The Kitzsteinhorn system was built in 1974 and is described as the world's first underground mountain railway.

It was the first mountain railway in Europe built with a standard gauge track.

It is commonly called the world's first true mountain railway.

Because of the tourism there are many mountain railways and cable cars in the mountains.

From Paderborn the route has the character of a low mountain railway.

The mountain railways on the Rigi are well known around the country.

The design proved popular, especially for use in Alpine mountain railways.

It was the first mountain railway in the world.

However the technology proved itself and was used on a number of other mountain railways.

Plans for the construction of a mountain railway were thus prevented.