Wien Hauptbahnhof
Wien Hauptbahnhof, Vienna Central Station
History
Background
During the 1990s, interest arose in the redevelopment of
The new station, known as Hauptbahnhof, has been designed as a single structure with through platforms, and is capable of handling more trains a day on much less space than its predecessors.[12] It has direct links to the centre of Vienna via the U-Bahn network, while ÖBB state that the other principal stations in the city are to be reachable from the station within 30 minutes.[13] The design of the new station also features extensive onsite retail opportunities, including a 20,000-square-metre (220,000 sq ft) shopping centre positioned below track level, which accommodate for around 100 shops and restaurants, as well as an on-site underground car park with spaces for up to 600 cars and 1,110 bicycles.[14][12]
A major benefit of the scheme has been the release of land within the city centre which had previously been occupied by the two former termini. Plans for its reuse were incorporated into the development of the new station and it has become a major urban development in its own right to include various office, retail and educational facilities.
On 15 December 2006, the
Construction
During June 2007, construction work formally commenced in the form of preliminary works, such as the remodelling of the existing S-Bahn station Südtiroler Platz. In 2008, the S-Bahn and the U-Bahn stations at Südtiroler Platz were connected to one another, while the Südbahnhof was demolished, a process which took until 2010 to complete.[15] The bulk of Südbahnhof's services (platforms 11–19) were closed with the timetable change of 13 December 2009; during this transition period, Wien Meidling railway station temporarily took on many of Südbahnhof's services until the new station could be completed.[16]
During 2009, ÖBB Infrastruktur awarded a €220 million contract for the station's construction to a consortium led by Strabag; at this point, it was intended for the first stage of the project to have been completed by 2013, while the finalisation of the overall project was due to occur during 2015.[14] The railway infrastructure for the project was largely built by a joint venture between Arge Östu-Stettin and HOCHTIEF Construction, while the station's diamond-shaped roof was installed by UNGER Steel.[15] The total cost of building the new station has been stated to have been around €987 million; it was financed via ÖBB, the city authorities, the European Union, and property development opportunities.[13]
During April 2010, the construction programme entered into full swing.
Opening
On 6 August 2012, trains began passing through the new Hauptbahhof station without stopping.[4] During December 2012, the station attained a partial operational status, coinciding with a timetable shakeup on 9 December and the induction of some new alignments;[1] as a result, both regional and S-Bahn services began using platforms 9–12, while long-distance trains continued to not stop at the station.[7]
On the morning of 10 October 2014, Wien Hauptbahnhof was formally inaugurated in a ceremony held at the station, officiated by Austrian President Heinz Fischer.[13] At one point, it was expected that the Hauptbahnhof would be able to fully open during December 2014, however delays were encountered, attributed to difficulties in the completion of a key footbridge, which meant the station was not fully operational until December 2015.[18][7] Upon attaining full operational status, the station has been anticipated to handle 145,000 passengers and 1,000 trains per day.[13] In terms of its mainline connection, the new station serves as a key meeting point in Vienna for four individual major railway lines; it also provided access to other local services including the Vienna S-Bahn, a tramway and several bus lines.[15]
The station has a total of five island platforms, each with 2 sides, for a total of 10 platforms. These five islands are complete with striking canopies, measuring roughly 210 metres in length and between 6 and 15 metres (20 and 49 ft) in height; the canopies are built on top of a
The new station offers significantly improved connectivity, principally focused upon international routes.
Train services
The station is served by the following services:
- Intercity Express services (ICE) Hamburg - Hanover - Kassel - Nürnberg - Passau - Linz - St Pölten - Vienna
- Intercity Express services (ICE) Dortmund - Essen - Düsseldorf - Cologne - Koblenz - Frankfurt - Nürnberg - Passau - Linz - St Pölten - Vienna
- Intercity Express services (ICE) Berlin - Halle - Erfurt - Coburg - Nürnberg - Passau - Linz - St Pölten - Vienna
- RailJetservices (RJ) Zurich - (Bregenz -) Innsbruck - Salzburg - Linz - St Pölten - Vienna - (Vienna International Airport) - Győr - Budapest
- RailJet services (RJ) (Frankfurt - Stuttgart -) Munich - Salzburg - Linz - St Pölten - Vienna - Győr - Budapest
- RailJet services (RJ) Frankfurt - Stuttgart - Ulm - Friedrichshafen - Lindau-Reutin - Bregenz - Innsbruck - Salzburg - Linz - St Pölten - Vienna (- Vienna International Airport)
- RailJet services (RJ) Graz - Vienna (- Vienna International Airport) - Breclav - Brno - Pardubice - Prague
- RailJet services (RJ) Villach - Klagenfurt - Vienna (- Vienna International Airport)
- RailJet services (RJ) Vienna - Klagenfurt - Villach - Udine - Treviso - Venice
