S-Bahn Steiermark

The S-Bahn Steiermark (initially also known as "S-Bahn Graz") is a local transport project that connects the metropolitan area of Graz and the central region of Upper Styria of the Austrian state of Styria.^[1] This project has been working since 1998. Commissioning took place on 9 December 2007.

Completion is scheduled for 2026. In the future, the S-Bahn should provide better connections in 15- or 30-minute intervals as well as air-conditioned and low-floor trains. In 2017, for example, there is an hourly train every sunday between the airport and the city of Graz. The 30-minute clock is maintained by the regional bus service. The attractiveness of rail transport has significantly increased passenger numbers, which is in line with the goal of counteracting the increase in motorized private transport with public transport.

ÖBB S-Bahn train on als S1 in Graz Hauptbahnhof

S-Bahn lines[]

S-Bahn line	Course	Name of track	Operationg company	In operation since
S1	Graz — Peggau — Frohnleiten — Bruck an der Mur	Südbahn	ÖBB	9. Dec. 2007
S11	(Graz) — Peggau-Deutschfeistritz — Deutschfeistritz — Übelbach	Lokalbahn Peggau–Übelbach	Steiermärkische Landesbahnen (StB)	9. Dec. 2007
S3	Graz — Gleisdorf — Feldbach — Fehring	Steirische Ostbahn	ÖBB	12. Dec. 2010
S31	(Graz) — Gleisdorf — Weiz	Landesbahn Gleisdorf–Weiz	StB	12. Dec. 2010
S5	Graz — Leibnitz - Spielfeld-Straß	Südbahn	ÖBB	9. Dec. 2007
S51	(Graz) — Spielfeld-Straß — Bad Radkersburg	Radkersburger Bahn	ÖBB	9. Dec. 2007
S6	Graz — Werndorf — Wies-Eibiswald (*)	Koralmbahn and Wieserbahn	Graz-Köflacher Bahn (GKB)	12. Dec. 2010
S61	Graz — Lieboch — Wies-Eibiswald (*)	Wieserbahn	GKB	9. Dec. 2007 (bis 11. Dez. 2010 „S6“)
S7	Graz — Lieboch — Köflach	Köflacherbahn	GKB	9. Dec. 2007
S8	Unzmarkt — Leoben — Bruck an der Mur	Rudolfsbahn	ÖBB	11. Dec. 2016
S9	Bruck an der Mur — Kapfenberg — Mürzzuschlag	Südbahn	ÖBB	11. Dec. 2016

StB S-Bahn train on S11 in Übelbach

Future extension[]

There are plans to extend the lines {S6 and S61 to Eibiswald and to electrify the routes of the S6, S7 and S61. Due to the construction of the Koralmbahn, an underground line including a tunnel station at Graz Airport.

References[]

^ FAQ (häufig gestellte Fragen) at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-09-19) "Warum heißt es eigentlich nicht „S-Bahn Graz“, da der Knotenpunkt in Graz liegt und der Großraum Graz bedient wird?"

[1] FAQ (häufig gestellte Fragen) at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-09-19) "Warum heißt es eigentlich nicht „S-Bahn Graz“, da der Knotenpunkt in Graz liegt und der Großraum Graz bedient wird?"

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