The Köflach railway line () is a standard gauge railway line in the province of Styria in Austria. It runs from a junction with the Southern railway line at Graz Hauptbahnhof to Köflach. (GKB) owns and operates the line.
History The () was established in 1856 to construct a railway line from Köflach to Graz. The line opened for goods traffic on 3 April 1860; passenger service began on 1 November. The , which branches off south from the line at Lieboch, opened on 8 April 1873. Ownership of the line was transferred to ÖBB in 2024 as part of plans to electrify and modernize both lines.
Route The line originates at Graz Hauptbahnhof, on the west side of Graz, and runs south to Lieboch, where the Wieserbahn continues south. The line then turns west and follows the Kainach river to Bärnbach. At Bärnbach, it crosses the Kainach and follows the tributary to Köflach.
Operation (GKB) operates two services of the Styria S-Bahn over the line. The S7 operates hourly, with additional service on weekdays, over the entire line between Graz and Köflach. The S61 provides additional service via Lieboch to via the Wieserbahn.
Stations NameLocalityServicesCoordinatesGraz Hauptbahnhof Graz Graz Wetzelsdorf Graz Webling Graz Straßgang Premstätten-Tobelbad Premstätten Lieboch Lieboch Lieboch Schadendorf Söding-Mooskirchen Söding-Sankt Johann Köppling Krottendorf-Ligist Krottendorf-Gaisfeld Gaisfeld Krems in Steiermark Voitsberg Voitsberg Bärnbach Bärnbach Köflach Köflach
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Graz-Köflacher Bahn und Busbetrieb GmbH