- RailJet Express services (RJX) Vienna - St Pölten - Linz - Salzburg - (Innsbruck - Bregenz - Zürich)/(Munich)
- EuroCity services Vienna - Győr - Budapest - Kiskunmajsa - Novi Sad - Belgrade
- EuroCity services Vienna - Győr - Budapest - Szolnok - Oradea - Cluj-Napoca
- EuroCity services Vienna - Győr - Budapest - Debrecen - Zahony ( - Kyiv [Sleeping Cars])
- EuroCity services Vienna - Győr - Budapest
- EuroCity services Vienna - Breclav - Prerov - Ostrava - Bohumín - Katowice - Warsaw (- Gdansk - Gdynia)
- EuroCity services Vienna - Graz - Maribor - Ljubljana (- Trieste)
- EuroCity services Vienna - Graz - Maribor - Zagreb
- Nightjet services Vienna - Ostrava - Wroclaw - Frankfurt/Oder - Berlin
- Nightjet services Vienna - Klagenfurt - Villach - Bologna - Florence - Rome
- Nightjet services Vienna - Klagenfurt - Villach - Padova - Verona - Milan
- Nightjet services Vienna - Linz - Salzburg - Villach - Udine - Venice
- Nightjet services Vienna - Klagenfurt - Villach - Bologna - Florence - Pisa - Livorno
- Nightjet services Vienna - Innsbruck - Feldkirch - Buchs - Zurich
- Nightjet services Vienna - Linz - Hanover - Hamburg
- Nightjet services Vienna - Linz - Frankfurt - Koblenz - Cologne - Düsseldorf (- Amsterdam / Brussels)
- Nightjet services Vienna - Innsbruck - Feldkirch - Bregenz
- EuroNight services Zurich - Buchs - Feldkirch - Innsbruck - Vienna - Budapest
- EuroNight services Stuttgart - Munich - Salzburg - Linz - Vienna - Budapest
- EuroNight services Vienna - Breclav - Prerov - Ostrava - Bohumín - Katowice - Warsaw / Krakow
- EuroNight services Vienna - Kosice
- EuroNight services Bratislava - Vienna - Graz - Maribor - Zagreb - Split
- InterRegio Night (Romanian Railways) Vienna - Győr - Budapest - Lokoshaza - Arad - Sighişoara - Braşov - Bucharest
- Regiojet Vienna - Breclav - Brno - Pardubice - Prague
Wien Meidling | – Wien Hauptbahnhof (platform 1–2) | – Wien Floridsdorf – Gänserndorf | |
Mödling – Wien Meidling | – Wien Hauptbahnhof (platform 1–2) | – Wien Floridsdorf – Wolkersdorf – Mistelbach – Laa an der Thaya | |
/ | Wiener Neustadt Hbf – Baden – Mödling – Wien Meidling | – Wien Hauptbahnhof (platform 1–2) | – Wien Floridsdorf – Stockerau – Hollabrunn (S3)/Absdorf-Hippersdorf (S4) |
Wiener Neustadt Hbf – Ebenfurth – Wien Meidling | – Wien Hauptbahnhof (platform 3–12) | – Bruck an der Leitha | |
Wien Erzherzog-Karl-Straße – Wien Stadlau - Wien Simmering | – Wien Hauptbahnhof (platform 3–12) | – Wien Meidling – Wien Hütteldorf – Unter Purkersdorf | |
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to Deutschkreutz, Bratislava, Marchegg, Pamhagen, Wulkaprodersdorf, Győr, Payerbach-Reichenau, Břeclav, Znojmo and Wiener Neustadt Hauptbahnhof |
Local public transport
The station is served by the following municipal public transport services:
Tram D is a small walk from the main entrance and can be accessed from section E of platforms 3 to 12. The D station is called "Hauptbahnhof Ost".
Construction
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Started in 2011
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In January 2012
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In August 2012
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In October 2012
References
Notes
- ^ a b "Openings increase speeds and capacity". Railway Gazette International. 27 December 2012.
- ^ Österreichische Bundesbahnen. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
- ^ a b "Die größten Bahnhöfe in Österreich". GoEuro Corp. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
- ^ a b "Milestones of Vienna's Main Railway Station". City of Vienna. Archived from the original on 27 June 2012.
- ^ "ÖBB Facts & Figures 2019" (PDF). ÖBB Press. 2019. p. 40. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
- ^ a b c d Fender, Keith (June 2013). "Vienna Hauptbahnhof delayed". Modern Railways.
- ^ "Vienna Hauptbahnhof celebrates opening". The Local. 6 October 2014.
- ISBN 978-1848366817.
- ^ Averbuck, Alexis; Bedford, Neal (2009). Western Europe. Lonely Planet. p. 66.
- ^ "European Railway Station Index 2021".
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Schoof, Jakob. "Almost completed: The new Central Railway Station in Vienna's Belvedere district." detail-online.com, 22 October 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Wien Hauptbahnhof officially inaugurated." Railway Gazette International, 10 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Wien Hauptbahnhof construction contract awarded". Railway Gazette International. 22 November 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Vienna Central Station (Wien Hauptbahnhof)." railway-technology.com, Retrieved: 3 June 2018.
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen. Retrieved 13 February 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Hauptbahnhof Wien" (in German). Hauptbahnhof Wien. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ^ Beier, Roland (May 2013). "Wien Hauptbahnhof delayed". Today's Railways Europe.
- ^ "Facts & Figures project Vienna main station" (PDF). Hauptbahnhof Wien.
Bibliography
- Kaiser, Wolfgang (2011). Die Wiener Bahnhöfe. Geschichte, Gegenwart und Zukunft [Vienna's Railway Stations: Past, Present and Future] (in German). München: GeraMond. OCLC 724801367.
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Hauptbahnhof Wien archived English-language official website of the project
- Building proposals (in German)