The Puster Valley Railway (German: Pustertalbahn; Italian: Ferrovia della Val Pusteria) is a standard gauge, single-track railway line in the Puster Valley between Franzensfeste (Italian: Fortezza) and Innichen (San Candido), South Tyrol, Italy.

However, since the transition between the Italian and Austrian electrification systems is now located in Innichen station, this is usually considered the terminus of the two lines.

The Hügel & Sager company was awarded the contract to construct the Puster Valley Railway and work began in the late autumn of 1869.

However, with the collapse of the Habsburg monarchy and the loss of South Tyrol to Italy after the end of the First World War, the importance of the railway declined sharply.

In fact, the opposite happened, because while the Val Pusteria/Pustertal had previously been a well-used international express service on the Vienna South–Villach–Lienz–Franzensfeste–Innsbruck route, it was discontinued at the May 1996 timetable change, meaning there is no longer any cross-border long-distance traffic in the Puster Valley Railway.

The route was initially prepared by adapting the stations and the interlockings to support a half-hour cycle, which was introduced gradually up to December 2009.

All stations were equipped with 55 cm high platforms and underpasses, enabling the time-saving, simultaneous entry of crossing trains.

[11] Prior to electrification, steam-hauled trains were mainly operated, initially with locomotives from the Austrian Southern Railway Company, and from 1918 from Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS).

In addition, imports of the Fiat models, Panda, Cinquecento and Seicento, made in Poland were handled over the Puster Valley Railway.

[13] €49 million was earmarked for the Rigger Valley Link in the operational plan of the European Cohesion Fund on 1 December 2016.