Villach Hauptbahnhof

  • Drau Valley Railway ( KBS 220) ( KBS 601)
  • Rudolf train ( KBS 221) ( KBS 601) ( KBS 650) ( KBS 670 )
  • Railway line Villach- Rosenbach

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The Villach station is a through station in the city of Villach in the Austrian province of Carinthia. It is the junction point of the single-track in this area Rudolf train with the double-track railway and Drau has primarily the function of a passenger railway station and is an important hub in the Austrian railway network.

Station parts

Operationally to Villach Hauptbahnhof station includes several parts (schedule reference points ), these are:

Furthermore, the following additional location outside the United Stations Station by the electronic interlocking system of Villach station be controlled remotely:

Location and existing infrastructure

The main station has twelve tracks with platforms. Four of them are stub tracks, which are basically used only for parking cars. For another, equipped with a platform track, the freight train loop, was issued in the course of planned construction work on the catenary systems of the West head in the fall of 2009 as a platform 8 the operating license, it is in the passenger occasionally ( during construction ) for through -bound trains from the Gail Valley train to Klagenfurt used to continue to drive around many freight trains the station about this operationally designated as track 20 track to relieve the main train station.

The points and signals of the station are remotely controlled by an electronic interlocking. Early 1990s, the station and the track - and safety systems has been completely renewed. During these renovations furthermore, the concourse was renovated, enlarged the underpass and installed elevators and escalators.

In the years 2007 to 2008, the station was equipped with a new track located next 383 washing system for passenger cars.

Immediately following the platform 1, there is a small Autoverladestelle where cars are loaded to Vienna and Feldkirch. In the north of the station is the freight loop through which the station can be avoided. To the east is part of the station east with a loading bay for rail freight Express, the overnight - fast freight trains have also their end point there. Moreover, at times considerable delays in international freight trains are temporarily parked in this area after they are not taken over by neighboring railways. A little further east is the second major Autoverladestelle of the station, which is served by the Auto Train from Germany, Greece and Turkey.

In Villach Hauptbahnhof keep all personenbefördernden trains. During renovation work on the Draubrücke keep the Euro Night trains from and to Italy between December 11, 2011 and by mid- June 2012 at the West Railway Station instead of at the main train station. As part of the Carinthia clock the offer was significantly increased on commuter trains in the timetable change in December 2008, and the traffic largely harmonized with.

At the station forecourt is the bus station where they can be switched in all regional and city buses, furthermore there is a taxi stand. The operated by the Austrian Federal Railways InterCity buses to Venice also stop at the train station in the area of ​​the bus station.

The traction location, with a maintenance hangar for passenger coaches and a locomotive shed is located in the railway station of western railway station, which lies on the other side of the river Drava and about a kilometer from the central station.

Passenger

Future

In the context of urban renewal Drau / railway station forecourt of in 2008-2010 by the City of Villach was rebuilt. In 2008, a new parking garage was built, continue the redevelopment of the bus station and the surrounding business areas has been completed.

As part of the stimulus package by the Austrian government, are currently (2011) the Draubrücken which connect the main train station parts and Western train stations with each other, renewed. This leads to the railway station of East during the closure of a track for guiding all traveling from Tarvisio and Jesenice in the direction of Spittal an der Drau freight trains over the Central Station or when space is limited.

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