Linz Hauptbahnhof | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | Bahnhofplatz 4020 Linz Austria | ||||
Coordinates | 48°17′26″N 14°17′28″E / 48.29056°N 14.29111°E | ||||
Elevation | 264 m (AA) | ||||
Owned by | Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) | ||||
Operated by | ÖBB LILO | ||||
Line(s) | Western Railway Pyhrn Railway Summerauer Railway Linzer Lokalbahn (LILO) | ||||
Platforms | 14 | ||||
Tracks | 12 for ÖBB 2 for LILO | ||||
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History | |||||
Opened | 1858 | ||||
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Linz Hauptbahnhof or Linz Central Station is a railway station in Linz, the third largest city in Austria, and capital city of the federal state of Upper Austria.[1] Opened in 1858, the station is the centrepiece of the Linz transport hub. It forms part of the Western Railway, and is also a terminus of the Pyhrn Railway, the Summerauer Railway, and the Linzer Lokalbahn (LILO). The station is owned by the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB); train services are operated by the ÖBB and the LILO. With 40,800 passengers daily in 2018/2019, it is the busiest station in Austria outside of Vienna, and the 7th-busiest overall.[2]
Linz Hauptbahnhof is situated in Bahnhofplatz, near the southern edge of the city centre.