Zell am Ziller, Austria
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N 47° 13.959 E 011° 52.932
32T E 718160 N 5235048
Zell am Ziller is one of the stations of the Zillertalbahn
Waymark Code: WMTE18
Location: Tirol, Austria
Date Posted: 11/09/2016
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The line was opened on 31 July 1902, serving the needs of residents of the upper Ziller valley and giving them access to Jenbach and the main line railway in the Inn Valley.
In 1956 the present day company name, Zillertaler Verkehrsbetriebe AG, (i.e. The Zillertaler Transport Company) was adopted when the company absorbed a local bus operation that had been founded in 1935.
In 1965 the line was extended by 2.5 km to bring materials and equipment to a power station; the extension line has subsequently been removed once more. However at that time two diesel locomotives and some transporter wagons were acquired and the Zillertalbahn became the first railway in Austria to use "Zugfunk"—train control by radio.
In 1976 extraction of magnesium ore from Tux came to an end; this traffic had been an important source of income for the line since 1928.
Since 2005 points on the line have been remotely controlled from the Jenbach control centre using fibre optic transmission. Source-Wikkipedia
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: Yes
Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes
If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?:
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: http://www.zillertalbahn.at/page.cfm?vpath=index
Station/Depot Web Site: Not listed
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