Suburban line (Vienna)

The Suburban line (German: Vorortelinie) is a railway line in the city of Vienna. It runs approximately 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from Wien Hütteldorf to Wien Heiligenstadt, running around the northwest side of the city. It hosts the S45 service of the Vienna S-Bahn.

Suburban line
Route map
Overview
Native nameVorortelinie
OwnerÖBB
LocaleVienna
Service
Services
Technical
Line length14 km (8.7 mi)
Electrification15 kV  16.7 Hz AC
Route map
km
Western railway line
5.8
 Wien Hütteldorf
Verbindungsbahn
U4
2.6
0.0
 Wien Penzing
Western railway line
0.9
 Wien Breitensee
Breitensee tunnel (813 m)
U3
2.5
 Wien Ottakring
3.9
 Wien Hernals
5.4
 Wien Gersthof
Small Türkenschanz tunnel (245 m)
Large Türkenschanz tunnel (705 m)
6.9
 Wien Krottenbachstraße
7.5
 Wien Oberdöbling
Unterdöblinger tunnel (71 m)
Franz-Josefs-Bahn
U4
9.6
0.0
 Wien Heiligenstadt
Franz-Josefs-Bahn
Donaukanal
1.1
 Wien Brigittenau
Donauuferbahn
[1]

Route

The line begins at Wien Hütteldorf, and runs parallel to the Western railway line 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) to Wien Penzing. Beyond Wien Penzing, the Western railway line continues east to Wien Westbahnhof, while the Suburban line turns to run northeast, partially in tunnel, to Wien Heiligenstadt. Just before Wien Heiligenstadt, it crosses the tracks of the Franz-Josefs-Bahn, which will continue north to follow the Danube. After leaving Wien Heiligenstadt, the Suburban line crosses the Donaukanal and turns southeast and joins the Donauuferbahn, which also follows the Danube.[1]

Operations
Main article: S45 (Vienna S-Bahn)

Passenger services on the Suburban line are provided by the S45 of the Vienna S-Bahn, which runs between Wien Hütteldorf and Wien Handelskai on the Donauuferbahn via Wien Heiligenstadt. Trains operate every 10 minutes.[2]

References
  1. Eisenbahnatlas Österreich [Austrian railway atlas] (in German) (3rd ed.). Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2021. pp. 23–24, 104–107. ISBN 978-3-89494-150-5.
  2. "945: Wien Handelskai - Wien Heiligenstadt - Wien Hütteldorf" (PDF) (in German). 7 December 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
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