The Flascherlzug (bottle train) is an 1892 narrow-gauge heritage railway running 14 km through the Schilcherland wine country between Stainz and Preding in western Styria. Steam excursion trains run on selected weekends May to October; check flascherlzug.at for schedule and booking. Stainz is 35 km west of Graz by regional bus. Combine with a wine tasting at a Schilcher wine estate along the route.
cable car in Stainz
Flascherlzug
The Flascherlzug ("bottle train," named for the wine bottles it originally transported) is a heritage narrow-gauge railway running 14 km from Stainz to Preding-Wieselsdorf in western Styria's wine country, built in 1892 to carry the wine production of the Schilcherland area to the main rail network.
- Type
- cable car
- Destination
- Stainz
- Cost
- Paid entry
- Founded
- 1892
- Era
- 19th Century
- Address
- Bahnhofstrasse 28, 8510 Stainz, 8510 Stainz
- Coordinates
- 46.8568, 15.3337
- Official website
- Visit website