Cycle Route Zillertal-Radweg
No. of cycle route R13
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Added on 05 Sep 2012,
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Total distance in km
30
Cumulative elevation gain in m
156
Avg. slope uphill in %
0,52
Cumulative elevation loss in m
258
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Track points in total
461
Track points per km (avg)
15
Start/endpoint
Start location
Mayrhofen, Tirol, AT (626 m NHN)
End location
Strass im Zillertal, Tirol, AT (524 m NHN)
Beds4Cyclists, worth visiting and infrastructure
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Route km
Dist. to route
Elevation AMSL
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0 km
0,3 km
623 m
29 km
4,3 km
526 m
The Achensee Railway (German: Achenseebahn) is a 6.78 kilometres (4.21 mi) long metre gauge railway running between Jenbach 
and Seespitz on Lake Achensee in Tyrol (Austria). Within its length it rises some 440 metres (1,444 ft) in height, with the steeper sections using the Riggenbach rack system. It is Europe's oldest cog railway which is still steam operated.
History
In 1886, Theodor Friedrich Freiherr von Dreifuss proposed to connect Jenbach to the Achensee. Despite concerns by villagers in the area, the proposal was supported by the monastery at Fiecht, which owned the Achensee and ran steam boats on the lake.
Consent to build the line was given on 1 August 1888 by Emperor Franz Josef. The line was constructed by the Soenderop Company of Berlin. The official opening of the line was on 8 June 1889. The line originally ended a short distance short of the pier for the steamboats as it was intended to run a luggage service between Seespitz station and the pier at an extra charge. The railway was extended to a new station serving the steamboats in 1916.
The railway carried its highest numbers of passengers during World War IIand after the war the railway was an important method of supplying the region with goods and materials. In 1950, the Tirolean Water Company (TIWAG) acquired a majority of the shares in the railway, passing them to the villages of Achenkirch, Maurach and Eben in 1979. Carriage of freight ceased in 1973. The railway was remodelled with support from TIWAG, the Federal Government and State Government.
On 16 May 2008, the engine shed at Jenbach railway station was destroyed in a fire. Locomotives No.1 was damaged, but will be restored, as will the engine shed. Already at the season opening 2009 the shed has been completed and the No.1 was rebuilt.
Infrastructure
The 6.78 km route has a track gauge of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in). It runs between Jenbach and Achensee Schiffstation. The Riggenbach rack system is installed between Jenbach and Eben, from which point the line descends gently to Achensee Schiffstation. Upwards trains propel to Maurach, where the engine runs round and hauls the coaches to the Achensee terminal. The engine leads throughout on the downward journey.
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Hours of opening
Main season May, 9th to October, 5th 2014
| Jenbach - Bahnhof | 8.15 | 10.00 | 10.45 | 12.00 | 13.45 | 15.00 | 16.45 | |
| Burgeck | 8.22 | 10.07 | 10.52 | 12.07 | 13.52 | 15.07 | 16.52 | |
| Eben | 8.47 | 10.35 | 11.20 | 12.35 | 13.35 | 14.20 | 15.35 | 17.20 |
| Maurach | 8.50 | 10.38 | 11.23 | 12.38 | 13.38 | 14.23 | 15.38 | 17.23 |
| Maurach Mitte | 8.53 | 10.41 | 11.26 | 12.41 | 13.41 | 14.26 | 15.41 | 17.26 |
| Seespitz - Bahnstation | 9.00 | 10.50 | 11.35 | 12.50 | 13.50 | 14.35 | 15.50 | 17.35 |
| Seespitz - Bahnstation | 9.15 | 11.05 | 12.20 | 13.05 | 14.05 | 15.20 | 16.00 | 17.40 |
| Maurach Mitte | 9.22 | 11.12 | 12.27 | 13.12 | 14.12 | 15.27 | 16.07 | 17.47 |
| Maurach | 9.25 | 11.15 | 12.30 | 13.15 | 14.15 | 15.30 | 16.10 | 17.50 |
| Eben | 9.28 | 11.18 | 12.33 | 13.18 | 14.18 | 15.33 | 16.13 | 17.53 |
| Burgeck | 9.49 | 11.39 | 12.54 | 14.39 | 15.54 | 16.34 | 18.14 | |
| Jenbach Bahnhof | 9.57 | 11.47 | 13.02 | 14.47 | 16.02 | 16.42 | 18.22 |
The Achensee cog railway will also take your bicycles. A booking in advance is necessary, though!
30 km
4,9 km
560 m
30 km
2,9 km
556 m
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