EROPAH 2012 [Part II] Tauern Car Railway Tunnel

Day 6 : Saturday : 1st September 2012

The Tauern Railway Tunnel in Austria is the longest tunnel of the Tauern Railway crossing the main chain of the Alps. Currently, it has a length of 8,371 kilometres (5.201 miles). The highest point of the tunnel, which is also the highest point in all of the railway line, is at 1,226 metres (4,022 ft) above sea level. The tunnel's north entrance is at Böckstein in the valley of Bad Gastein in the state of Salzburg, the south entrance near Mallnitz in Carinthia.

During our travel from Bad Hofgastein to Klagenfurt; we had to take this car train to cross the tunnel as there are no other way to cross the tunnel unless you make a big turn around the mountain. Drive on and drive off; passengers may stay in the car or travel in the passenger compartments. The train runs every 30 minutes and it takes approximately 11 minutes to cross the tunnel. It can take up to 40 cars at any one crossing and it costs EUR 17.00 per car, one way (or EUR 30.00 for a return trip). A new interesting travelling experience !!!