Traunseebahn

The Traunseebahn is an electrified metre-gauge railway running from Vorchdorf to Gmunden in Upper Austria, Austria. The line is long and is owned and operated by Stern & Hafferl. The railway opened on 21 March 1912 and since 2018 it has been connected to the Gmunden Tramway as part of the Traunseetram tram-train service.

==History== thumb|left|alt=Single-car electric railcar pulling two passenger carriages with open balcony ends|Gmunden Traundorf station in 1983 Plans for a railway linking Gmunden - then a successful spa resort - to the agricultural area around Vorchdorf had been made as early as the 1890s, when the Gmunden Tramway opened, but it was not until 1911 that the town of Gmunden was issued a concession to build and operate a line for a period of 90 years. The concession was taken over by Stern & Hafferl and construction began in May 1911. The railway was long and opened on 21 March 1912. A connection to the Gmunden Tramway had also been planned, but could not be constructed because the road bridge over the Traun was not suitable. Early investment in electrification allowed the railway to remain viable where a steam railway would not.