10.300

Curti limestone works

Feuerwerksanstalt

3.054

10.408

Prossetbach

Stainer siding

3.311

10.545

Winzendorf

332 M

to Steinabrückl

12.850

Urschendorf

B 21b

3.644

~14.300

Strelzhof

4.852

Willendorf−Neunkirchen Railway
to Neunkirchen

Gutenstein Railway [de]
to Wittmannsdorf

15.410

Willendorf

385 M

328 M

Wöllersdorf

5.519

16.120

Rothengrub

Gutenstein Railway [de]
to Gutenstein

17.525

Unterhöflein

20.607

Grünbach am

Schneeberg

557 M

22.143

Grünbach School

~22.800

Grünbacher coal works

22.988

Grünbach coal works

23.992

summit

678 M

26.809

Rigips & Co.

26.820

Pfenningbach

26.850

Pfenningbach

590 M

27.831

Pfenningbach

0,577 M

rack railway

0.000

28.010

Puchberg am

Schneeberg

577 M

1,796 M

Hochschneeberg

9.805

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The Schneeberg Railway (German: Schneebergbahn) is a local railway line in Lower Austria running from Wiener Neustadt to the Hochschneeberg mountain.

Location

Between Wiener Neustadt and Puchberg am Schneeberg (the main section) it runs as a standard gauge adhesion railway, and on the Puchberg am Schneeberg–Hochschneeberg extension as a narrow-gauge cog railway . The main section from Wiener Neustadt to Puchberg am Schneeberg had a branch to Wöllersdorf from the outset. The section built later from Sollenau to Feuerwerksanstalt (extension) is now closed and renaturalised.

The line's name - the Schneeberg Railway (Schneebergbahn) - was not only used in the title of the original operating company, the Schneeberg Railway Company Limited, (Actiengesellschaft der Schneebergbahn), but has also been adopted by its latest operator, the Lower Austrian Schneeberg Railway Company (Niederösterreichsche Schneebergbahn GmbH or NÖSBB) founded on 1 January 1997. However, the NÖSBB uses the name Schneebergbahn only for the cog railway section of the route.

Management

Whilst the operation of the standard gauge section of the Schneeberg Railway is handled by the ÖBB, the management of the narrow-gauge rack railway is carried out by the Lower Austrian Schneeberg Railway Company founded in 1997, in which the state of Lower Austria - in the guise of the "Lower Austrian Transport Organization Company" (NÖVOG) - and the ÖBB each have a 50 percent share.

The journey time on the main section from Wiener Neustadt to Puchberg am Schneeberg takes regional trains approximately 45 minutes on the non-electrified single track. On average 15 to 20 Regionalzüge trains run in each direction daily.

The Schneeberg Railway on the extension line from Puchberg am Schneeberg to the Hochschneeberg is a narrow gauge rack railway that has become an important tourist attraction in southern Lower Austria, transporting 120000–130000 registered guests per year.

The journey up the mountain takes 53 minutes using modern coaches. Heritage trips using steam traction and the original carriages still take 1 hour, 17 minutes. The trains to the Hochschneeberg run hourly depending on demand. Adverse weather conditions can cause restrictions or changes to the train service. Services are operated from late April to late October depending on the weather. In addition, in April, special trips to the Hengst Hut are added.

Schneeberg Railway extension
Puchberg am Schneeberg–Hochschneeberg cog railway

Cog railway on the Hochschneeberg

Overview

Line number

198 01

Service

Route number

523

Technical

Line length

9.851 km (6.121 mi)

Rack system

System Abt

1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)

Minimum radius

80 m (260 ft)

Operating speed

15 km/h (9.3 mph) max.

Maximum incline

19.6%

Route map

elev (M)
or length (m)
in metres

0.000

Puchberg am Schneeberg

577 M

0.205

Sebastianbach

1.098

Hengsttal

613 M

3.040

Hauslitzsattel

824 M

4.523

Hengsthütte [de]

1,012 M

5.060

5.940

Ternitzer Hütte [de]

1,231 M

"Kaltwassersattel" ("cold water saddle")

7.360

Baumgartner [de]

1,398 M

"Hohe Mauer" ("High Wall")

8.532

tunnel 1

177 m

8.886

tunnel 2

202 m

9.672

Hochschneeberg

relocated

1,795 M

9.805

Hochschneeberg

2009

1,796 M

9.851

end of track until 2009

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Schneeberg Railway
Bad Fischau-Brunn−Wöllersdorf branch

Wöllersdorf station – junction with the Gutenstein Railway

Overview

Line number

166

Technical

Line length

5.519 km (3.429 mi)

1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

Minimum radius

170 m (560 ft)

Maximum incline

2.0%

Route map

to Wiener Neustadt

0.000

Bad Fischau-Brunn

280 M

to Puchberg am Schneeberg

0.686

Bad Fischau

1.657

2.997

MABA siding

3.054

Feuerwerksanstalt

3.311

Stainer siding

to Steinabrückl

3.644

B 21b

4.852

Gutenstein Railway [de]
to Wittmannsdorf

5.519

Wöllersdorf

328 M

Gutenstein Railway [de]
to Gutenstein

This diagram:

Schneeberg Railway
Feuerwerksanstalt–Sollenau link line

Feuerwerksanstalt. Right near the road: the
trackbed of the Schneeberg line

Technical

1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

Route map

to Bad Fischau-Brunn

8.8

Feuerwerksanstalt

to Wöllersdorf

Gutenstein Railway [de]
to Wöllersdorf

6.9

Steinabrückl

Gutenstein Railway [de]
to Wittmanndorf