2025100 Year Anniversary of the Pinkafeld Friedberg Railway Line - Miniature Sheet

The railway line from Pinkafeld in Burgenland to Friedberg in Styria was opened on 15 November 1925. In 1921, Burgenland became part of Austria. To mark this occasion, the Pinkatalbahn railway, which ran from Szombathely in Hungary via Rechnitz and Oberwart to Pinkafeld, was to be connected to the Austrian railway network. The new line ran from Pinkafeld via Sinnersdorf and Pinggau to Friedberg, where there was a connection to the Wechselbahn. In 1953, the railway line in Hungary was closed down, and passenger transport in Austria has been suspended since 2011. The miniature sheet symbolises the technical progress of the last 100 years. The stamps show the two stations Pinkafeld and Friedberg, as well as a class 56 steam locomotive from 1914 and a modern class 5022 diesel railcar. These railcars have been in regional service throughout Austria since 2005.