Florianerbahn, Heritage railway in Sankt Florian, Austria
The Florianerbahn is a 900 mm narrow-gauge line from Ebelsberg, now part of Linz, to Sankt Florian, electrified at 600 V DC. Its first 0.59 km ran in the street with grooved rails, the rest on Vignol rails. A sub-station in Sankt Florian station converted 10,000 V three-phase current to 500 V DC.
The railway began operations in 1913 as part of a regional transport system serving communities in Upper Austria. It later integrated with other railway networks in the surrounding area.
The line's vehicles carried the designations EM (Ebelsberg Motorwagen) and EP (Ebelsberg Personenwagen), though these were never painted on the cars themselves. The museum collection in St. Florian preserves railcars and trailer coaches, and can be visited by prior notice.
The railway is located in Sankt Florian and can be visited by prior arrangement. Visitors should contact ahead to see the historic vehicles and facility.
The line's vehicles carried the designations EM (Ebelsberg Motorwagen) and EP (Ebelsberg Personenwagen), though these codes were never painted on the cars themselves. Regular service ended on 31 December 1973, after which the Austrian Society for Railway History (ÖGEG) took over the line, followed by the Club Florianerbahn.
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