Donauuferbahn (Wachau)
{{Short description|Railway line in Lower Austria}}
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{{confused|Donauuferbahn (Vienna)}}
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The Donauuferbahn ({{lit|Danube bank railway line}}) is a railway line in Lower Austria. It runs {{convert|108|km}} from Krems an der Donau to Mauthausen, near St. Valentin. The line is no longer contiguous; {{convert|21.9|km}} in the middle between Weins and {{ill|Weitenegg|de}} has been abandoned. Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) operates services on the western end; NÖVOG operates seasonal services on the eastern end.
Route
The eastern end of the Donauuferbahn is at {{ill|Krems an der Donau railway station|de|Bahnhof Krems an der Donau}}, where it meets the {{ill|Absdorf-Hippersdorf–Krems an der Donau railway line|de|Bahnstrecke Absdorf-Hippersdorf–Krems an der Donau|lt=Absdorf-Hippersdorf–Krems an der Donau}} and {{ill|Herzogenburg–Krems railway line|de|Bahnstrecke Herzogenburg–Krems|lt=Herzogenburg–Krems railway lines}}. From there, the line runs {{convert|38.3|km}} west along the north bank of the Danube to {{ill|Weitenegg|de}}. This part of the line is also known as the Wachaubahn after the Wachau valley.
Between Weitenegg and Weins the line is abandoned. The track resumes at Weins, although is freight-only until {{rws|St. Nikola-Struden}}. The line continues running west, following the river, until {{rws|Mauthausen}}, where it connects with the {{ill|St. Valentin–České Budějovice railway line|de|Bahnstrecke St. Valentin–České Budějovice}}. That line is now abandoned north of Mauthausen; the remainder runs south, crossing the Danube to reach {{ill|St. Valentin railway station|de|Bahnhof Sankt Valentin|lt=St. Valentin}}.
Operation
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On the eastern end, NÖVOG runs seasonal trains between Krems an der Donau and {{rws|Emmersdorf an der Donau}}. {{As of|alt=As of the December 2022 timetable change|2022|12|post=,}} this service consists of four round-trips per day on weekends between March and May, increasing to daily service between May and November.{{Cite web |title=Timetable 2023 - Timetable & Tickets |url=https://www.wachaubahn.at/en/timetable-2023 |access-date=2023-10-28 |website=Wachaubahn |language=en}}
On the western end, Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) operates hourly Regionalzug services between {{rws|St. Nikola-Struden}} and {{ill|St. Valentin railway station|de|Bahnhof Sankt Valentin|lt=St. Valentin}}. On weekdays, every other service runs as a Regional-Express to {{hbf|Linz}}, bypassing St. Valentin.{{cite web | url=https://www.oebb.at/en/dam/jcr:4305a4b8-400e-4883-9715-1d44979dc791/133_23.pdf | title=St. Valentin - Perg - St. Nikola-Struden | date=10 August 2023 | language=de | accessdate=28 October 2023 | publisher=ÖBB}}
References
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