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Eastern Railway (Austria)

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Eastern Railway
Map showing the line and connections
Overview
Line number118 01
Technical
Line length67.4 km (41.9 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV  16.7 Hz AC
Route map

km
Wien Südbf (Ostbahn)
0.0
Wien Hauptbahnhof
1.1
Wien Hbf Autoreisezug
1.8
Wien Hbf Südosttangente
2.9
Wien Grillgasse [de]
5.9
Wien Zentralverschiebebf
7.4
Kledering
9.7
Lanzendorf-Rannersdorf
10.9
Pellendorf
13.2
Himberg
16.3
Gutenhof-Velm
19.4
Gramatneusiedl [de]
26.2
Götzendorf [de]
Fischamend–Mannersdorf railway line [de]
to Fischamend│to Mannersdorf
31.0
Trautmannsdorf an der Leitha
33.6
Sarasdorf
36.6
Wilfleinsdorf
39.7
Bruck an der Leitha West
41.3
Bruck an der Leitha [de]
42.7
Bruck and der Leitha Ost
47.7
Parndorf Ort [hu]
Pannoniabahn [de] to Wulkaprodersdorf
49.3
Parndorf [hu]
61.1
Zurndorf [hu]
66.6
Nickelsdorf [hu]
67.4
192.7
187.8
Hegyeshalom
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The Eastern Railway (German: Ostbahn), formerly also known as the Vienna-Raab railway (German: Wien-Raaber Bahn), is a two-track, electrified railway line that runs from Vienna towards Hungary. The name Eastern Railway refers to several branches of the line as well. The previous western terminus of the railway line in Vienna, Wien Südbahnhof, has been replaced by the new Hauptbahnhof, which allows for continuous east-west traffic and connects the Eastern Railway directly to the Western Railway and Southern Railway.

Route

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The Eastern Railway originates east of Wien Hauptbahnhof. It runs parallel to the Laaer Ostbahn for several kilometers before that line veers off to the east. There are several major railway yards in the vicinity of the Vienna Central Cemetery. The line continues south to Gramatneusiedl, at which point it turns east for the run to the Hungarian border. The line is electrified at 15 kV  16.7 Hz AC between Vienna and Hegyeshalom.[1]

Operation

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As of the December 2022 timetable change, the S60 of the Vienna S-Bahn provides frequent service between Wien Hauptbahnhof and Bruck an der Leitha [de]. This is supplemented by Regional-Express services that operate between Vienna and Fertőszentmiklós [hu], Bratislava-Petržalka, and Hegyeshalom. Long-distance Railjet and EuroCity services bound for Budapest and other destinations also use the route.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Österreich [Austrian railway atlas] (in German) (3rd ed.). Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2021. pp. 36–37, 106–107. ISBN 978-3-89494-150-5.
  2. ^ "700 Wien - Bruck a.d. Leitha - Pamhagen/ Eisenstadt/ Györ" (PDF) (in German). ÖBB. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
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  • Media related to Ostbahn (Austria) at Wikimedia Commons
  • Wien-Südbahnhof: Photogallery and documentation about the Vienna Southern Railway Station (Wien-Südbahnhof) by Martin Frey and Philipp Graf