North railway line

Railway line from Vienna, Austria to Břeclav, Czech Republic

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gaugeElectrification

15 kV 16.7 Hz AC (Vienna–border)
25 kV 50 Hz AC (border–Břeclav)

Operating speed200 km/h (125 mph)

Route map

Legend

to Brno [de]

83.1

Břeclav

Thaya

to Kúty [de]

to Lednice [de]

25 kV 50 Hz AC

15 kV 16.7 Hz AC

78.0

Czech Republic

Austria

75.2

Bernhardsthal

73.9

Bernhardsthal Fbf

71.0

Rabensburg

64.9

Hohenau

to Korneuburg [de]

to Zistersdorf [de]

58.5

Drösing

55.2

Sierndorf an der March

53.3

Jedenspeigen

50.1

Dürnkrut

Sulzbach [de]

43.4

Stillfried

39.8

Angern an der March

36.2

Tallesbrunn

33.5

Weikendorf-Dörfles

Weidenbach [de]

to Marchegg

to Bad Pirawarth [de]

31.3

Gänserndorf

27.1

Silberwald

24.4

Strasshof

20.8

Helmahof

18.2

Deutsch Wagram

12.0

Wien Süßenbrunn

Laaer Ostbahn

Floridsdorfer Hochbahn

11.2

Wien Süßenbrunn West

9.2

Wien Leopoldau

7.0

Wien Siemensstraße

Floridsdorfer Hochbahn

6.4

Wien Floridsdorf Fbf

to Stockerau

4.8

Wien Floridsdorf

3.7

Strandbäder

Danube

2.3

Wien Handelskai

Donauuferbahn

1.8

Wien Traisengasse

1.2

Wien Praterstern-Innstraße

0.6

Wien Praterstern Fbf

Wien Nordbahnhof [de]

0.0

Wien Praterstern

to Wien Hauptbahnhof

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The North railway line (German: Nordbahn) is a two-track, electrified railway line that runs 83.1 kilometres (51.6 mi) from Vienna, Austria to Břeclav, Czech Republic. It was built by the Emperor Ferdinand North Railway company as a part of the Warsaw-Vienna railway.

Route

The North railway line begins at Wien Praterstern, in the Leopoldstadt district of Vienna. It extends north from the Verbindungsbahn, the primary trunk line of the Vienna S-Bahn. It runs east-north-east out of Vienna, crossing the Danube at Wien Handelskai. There are major junctions with the Northwest railway line near Wien Floridsdorf and the Laaer Ostbahn near Wien Süßenbrunn. At Gänserndorf, the Gänserndorf–Marchegg railway line splits off to serve Marchegg, while the North railway line turns north toward the Czech Republic.^[1]

From Angern an der March, the line follows the Morava river north. It crosses the Austrian–Czech border near Bernhardsthal, then continuing 5.1 kilometres (3.2 mi) to Břeclav. The line is electrified at 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC within Austria and 25 kV 50 Hz AC within the Czech Republic.^[1]

Operation

The S1 of the Vienna S-Bahn provides frequent service between Wien Meidling and Gänserndorf, with some services continuing over the Gänserndorf–Marchegg railway line to Marchegg. Regional-Express trains operate hourly between Payerbach-Reichenau or Wiener Neustadt and Břeclav. Various long-distance Railjet, EuroCity, EuroNight, and Nightjet services use the route as well, but do not make local stops between Wien Hauptbahnhof and Břeclav.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Eisenbahnatlas Österreich [Austrian railway atlas] (in German) (3rd ed.). Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2021. pp. 15, 24–25, 104–105. ISBN 978-3-89494-150-5.
^ "Wien - Gänserndorf - Hohenau - Břeclav/ Marchegg" (PDF) (in German). ÖBB. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2023.