Klagenfurt Hauptbahnhof

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Klagenfurt Hauptbahnhof (German for Klagenfurt Main station; occasionally translated as Klagenfurt Central Station)[1] is the main railway station in Klagenfurt, capital of the Austrian state of Carinthia.[2] It is an important railway junction in southern Austria.

Klagenfurt Hauptbahnhof
Station building after renovation
General information
LocationWalter-von-der-Vogelweide-Platz 1
9020 Klagenfurt
Austria
Coordinates46°36′57″N 14°18′48″E / 46.61583°N 14.31333°E / 46.61583; 14.31333
Owned byAustrian Federal Railways (ÖBB)
Operated byAustrian Federal Railways (ÖBB)
Line(s)
Platforms6
Connections
  • Airport: Train: S1 to St. Veit/Glan or Friesach – "Klagenfurt Annabichl"; Bus: Line 42 – "Flughafen"
  • S-Bahn: S1, S3
  • Bus: Stadtwerke Klagenfurt
    Lines 40, 41, 42, 43, 80, 81, 82, 85, 93 and 98
Services
Preceding station ÖBB Following station
Krumpendorf/​Wörthersee
towards München Hbf
Railjet Terminus
Velden am Wörther See St. Veit an der Glan
towards Wien Hbf
Villach Hbf
Terminus
Pörtschach am Wörther See Terminus
Krumpendorf/​Wörthersee EuroCity
Pörtschach am Wörther See
towards Lienz
InterCity St. Veit an der Glan
towards Wien Hbf
Pörtschach am Wörther See
towards Villach Hbf
Pörtschach am Wörther See
towards Salzburg Hbf
Terminus
Villach Hbf Nightjet St. Veit an der Glan
towards Wien Hbf
Preceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station
Terminus IC 32
EC 114 only
Krumpendorf/​Wörthersee
towards Dortmund Hbf
IC 62
EC 112 only
Krumpendorf/​Wörthersee
Preceding station Carinthia S-Bahn Following station
Klagenfurt West
towards Lienz
S1 Klagenfurt Ost
towards Friesach
Klagenfurt Süd
towards Weizelsdorf
S3 Klagenfurt Ebenthal
towards Wolfsberg
Map
Location
Klagenfurt Hauptbahnhof is located in Austria
Klagenfurt Hauptbahnhof
Klagenfurt Hauptbahnhof
Location in Austria
Klagenfurt Hauptbahnhof is located in Europe
Klagenfurt Hauptbahnhof
Klagenfurt Hauptbahnhof
Location in Europe

History

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Interior

The station opened on 1 June 1863, when Klagenfurt received connection to the Southern Railway, one of the main train routes within the Austrian Empire, via the Carinthian branch line to Marburg, Styria (now part of the Drava Valley Railway). One year later, the line was extended to Villach Hauptbahnhof, which quickly superseded Klagenfurt as major Carinthian transportation hub with rail connections to the Brenner Railway at Franzensfeste and the Tarvisio–Udine railway (Pontebbana line) at Tarvisio. In 1906, Klagenfurt received access to the Rosen Valley Railway running from Sankt Veit an der Glan via the Karawanks Tunnel to Assling (Jesenice) in Carniola (present-day Slovenia).

The railway premises located in the present-day district of Sankt Ruprecht south of the city centre were not incorporated into Klagenfurt until 1938. Severely damaged by strategic bombing during World War II the station had to be demolished and completely rebuilt. The reception hall was adorned with a large fresco, created by the local artist Giselbert Hoke (1927–2015) in the style of Pablo Picasso and completed in 1956. The station was extensively renovated from 2002 until November 2015.[3]

Train services

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ÖBB Class 1044 at the platform (2009)

Operated by the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), Klagenfurt station connects to the Drautal (Drava Valley) and Rosental Railway lines. The Koralm Railway, a direct high-speed connection to the Styrian capital Graz via the 32.9 km (20.4 mi) long Koralm Tunnel is currently under construction. Part of the Pan-European Baltic-Adriatic Corridor, it is scheduled to be operational in 2026.

The station is currently served by the following train connections:

  • Railjet services Lienz – Villach – Klagenfurt – Vienna
  • InterCity services Klagenfurt – Salzburg – Linz – Vienna
  • EuroCity services Dortmund/Frankfurt – Munich – Salzburg – Villach – Klagenfurt
  • Railjet services Klagenfurt – Villach – Tarvisio – Udine – Venice
  • EuroNight services Rome/Livorno – Florence – Bologna – Venice – Villach – Klagenfurt – Vienna

Beside long-distance traffic, Klagenfurt is served by ÖBB Regional-Express and Regionalbahn trains. It is also a railway hub of the Carinthian S-Bahn network.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bulletin of the International Union of Railways, Volume 31, p. 102. (1960).
  2. ^ ÖBB travel portal: Stations with Luggage lockers "Upper Austria: Linz Hauptbahnhof, Wels Hauptbahnhof, .. Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, ..Graz Hauptbahnhof, Leoben Hauptbahnhof, ...Carinthia / East Tyrol: Klagenfurt Hauptbahnhof, Villach Hauptbahnhof, Tyrol: Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, .. "
  3. ^ Klagenfurt Hauptbahnof rebuild completed Today's Railways Europe issue 122 February 2006 page 45
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