Northwest railway line

The Northwest railway line (German: Nordwestbahn) is an electrified railway line that runs 95.9 kilometres (59.6 mi) from Wien Floridsdorf, in the vicinity of Vienna, to Znojmo in the Czech Republic.

For other uses, see North–West line.
Northwest railway line
Passenger train on the Northwest railway line near Strebersdorf in 2014
Overview
Termini
History
Opened26 July 1841 (1841-07-26)
Technical
Line length95.9 km (59.6 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV  16.7 Hz AC
Route map
km
to Nymburk
to Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou
100.1
 Znojmo
Thaya
95.6
 Znojmo-Nový Šaldorf
89.1
 Šatov
87.7
Czech Republic
Austria
86.6
 Unterretzbach
to Drosendorf
81.4
 Retz
to Novosedly
73.7
 Zellerndorf
72.0
 Zellerndorf East
to Sigmundsherberg
70.5
 Platt
62.1
 Guntersdorf
57.8
 Hetzmannsdorf-Wullersdorf
51.4
 Hollabrunn
45.7
 Breitenwaida
41.1
 Göllersdorf
37.4
 Schönborn-Mallebarn
34.9
 Höbersdorf
32.7
 Sierndorf
30.6
 Ober Olberndorf
to Absdorf-Hippersdorf
25.8
 Stockerau
22.5
 Spillern
18.8
 Leobendorf-Burg Kreuzenstein
to Hohenau
15.6
 Korneuburg
12.4
 Bisamberg
11.2
 Langenzersdorf
8.1
 Wien Strebersdorf
ÖBB technical services
6.5
 Wien Jedlersdorf
former route to Nordwestbahnhof
to Wien Leopoldau
5.7
 Wien Brünner Straße
to Břeclav
4.2
 Wien Floridsdorf
to Vienna
Danube
Donauuferbahn
Wien Nordwestbahnhof
[1]

History

The Emperor Ferdinand Northern Railway completed the line between Wien Floridsdorf and Stockerau on 26 July 1841. At Floridsdorf, it branched from the company's main line between Vienna and Lundenburg (now Břeclav).[2] The Austrian Northwestern Railway was established in 1870, and incorporated the Floridsdorf–Stockerau line into its new main line between Wien Nordwestbahnhof and Znaim (now Znojmo). The complete line opened in June 1872.[3]

Passenger service to Nordwestbahnhof ended on 30 May 1959. The bridge which carried the line over the Danube was rebuilt to carry road traffic. The line was electrified between Floridsdorf and Stockerau on 17 January 1962. This electrification was extended to Hollabrunn in 1979 and Retz in 1993.[4] ÖBB and České dráhy electrified the line between Retz and Znojmo, with service beginning on 20 October 2006.[5]

Service

The S3 and S4 of the Vienna S-Bahn combine for half-hourly service between Wien Floridsdorf and Stockerau; the S3 provides hourly service between Stockerau and Hollabrunn. A Regional-Express provides additional service over the whole line between Vienna and Znojmo.[6]

Notes
  1. Eisenbahnatlas Österreich [Austrian railway atlas] (in German) (3rd ed.). Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2021. pp. 4, 13, 23–24, 104–105. ISBN 978-3-89494-150-5.
  2. Geschichte (1898), p. 498.
  3. Herold (2014), p. 7.
  4. Herold (2014), p. 8.
  5. "Elektrifizierung der Bahnstrecke Retz - Znaim startet" (in German). 20 October 2006. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  6. ÖBB (7 December 2023). "Wien - Stockerau - Tullnerfeld/ Hollabrunn - Retz - Znojmo" (PDF) (in German). Retrieved 10 March 2024.

References
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