1040 013-3 on the first service train of the day
about to leave Schladming for Selzthal
 photo 14 May 2005 Ron Ferguson

Austrian Railway Group

Emmstalbahn
Bischofshofen- Selzthal
Klein Reifling - St Valentin
Route and stations

A route of great contrast, it starts with a twisting mountainous section up into the Radstadter Tauern where it meets the headwaters of the Emms, and follows it across a high level valley to Selzthal. From there the line climbs slowly into the mountains of the Gesaüse National Park, and the steep sided section though to Heiflau. North of Großreifling, the valley levels out, and the line parallels the main road with the river between.

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Inside the new (2004) station building
Photo  2005 Ron Ferguson Bischofshofen 
Plinthed on the Northern outkirts.
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Photo  2005 Ron Ferguson
the plaforms in front of 
the station building
Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson Pöham 
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The station building with
the container handling track split to allow 
passengers access to trains
Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson Hüttau 
A two metre guage railway carries log handling crane
behind the station to the North
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Where's the station?
Over the wooden bridge,
up the gravel path
though the trees
and there are 6 trains each way per day
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and the view at the top
Single platform and tiny shelter.
(view towards Huttau
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Neidernfritz - St. Martin

The trackside view from the Bischofshofen end
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Ebon's handsome bullding is at the end of its main street
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Eben im Pongau

viewing the station building
towards Radstadt from the freight area
Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson 
Exiting the B99 North of the town,
you approach over a crossing to the buildings on your right
Photo  2005 Ron Ferguson
Altenmarkt im Pongau

the same view as above, plus snow!
Photo  2006 Stephen Ford 
Looking at the station trackside from the Bishofshofen end.
Photo  2006 Stepehn Ford 
Looking towards Bischofshefen.
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View from the goods dock towards Eben
Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson Radstadt 
View from Eben end
The main building compelte 
with excellent buffet.
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typical freight raffic
part loaded log wagon
Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson Ennswald Forstau (Gbf)

station building from the Pichl end
Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson 
View towards Pichl along the freight platform

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Mandling an der Enns

The shelters on each of Pichl's plaforms 
looking to Mandling
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A typical modern Haltstelle at Pichl

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Pichl im Ennstal
the plaforms in front of 
the station building
Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson Schladming 
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typical freight
loaded logs
Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson Oberhaus - Markt Haus (Gbf)

The station building looking towards Schladming.
Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson Haus 
View towards Grobming towards the single line section
the overbridge carries road traffic across the Donau
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Vintage train of 4 wheels from
Schladming to Elzthal
Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson Aich-Assach
Heading west down the valley
Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson Pruggern
an 1142 arrives alongside the Schladming end.
Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson Gröbming 
Trackside view of the buildings
from the Steinach end.
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one time goods shed with namebard
Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson Stein an der Enns 
looking to Grobming
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from the platform towards NeiderOblarn
and Steinach. Goods wagons and siding on right
Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson Öblarn 
The station from the Schladming end
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A view along the tracks from the shelter
under the new roadbridge towards Steinach
Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson Niederöblarn 
Close-up on the shelter at the plaform end
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the station building
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1050 013-3 shunts wood wagons
at the level crosing at the West end of St Martin
Photo 13 May 2005 Ron Ferguson
St. Martin am Grimming

The delighful station bulding
to its left the still manual crossing gates(2005)
Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson Trautenfels 
BView north thrugh the corssing
which splits the platform
the overbridge carries road traffic across the Donau
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left to right
1044 065-9 about o come forward for Bad Aussee
4010 unit about to go away for Graz
1040 013-3 on a pick-up freight
Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson Stainach-Irdning 
Momemnts after corossing the mountain behind,
1044 drops into Steinach from Bad Aussee 
on a Wien Westbahnhof service.
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View ro Schladming 
from opposite the station building
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View of station from the car park
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Wörschach-Schwefelbad

The town's eponymous Talent 4024 002-7
standinds in front of the station
after naming on the 14th
Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson Liezen 
1116 heads for Bischofshofen with an Amsteeten train
Photo  7 May 2005 Ron Ferguson
Plinthed class 52 watches from the south end as
4010-007-5 arrives
Photo 2005 Stephen Ford Selzthal 
Traditional canopies cover the island platfroms
Photo 2005 Stephen Ford

Access & easy photography from Eben im Pongau to Admont, and north of Grossreifling. Spectacular scenery for your backgrounds elsewhere.

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Updated 26th March 2006
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