Klagenfurt Hauptbahnhof

Klagenfurt Hauptbahnhof
Station building after renovation
Location	Walter-von-der-Vogelweide-Platz 1 9020 Klagenfurt Austria
Coordinates	46°36′57″N 14°18′48″E / 46.61583°N 14.31333°E / 46.61583; 14.31333Coordinates: 46°36′57″N 14°18′48″E / 46.61583°N 14.31333°E / 46.61583; 14.31333
Owned by	Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB)
Operated by	Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB)
Line(s)	Rosen Valley Railway Drava Valley Railway
Platforms	6
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 toward Villach or Railjet toward Wien Hbf Villach Hbf toward Roma Termini EuroNight Leoben Hbf toward Wien Hbf Terminus IC/EC 32 EC 114 only towards Dortmund Terminus IC/EC 62 EC 112 only towards Frankfurt
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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.

History[]

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 One year later, the line was extended to Villach Hauptbahnhof, which quickly superseded Klagenfurt as major Carinthian transportation hub with rail connections to the Brenner Railway at Franzensfeste and the Tarvisio–Udine railway (Pontebbana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[]

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 completed in 2023.

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[]

• Rail transport in Austria
• History of rail transport in Austria

References[]

External links[]

Media related to Klagenfurt Hauptbahnhof at Wikimedia Commons