# The Semmering railway, Europe's first mountain line

What to do en Semmering · Semmering

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/lower-austria/semmering/things-to-do/semmering-railway · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 1 h
- Temporada: All year
- Para quién: All ages

Train · 1 h · Gloggnitz – Semmering – Mürzzuschlag · viaducts and tunnels of 1854, World Heritage · with a normal ÖBB ticket

The Semmering line, opened in 1854 by the engineer Carl von Ghega, was Europe's first great mountain railway and is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Between Gloggnitz and Mürzzuschlag it climbs and descends the pass by two-storey stone viaducts and tunnels, the most famous being that of the Kalte Rinne. You do not need a tourist train: it is a normal ÖBB line served by Railjets every two hours and regional trains from Gloggnitz and Mürzzuschlag. Get off at Semmering station, at about 895 m, where there is a small free information centre. The Semmering Base Tunnel, under construction since 2012, will one day take the fast trains off this line.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 47.6416, 15.8294

## Cerca de aquí

- [Bahnwanderweg, from Semmering to Payerbach beside the railway](https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/lower-austria/semmering/things-to-do/bahnwanderweg), a 0 m
- [Der Löffler](https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/lower-austria/semmering/where-to-eat/der-loeffler), a 580 m
- [Der Löffler](https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/lower-austria/semmering/where-to-stay/der-loeffler), a 580 m
- [Grand View, the Sporthotel restaurant](https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/lower-austria/semmering/where-to-eat/grand-view), a 1.1 km
- [Sporthotel am Semmering](https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/lower-austria/semmering/where-to-stay/sporthotel-am-semmering), a 1.1 km
- [Hirschenkogel in summer: gondola, swings and mountaincarts](https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/lower-austria/semmering/things-to-do/hirschenkogel-in-summer), a 1.2 km
- [Skiing at the Semmering Hirschenkogel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/lower-austria/semmering/things-to-do/skiing-hirschenkogel), a 1.2 km
- [Doppelreiter and 20-Schilling-Blick viewpoints](https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/lower-austria/semmering/things-to-do/doppelreiter-and-20-schilling-view), a 1.3 km

Destino: [Semmering](https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/lower-austria/semmering.md)