Train station Gumpoldskirchen

The large, picturesquely designed station building in Gumpoldskirchen is located on the approximately 260 km long Southern Railway line. Located close to the town center of the market town of the same name, trains on the S3 and S4 rapid transit lines stop at the station every half hour during the week.

Covered seating on the two platforms, which can be reached via an underpass, and a connection to the local bus line complete the facilities of this modern, centrally located station in the heart of the Thermenregion wine-growing region.

Viticulture

The region and thus the town of Gumpoldskirchen are said to have been associated with viticulture as early as prehistoric times. The location on the Thermenlinie and the Pannonian climate favor the growth of certain types of wine and make the area known far beyond Austria.

Numerous wine taverns in and around Gumpoldskirchen welcome their guests and spoil them with regional wine specialties, seasonal delicacies and an extremely inviting ambience.

Busserl tunnel

During the construction of the Southern Railway, which opened in 1841, the first and therefore oldest railroad tunnel in Austria was built on the line between Gumpoldskirchen and Pfaffstätten.

To this day, there is speculation about the reason for its construction, as there was no compelling need for an underpass, at least due to the local surroundings. It is more likely that they did not want to destroy the valuable vineyards in the region - according to the Latin inscription, the construction of the tunnel probably served as a reference structure for the still inexperienced civil engineers.

Due to its length of only 165 m and the correspondingly short darkness in the train during the passage (in about 10 seconds at around 60 km/h at the time), it was thought that this time would be just enough for a "Busserl".

Tip: There is a nextbike rental station directly at the station. The bikes are available in Lower Austria from April to mid-November. You can find more information on the website https://www.nextbike.at/de/niederoesterreich/, or in the nextbike app.