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Standort / Name:
Graz, Styria, Austria
What's Here:
Tram System - 7 Routes
Tramway Museum Graz
Graz Hauptbahnhof, the central train station in Graz
Data:
GPS-Koordinaten/nach Bedarf
Anreise mit der Bahn/Straßenbahn:
Köflach Eisenbahnlinie
Koralm Eisenbahnlinie
Southern Eisenbahnlinie
Styrian Eastern Eisenbahnlinie [de]
Straßenbahnsystem-Graz
Geographie:
Sehr hügelig
The Scoop:
Graz has a variety of rail services available to the traveler. Here is a quick look coming from Google AI:
Trains in Graz are operated by Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and serve as a major hub for both regional and long-distance travel, connecting the city with national and international destinations. The city's central station (Graz Hauptbahnhof) features high-speed Railjet and regional S-Bahn Styria services, and is accessible by tram and bus. ÖBB also operates various other regional and high-speed trains, including the international Transalpin and EuroCity trains.
Key train services in and around Graz::
Railjet: High-speed trains connecting Graz with other major Austrian cities like Vienna and international destinations such as Prague and Venice.
S-Bahn Styria: Provides regional connections, with services to the surrounding areas and smaller towns.
Transalpin: An international EuroCity service operated by ÖBB and Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), connecting Graz with Zurich, Switzerland, via Liechtenstein.
Regional Trains: A variety of regional trains, including the Cityjet, Talent, and Desiro, also connect Graz with numerous destinations.
From Omvro, we have this overview:
So train service, it might get a little complicated, but for starters:
There are two major suburban train companies, with one that serves branch lines further out doing a few trips to and from Graz Hbf. (Hauptbahnhof) every day too. I don't know how familiar you are with the "S-Bahn" system of German (somewhat) fame, but we have a system similar to that too. It does have the same name, but isn't actually an S-Bahn system, as it mainly uses the mainlines and doesn't have dedicated right-of-ways.
In any case::
-- The ÖBB does the most lines, north, south, and east,
-- The GKB (local railroad) runs to the east, and,
-- The StB (basically the railroad of the state of styria) does the branch lines and the occasional runs to Graz.
I attached a Plan of the System here too. It's shown on the map itself, but as you can see, everything apart from S7, S6, S61 (GKB) / S11 & S31(StB) is run by the ÖBB. They offer frequent enough service, averaging aroung 15minutes in peaktimes over the entire system I'd say. Though I'd have to check that more thoroughly. GKB stands for "Graz Köflacher Bahn" (Köflach being a small town east of Graz that used to have a lot of Coal mining) (incidentally, on the preliminary map of the tram system, you can already see "Graz Köflacherbahnhof" directly next to the Hauptbahnhof. That was once the property of the GKB (Köflacherbahnhof denoting that it was the Station for trains to and from Köflach), is now owned by ÖBB too (as is all of the track and infrastructure since a few years, as the state government didn't have any interest in funding public transit and the federal government had to step in basically).
Trams.....
The city of Graz has a comprehensive Tram system with seven lines. The system dates back to 1887, which is detailed at: graz.zeitlinie.at, an awesome effort by the creator of that page!
Here is a list of the lines, and their end destinations:
In the inner city center, the tram is free between Jakominiplatz and Hauptplatz plus an additional stop in both directions, e.g. to the Schlossbergplatz or to the Kunsthaus. Just look out for the Altstadt Bim stickers at the tram stops. (1)
Here is another page that shows the Tram System over the years:
https://heussler.zenfolio.com/strassenbahn-graz-netzplaene
At the end of line 1, is the Tramway Museum Gratz. They have a comprehensive collection of the Trams used in Gratz over the years. And in looking at the pictures on the page below, they take them out onto the system for excursions.
https://heussler.zenfolio.com/p32109582
Quellen:
Omvro, without whose help, this page would not be possible!
I Love Graz.com (1)
Google Maps
Open Railway Map
Open Street Map
Wikipedia
Websites and other additional information sources of interest for the area:
https://graz.zeitlinie.at/en/ Cool website showing the growth of the Tram System
https://heussler.zenfolio.com/strassenbahn_graz Comprehensive picture page of the Graz Tram System
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transport_in_Austria the Rail System of Austria
https://ilovegraz.com/2019/05/19/public-transportation-graz/ Good informative site with tips about traveling around Graz, in English
Getting to G
Sehenswürdigkeiten
Jakominiplatz - Major Tram Plaza
Tram Shops
Graz Hauptbahnhof - Central Train Station
Tramway Museum Graz
JakominiplatzGPS-Koordinaten: 47.06724, 15.44195
Huge plaza and interchange between all 7 routes, with route 23 ending/starting here. The loop with the red arrows is not part of the plaza, instead, it goes around a building. I betcha there is non-stop trams here! The blue arrows are dedicated bus platforms. For all you fast-food junkies (like myself), there is a McDonalds and BK conveniently adjacent to the tracks here :-)
the Tram ShopsGPS-Koordinaten: 47.07127, 15.41009
Google Maps caught this Tram in front of the shops.
Graz HauptbahnhofGPS-Koordinaten: 47.07265, 15.41719
https://www.oebb.at/en/regionale-angebote/steiermark/hauptbahnhof-graz
Second busiest station in Austria after Vienna.
Current station built in 1956 after the 1876 station was destroyed in 1945.
Im Besitz von: Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB)
Betrieben von: ÖBB Infra
Tracks: 9
Platforms: 4 island / 1 side
Eisenbahnen:
-- Köflach Eisenbahnlinie
-- Koralm Eisenbahnlinie
-- Southern Eisenbahnlinie
-- Styrian Eastern Eisenbahnlinie [de]
Tramway Museum Graz
GPS-Koordinaten: 47.10563, 15.48903
Mariatroster Str. 204, 8044 Graz, Austria
+433168874226
https://www.tramway-museum-graz.at/
The Tramway Museum has about 30 cars in its collection. It is located at the end of the #1 route.
A few pictures to get this section started:
Tram Tunnel Unter Graz HauptbahnhofGPS-Koordinaten: 47.07177, 15.41779
The
222GPS-Koordinaten:
The
Straßenbahnsignal
Note to English speakers - Straßenbahnsignal is Tram Signals,
Zugsignal is for train signals.
111GPS-Koordinaten:
The
Physical Plant / Grade Crossings / Etc
Let's take a look at some of the railroad oriented equipment we come across here in Graz.
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Screenshot of the Zeitlinie Gratz website. LOTS of effort went into creating this page!!!
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