Eastern Railway (Austria)

Eastern Railway
Eastern Railway
Overview
Line number	118 01
Technical
Line length	67.4 km (41.9 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	15 kV 16.7 Hz AC
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Southern Railway
	to Graz
	Western Railway
	to Salzburg
	Laaer Ostbahn
	to Laa an der Thaya
	Fischamend–Mannersdorf railway line [de]
	to Fischamend│to Mannersdorf
	Bahnstrecke Bruck an der Leitha-West–
	Petronell-Carnunt
	Parndorf–Bratislava railway line
	to Bratislava-Petržalka
	67.4
	192.7
	Austria
	Hungary
	Bratislava–Hegyeshalom railway line [de]
	to Bratislava-Petržalka
	Hegyeshalom–Szombathely railway line [hu]
	to Szombathely
	Budapest–Hegyeshalom railway line
	to Budapest Keleti
	Source
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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 The previous western terminus of the railway line in Vienna, Wien Südbahnhof, has been replaced by the new Hauptbahnhof, which allows for continuous east-west traffic and connects the Eastern Railway directly to the Western Railway and Southern Railway.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

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

As of the December 2022 timetable change,^[update] 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

^ ^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.
^ "700 Wien - Bruck a.d. Leitha - Pamhagen/ Eisenstadt/ Györ" (PDF) (in German). ÖBB. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2023.

External links

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

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[atlas-1] 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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