!!!Nebenbahnen

Branch Railway Lines, according to the Railway Act of 1957, branch 
railway lines are railways (other than tramlines) destined for areas 
with a low volume of traffic.

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The branch railway lines emerged from the local railway lines that 
existed in the Austro-Hungarian empire; in those days, the building of 
these lines was subsidized by the state, and special regulations were 
set up to facilitate and support their construction in economically 
underdeveloped regions. 2,600 km out of 6,300 km (in 1993) of 
Austria´s entire railway network belong to branch railway lines, 
440 km are run by private enterprises.

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By establishing modern and efficient structures (radio-controlled 
train traffic, use of light-weight and economical equipment) efforts 
are being made to increase traffic on branch railway lines. This would 
improve their economic situation and could secure the continuation of 
at least some of them.


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