Railroad panorama
The viaduct boldly spans the local road in Emmersdorf in eight arches. 105 meters long and over 100 years old. Since 1909, the Danube embankment railroad ran here, on which steam locomotives transported people and materials between Krems and St. Valentin.
The railroad line is part of the Wachau cultural landscape, which was added to the UNESCO World Hertige site list in 2000. Over the course of time, however, it has become quieter on the tracks. In 2009, just two tourist trains, the "Wachau" and the "Strudengau", were still running on the Danube Embankment Railway. ÖBB closed the line in 2010 and the state of Lower Austria took over the section of the Wachau Railway with NÖVOG as the operating company. After extensive investment, the time had come in 2012: since then, the Wachau Railway has been operating tourist and nostalgic services between Krems and Emmersdorf again.
Would you have thought it?
It is 34 (train) kilometers from Krems to Emmersdorf. From June to November, the Wachau Railway even runs daily. Thanks to the artistic route in an elevated position, there are unique views of the beauty of the Wachau!
