Laaer Ostbahn

The Laaer Ostbahn (lit.'Laa Eastern railway line') is a railway line in Lower Austria. It runs 82.6 kilometres (51.3 mi) from Wien Hauptbahnhof to Laa an der Thaya, on the CzechAustrian border. The line formerly continued to Brno. Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) owns and operates the line.

Laaer Ostbahn
Map depicting the route of the Laaer Ostbahn
Overview
Termini
Service
Services
Technical
Line length82.6 km (51.3 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV  16.7 Hz AC
Route map

km
Vienna–Brno railway line
84.3
82.6
Laa an der Thaya
Novosedly–Zellerndorf railway line
77.0
Kottingneusiedl
74.9
Staatz
Lokalbahn Enzersdorf bei Staatz–Poysdorf
70.9
Enzersdorf bei Staatz
Mistelbach
66.4
Frättingsdorf
63.4
Hörersdorf
61.9
Siebenhirten NÖ
56.2
Mistelbach Stadt
55.5
Mistelbach
Lokalbahn Korneuburg–Hohenau
Taschlbach
52.4
Paasdorf
50.1
Ladendorf
44.5
Neubau-Kreuzstetten
41.5
Niederkeuzstetten
37.9
Hautzendorf
Rußbach
34.1
Schleinbach
31.9
Ulrichskirchen
28.6
Wolkersdorf
26.7
Obersdorf
Stammersdorfer Lokalbahn
23.0
Seyring
21.3
Kapellerfeld
18.7
Gerasdorf
17.7
16.7
Wien Süßenbrunn Mitte
12.0
Wien Stadlau Nord
Marchegger Ostbahn
11.3
Wien Erzherzog-Karl-Straße
9.9
Wien Stadlau
8.6
Wien Lobau
Ölhafenbahn
7.5
Wien Praterkai
5.0
Wien Haidestraße
3.8
Wien Simmering
Aspangbahn
1.8
101.8
100.0
Wien Hauptbahnhof
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Route

The Laaer Ostbahn begins at Wien Hauptbahnhof in Vienna and then turns north, splitting from the Eastern Railway and crossing the Donaukanal and Danube. At Wien Erzherzog-Karl-Straße, the Marchegger Ostbahn splits to the east while the Laaer Ostbahn continues north. Near Gerasdorf, the Laaer Ostbahn crosses and interchanges with the North railway. Continuing north, the line terminates at Laa an der Thaya, on the border with the Czech Republic.[1] The line beyond Laa an der Thaya to Hevlín and Brno was severed in 1945, as a result of the Second World War.[2]

Operation

The southern end of the Laaer Ostbahn hosts the S1 and S80 of the Vienna S-Bahn, as well as Regional-Express and Regionalzug services, all of which leave the line at Wien Erzherzog-Karl-Straße and use the Marchegger Ostbahn for Wien Aspern Nord, Marchegg, or Bratislava main.[3]

On the northern end, Regional-Express and S2 trains join the line at Gerasdorf, coming off the North railway. Services operate to Laa an der Thaya.[4] There are no local services between Wien Erzherzog-Karl-Straße and Gerasdorf; some long-distance services such the EuroCity between Vienna and Katowice use that portion of the line to reach Břeclav.[5]

References

  1. Eisenbahnatlas Österreich [Austrian railway atlas] (in German) (3rd ed.). Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2021. pp. 14–15, 24, 105–107. ISBN 978-3-89494-150-5.
  2. "Trotz Milliarden-Investitionen: weniger Züge, längere Fahrzeiten im Bahn-Fernverkehr". Radio Prague International (in German). 28 December 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  3. "Wien Hütteldorf - Wien Hbf - Wien Hirschstetten - Marchegg - Bratislava" (PDF) (in German). ÖBB. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  4. "Wien - Wolkersdorf - Mistelbach - Laa a.d. Thaya" (PDF) (in German). ÖBB. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  5. "Wien - Gänserndorf - Hohenau - Břeclav/ Marchegg" (PDF) (in German). ÖBB. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
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