Liechtenstein is a microstate located between Austria and Switzerland. Train travel in Liechtenstein is limited to the Feldkirch – Buchs railway line, connecting Austria and Switzerland. The line, opened in 1872 and electrified in 1926, is 18 kilometers long, with 9 kilometers running through Liechtenstein’s territory. The line is operated by Austrian Railways.
There are four railway stations within the country – Schaan-Vaduz, Forst Hilti, Nendeln, and Schaanwald. Long-distance trains passing the Liechtenstein (for example Vienna – Zurich) do not stop at these stations. The only trains stopping at these stations are the regional trains between Feldkirch and Buchs, which operate or not depending on the current timetable.
There are no railway sidings within the principality, although many large companies are headquartered there.
In 2016, the company Intamin presented a project for a monorail connecting the Rheinpark stadium with the center of Vaduz, the capital of Liechtenstein. The proposed route would be approximately 1 kilometer long, and the construction cost was estimated at 5 million Swiss francs. According to the project’s authors, the monorail would solve parking problems in the city center and near the stadium.
Intamin has constructed monorails in various parts of the world and also has offices in Liechtenstein.
The project was probably abandoned.
In 2020, Liechtenstein planned to renovate the Feldkirch – Buchs railway line and incorporate it into the Austrian S-Bahn network of the Vorarlberg region and the Swiss city of St. Gallen. Additionally, the Nendeln railway station was planned to become a stop for long-distance trains between Austria and Switzerland passing through Liechtenstein without stopping. However, the residents of the country rejected the plans in a referendum.
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