Kufstein railway station serves the city of Kufstein, in the Kufstein district of the Austrian federal state of Tyrol. Opened in 1876, it is an Austrian-German border station, close to the border between Tyrol and Bavaria.
The station in 2014
The station in 1978 with the Kufstein Fortress in the background.
Kufstein is a town in the Austrian state of Tyrol, the administrative seat of Kufstein District. With a population of about 20,000 it is the second largest Tyrolean town after the state capital Innsbruck. The greatest landmark is Kufstein Fortress, first mentioned in the 13th century. The town was the place of origin of the Austrian noble family Kuefstein.
View to Kufstein Fortress and Brandenberg Alps
Emperor Maximilian entering Kufstein, 1836 drawing
The Siege of the Kufstein Fortress in 1809
Panoramic view of Kufstein