Semmering railway

Semmeringbahn
Semmering railway with surrounding mountain scenery
Overview
Owner	Austrian Federal Railways
Service
Operator(s)	Austrian Federal Railways
Technical
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 %
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Criteria	Cultural: ii, iv
Reference	785
Inscription	1998 (22nd Session)
Area	156.18 ha
Buffer zone	8,581.21 ha
Route map Semmeringbahn (Artificial structures) Legend km elev Southern Railway from Vienna 74,902 Gloggnitz 439 m (AA) 77,694 Schlöglmühl 458 m above sea level (AA) 81,961 Payerbach-Reichenau 493 m above sea level (AA) Schwarzatal-Viaduct (L: 228 m; H: 25 m) Payerbachgraben-Viaduct (L: 61 m; H: 15 m) 84,798 Küb 543 m above sea level (AA) Kübgraben-Viaduct (L: 42 m; H: 17 m) 85,773 Pettenbachtunnel (185,25 m) Höllgraben-Viaduct (L: 82 m; H: 28 m) 86,663 Steinbauer-Tunnel (87,66 m) Abfaltersbachgraben-Viaduct (L: 93 m; H: 30 m) 88,222 Eichberg 609 m above sea level (AA) 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 above sea level (AA) 92,400 Crossover Eichberg 3 92,779 Klamm-Tunnel (190,83 m) Wagnergraben-Viaduct (L: 142 m; H: 39 m) Gamperlgraben-Viaduct (L: 111 m; H: 37 m) 94,499 Gamperl-Tunnel (78,2 m) Rumplergraben-Viaduct (L: 41 m; H: 19 m) 95,906 Weinzettelwand-Tunnel (three tunnels, two galeries) (688 m) 96,696 Weinzettelfeld-Tunnel (238,96 m) 97,574 Breitenstein 791 m above sea level (AA) 98,125 Kleiner Krausel-Tunnel (13,82 m) Krausel-Klause-Viaduct (L: 87 m; H: 36 m) 98,332 Polleros-Tunnel (337 m) Kalte-Rinne-Viaduct (L: 184 m; H: 46 m) Adlitzgraben-Viaduct (L: 151 m; H: 24 m) 100,715 Weberkogel-Tunnel (406,91 m) 101,577 Wolfsberg-Tunnel (439,53 m) 102,098 Wolfsbergkogel 883 m above sea level (AA) Kartnerkogel-Viaduct (L: 44 m; H: 16 m) 102,391 Kartnerkogel-Tunnel (201,16 m) 103,412 Semmering 896 m above sea level (AA) Old and new Semmering-Tunnel (1434 and 1512 m, peak at 898 m) Border Lower Austria/Styria Steinhaus-Viaduct (L: 71 m; H: 17 m) 107,685 Steinhaus 838 m above sea level (AA) Holzergraben-Viaduct (L: 82 m; H: 13 m) Viaduct near Jauern (L: 30 m; H: 11 m) 110,486 Spital am Semmering 789 m above sea level (AA) Fröschnitzbach-Viaduct (L: 25 m; H: 11 m) 116,727 Mürzzuschlag 681 m above sea level (AA) Südbahn to Graz–Spielfeld-Straß and Klagenfurt

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.