5047-003-8 provides a Saturday afternoon service from Kienberg to Pöchlarn standing to the rear of the standard gauge section with the narrow gauge to the left (the green 4 wheel coach belongs to the NÖLB) and the main station bulding to the right. photo September 2005 Ron Ferguson

Austrian Railway Group

Erlauftalbahn
Route and stations from Pöchlarn to Kienberg-Gaming

Here we present the route map of the line, along with pictures of its stations. Clicking on a picture will either enlarge the original or move you to a more detailed page on that location. The route map is a straight line, remember the real track isn't!

The route connects the Westbahn at Pöchlarn through rolling hills crossing the line of the former Krumpe at Weiselburg a d Erlauf before running south into the mountains to Kienberg Gaming where it has an end to end junction with the Ybbstalbahn's Bergstrecke.

Despite the rebuild of the Westbahn (2005) the old station building still stands on the north side of the track. Photo 2005 Ron Ferguson Pöchlarn The recently rebuilt and realigned island platforms looking towards Amstetten Photo 2004 Ron Ferguson
Junction with the Westbahnm multi track/platform. Rebuilt 2005.









Looking from the station building towards Pöchlarn with the goods shed, and yard to the right. Note the buffer stop without track! Photo Ron Ferguson 2003 Erlauf The rather un-Austrian station building and mike store with Pöchlarn to your left Photo Ron Ferguson 2003
2 track station with 2 platforms close to village centre















a view along the single line platform towards Pöchlarn taken from the level crossing Photo 2005 Ron Ferguson Petzenkirchen So typical of ÖBB - lots of timber on the platform fittings photo 2005 Ron Ferguson
Single track halt by level crossing on edge of village.
view from the Pöchlarn end through the station yard photo 2005 Ron Ferguson Wieselburg view of the station building from the goods yard at the Pöchlarn end photo 2005 Ron Ferguson
formerly the interchange and crossing for Der Krumpe, Now junction for the freight only regauged section to Gresten.
Along the single platform towards Weiselburg Photo 2005 Ron Ferguson Mühling
Single track on the west side of the town just after the new road overbridge.
The sign is almost hidden in the verdant growth 2005 Photo Ron Ferguson Mühling-Plaika taken from the road corssing, towards Weiselburg 2005 Photo Ron Ferguson
Single track, just 50m from the main road in a very suburban setting
with a minor road crossing at one end
sign Photo 2005 Ron Ferguson Schauboden The view to the station from the main road. Photo 2005 Ron Ferguson
Single track in the village next to the main road
the uniquitous timber yard has its own siding about 1km north of the station 2005 Photo Ron Ferguson Works siding just north of Purgstall
Looking down past the building from the Kienberg end. Note the missing tracks 2005 Photo Ron Ferguson Purgstall the opposite view showing the old goods shed, now a builders' merchant. 2005 Photo Ron Ferguson
Two through tracks with island platform
One siding, plus signs of others now lifted
The view towards Sölling village with weiselberg to the left Photo 2005 Ron Ferguson Sölling Two colours, 2 5047s head for Weiselberg Photo 2004 Ron Ferguson
Single track halt on west side of village.
From the Scheibbs end Photo 2005 Ron Ferguson Saffen
Single track halt at the south west end of the village
The station yard and building from the Kienberg end. Photo 2005 Ron Ferguson Scheibbs
3 tracks and platforms with a substantial building in the town centre
Looking back to Sheibbs Photo 2005 Ron Ferguson Neustift
Single track halt on edge of village just off village bypass road
Approaching from Kienberg Photo 2005 Ron Ferguson Neubruck Approaching from the yard on the Scheibbs side of the village in front of the TS shed at Innsbruck depot Photo 2004 Ron Ferguson
2 tracks with island platform
The Hst shelter is on the track between the railways and the main road!. Photo 2005 Ron Ferguson Peutenburg The last stretch before the mountains. Photo 2004 Ron Ferguson
Single track, shelter on adjacent roadway.




From the Pöchlarn approach end with the staion to the right, and the NÖLB depot on the left Photo 2005 Ron Ferguson Kienberg-Gaming 5047 stands ready to depart down the line. Picture taken from the NG loco depot. Photo 2004 Ron Ferguson
Single platform with additional tracks End on junction at platform and former transhipment point for Ybbstalbahn.
Now with NöLB Bergstrecke.
Depot and main yard for NöLB stock

Though the end of the standard gauge line. the railway continues as the Ybbstalbahn's Bergstrecke and eventually reaches Waidhofen a d Ybbs.

Every station has its own charm for photography, though the service is sparse!

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Updated 4th December 2005
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