Sigmundsherberg railway station

Sigmundsherberg station in the municipality of the same name is located in the district of Horn and is a so-called branch station. The station is located on the Kaiser Franz Josef Railway and branches off onto the Austrian Northwest Railway and the Kamptal Railway.

The station's nostalgic reception building has a heated waiting room with toilets, a park & ride facility and 3 main platforms. 3 further through tracks and a few more sidings are used for the passage of freight traffic as well as for parking railcars.

Connections

• Franz Josef Railway to Vienna
• Zellerndorf - Sigmundsherberg railroad line
• Route of the Kamptalbahn
• Bus connections to Horn, Weitersfeld, Pulkau, Jetzelsdorf and Eggenburg

Railroad museum

The railroad museum in the boiler house of the tranquil Sigmundsherberg station was opened in 1987. In addition to the extensive collection of various exhibits relating to the history of the railroad, there is also a historic waiting room, a track bicycle, the control room and some historic locomotives on display.

The history

In 1869, the Budweis - Eggenburg line of the Kaiser Franz Josef Railway was put into operation, as was Sigmundsherberg station. Even though the station was not originally planned, it quickly became a hub when the Zellerndorf - Sigmundsherberg railroad line and the Kamptalbahn were built. During the First World War, Sigmundsherberg station became even more important due to the prisoner of war camp in the municipality. The coach house was built later in the years 1880 - 1881.