Landeck-Zams railway station

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The station Landeck- Zams is a through station in Landeck, Tirol. It represents an important hub for regional transport, since it is the end point of all regional trains from Innsbruck main station or Hall in Tirol, and the starting point of the lines towards Landeck center and further into the various valleys. In addition, he served in the 2- hour cycle of long-distance trains to Vienna and Bregenz Westbf or Zurich HB / Basel SBB. It is frequented by more than 2000 passengers per day, of which a majority are commuters who work or study in Innsbruck.

History

Built and opened in 1883 as was the Landeck Western Streckenendbahnhof of opened on June 1, 1883 route section Innsbruck- Landeck of the Arlberg railway station. After the two most difficult buildings of the mountain range were completed - the Trisannabrücke and the Arlberg tunnel - joined the rail track between Bludenz and Landeck, and on August 31, 1884, the first test train drove on the Arlberg railway. To make the operation settle on the mountain route, initially only a freight has been established. It was only on September 21, 1884, the day after the opening ceremony, the inclusion of the total traffic carried by kk Directorate-General of the Austrian State Railways. After the connection was made ​​to the Vorarlberg train, the train station Landeck was raised to the operating office.

Importance

In addition to its function as a major passenger station of the railway station also has an important operational significance. As in Landeck the ramp stretch of the Arlberg railway starts ( a maximum of 26 ‰ on the east and 31 ‰ on the west ramp), are the trains here regularly pre-or Nachspannlokomotiven on or uncoupled. This applies especially to heavy freight trains and on weekends usually longer trains. Even the Orient Express puts this a short ( forced) a stop.

Due to the one-track the Arlberg - ramp route, it is possible in exceptional cases (repairs, natural disasters ) to a route closure of the Arlberg railway. Here, a rail replacement bus service between Bludenz and Landeck (sometimes also Ötztal ) out. The station forecourt of Landeck- Zams has been specially designed for these occasions that he can provide enough buses place in case of need.

Compounds

Rail links

The most important connection are the two running every hour Euro City trains from Basel / Zurich or Bregenz to Vienna Westbahnhof dar. regional trains only in direction Innsbruck Hall in Tirol, since the regional traffic between St. Anton am Arlberg and Landeck abandoned years ago and by additional buses was replaced. Once a day, there is even a connection to Dortmund -Münster ( Westphalia).

In the winter months the station Landeck- Zams is also of numerous ski special trains, mainly from the Netherlands and Denmark, haunted, which are often parked for the duration of your holiday at the station.

Bus

From the station forecourt, which is provided with a Bussteigleitsystem, driving on both city buses ( direction Zams and Landeck) as well as regional bus lines.

The following lines operate from Landeck- Zams station:

  • Pians- Severe - Flirsch- Sankt Anton am Arlberg St. Anton am Arlberg
  • Pians -Lake Kappl Ischgl Galtür - Bielerhoehe
  • Prutz -Ried in the Upper Inn Valley Toesens - pound ( Martina: connection to Scuol Scuol - ) / Nauders: Connection to Mals
  • Prutz -Ried in the Upper Inn Valley -Ladis -Fiss -Serfaus
  • Zams - Schönwies - Mils -Imst
  • Grins
  • Stanz bei Landeck
Basel SBB railway station Vorarlberg Railway Strengen Ried im Oberinntal Pfunds Martina, Switzerland Scuol-Tarasp (Rhaetian Railway station)
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