Stern & Hafferl Verkehrsgesellschaft m.b.H. is a transport company operating train, bus and boat services in Upper Austria, Austria. The company operates 80 km (50 mi) of standard gauge railway and 31 km (19 mi) of narrow gauge railway. Until December 2009 Stern & Hafferl operated the route from Lambach to Haag, but this line has been closed. They carry 4.7 million passengers per year and 150,000 tonnes of freight.[1]
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| Main region(s) | Upper Austria |
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| Parent company | Stern Holding GmbH |
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| Website | www |
Services edit
Services offered include:[2]
- LiLo: Linz - Eferding - Neumarkt / Peuerbach
- Attergaubahn: Vöcklamarkt - St.Georgen im Attergau - Attersee
- Vorchdorferbahn: Lambach - Vorchdorf
- Traunseebahn: Vorchdorf - Gmunden
- Gmunder Straßenbahn: Gmunden Tram services
- Atterseeschifffahrt
There where plans to extend the Traunseebahn so that it terminates closer to the centre of Gmunden, at Klosterplatz. From there it might be possible to extend the line further via the town tram system, to Gmunden's ÖBB station.[3] Traunseebahn and Gmunder Straßenbahn were connected on 1 September 2018.[4]
Rolling stock edit
The company operate a number of locomotives as well as railcars, which often resemble trams.[5]
References edit
- ^ Overview of Stern und Hafferl[full citation needed]
- ^ Network map of Stern und Hafferl Archived December 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Gmunden metre-gauge extension backed - Railway Gazette". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ Neue Traunsee-Tram in Betrieb genommen auf ORF-Oberösterreich 1 September 2018 retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ Stern und Hafferl rolling stock[full citation needed]