Klagenfurt Hauptbahnhof
Klagenfurt Hauptbahnhof (
It is an important railway junction in southern Austria.History
The station opened on 1 June 1863, when Klagenfurt received connection to the
).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
Operated by the
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
- ^ Bulletin of the International Union of Railways, Volume 31, p. 102. (1960).
- ^ 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, .. "
- ^ Klagenfurt Hauptbahnof rebuild completed Today's Railways Europe issue 122 February 2006 page 45
External links
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