ÖBB S-Bahn train on als S1 in Graz Hauptbahnhof

The Styria S-Bahn (German: S-Bahn Steiermark), initially also known as "Graz S-Bahn", is a local transport project that connects the metropolitan area of Graz and the central region of Upper Styria of the Austrian state of Styria.[1] This project has been working since 1998. Commissioning took place on 9 December 2007.

Completion is scheduled for 2026. In the future, the S-Bahn should provide better connections in 15- or 30-minute intervals as well as air-conditioned and low-floor trains. In 2017, for example, there is an hourly train every sunday between the airport and the city of Graz. The 30-minute clock is maintained by the regional bus service. The attractiveness of rail transport has significantly increased passenger numbers, which is in line with the goal of counteracting the increase in motorized private transport with public transport.

Lines

Route map of S-Bahn Steiermark and other Styrian rail lines
StB S-Bahn train on S11 in Übelbach
Line Route Operating company Start date
Graz — Peggau — Frohnleiten — Bruck an der Mur ÖBB 9 December 2007
(Graz) — Peggau-Deutschfeistritz — Deutschfeistritz — Übelbach StB 9 December 2007
Graz — Gleisdorf — Feldbach — Fehring ÖBB 12 December 2010
(Graz) — Gleisdorf — Weiz StB 12 December 2010
Graz — Leibnitz - Spielfeld-Straß ÖBB 9 December 2007
(Graz) — Spielfeld-Straß — Bad Radkersburg ÖBB 9 December 2007
Graz — Werndorf — Wies-Eibiswald (*) GKB 12 December 2010
Graz — Lieboch — Wies-Eibiswald (*) GKB 9 December 2007[lower-alpha 1]
Graz — Lieboch — Köflach GKB 9 December 2007
Unzmarkt — Leoben — Bruck an der Mur ÖBB 11 December 2016
Bruck an der Mur — Kapfenberg — Mürzzuschlag ÖBB 11 December 2016

Future extension

There are plans to extend the lines {S6 and S61 to Eibiswald and to electrify the routes of the S6, S7 and S61. Due to the construction of the Koralmbahn, an underground line including a tunnel station at Graz Airport.

Notes

  1. ↑ Part of the S6 until 11 December 2010

References

  1. ↑ FAQ (häufig gestellte Fragen) at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-09-19) "Warum heißt es eigentlich nicht „S-Bahn Graz“, da der Knotenpunkt in Graz liegt und der Großraum Graz bedient wird?"
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