Donauuferbahn
Six railway tracks
The Donauuferbahn viewed from the Steinitzsteg in 2008
Service
Services
Technical
Line length12.8 km (8.0 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV  16.7 Hz AC
Route map
km
Franz-Josefs-Bahn
-0.1
 Wien Nussdorf
Franz-Josefs-Bahn
Suburban line
Donaukanal
Northwest railway line
1.1
 Wien Birgittenau
Wien Nordwestbahnhof
North railway
2.7
 Wien Handelskai
4.1
 Wien Donauuferbf
8.0
 Wien Donaukaibf
Laaer Ostbahn
10.5
 Rennbahn Freudenau
11.4
 Terminal Wien Freudenau Hafen
12.8
22.2
Donauländebahn
[1]

The Donauuferbahn (lit. 'Danube bank railway line') is a railway line in Vienna, Austria. It runs 12.8 kilometres (8.0 mi) along the west bank of the Danube river. At the northern end, the line connects with the Franz-Josefs-Bahn and Suburban line. At the southern end, the line continues as the Donauländebahn near the Winterhafenbrücke. The line is owned and operated by Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and is mostly freight-only.

Route

The northern terminus of the line is at Wien Nussdorf, where it joins the Franz-Josefs-Bahn. The line runs north–south along the west bank of the Danube. South of Wien Nussdorf, the line crosses the Donaukanal and then joins the Suburban line. This section is the only part of the line hosting regular passenger service, the S45 of the Vienna S-Bahn. At Wien Handelskai, the North railway and U6 of the Vienna U-Bahn cross overhead. South of Wien Handelskai, the line is freight-only, with various yards and goods stations. At the southern end, the line continues as the Donauländebahn near the Winterhafenbrücke.[1]

Operations

The only regularly-scheduled passenger service on the Donauuferbahn is the S45 of the Vienna S-Bahn, which operates every ten minutes between Wien Hütteldorf and Wien Handelskai.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Eisenbahnatlas Österreich [Austrian railway atlas] (in German) (3rd ed.). Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2021. pp. 104–107. ISBN 978-3-89494-150-5.
  2. ↑ "Wien Handelskai - Wien Heiligenstadt - Wien Hütteldorf" (PDF) (in German). ÖBB. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
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