Vienna Central Station
| Vienna Central Station | |
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 The main entrance to the station concourse from Südtiroler Platz in August 2015
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| Location in the network |
Through station (Bstg. 1–2) Branch station (Bstg. 3–12) |
| Design | Bstg. 1–2 tunnel station |
| Platform tracks |
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| abbreviation | Wbf, Wsp (S-Bahn main line) |
| IBNR | 8103000 |
| opening | December 9, 2012 Partial commissioning (4 platforms) October 10, 2014 BahnhofCity December 14, 2014 Commissioning of all platforms December 13, 2015 Full commissioning |
| Website URL | Hauptbahnhof-wien.oebb.at (project website, no update) |
| Profile on ÖBB.at | No. 1003 |
| Architectural data | |
| architect | Hotz / Hoffmann / Wimmer |
| location | |
| City / municipality | Vienna |
| Place / district | Favorites |
| state | Vienna |
| Country | Austria |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 11 '6 " N , 16 ° 22' 40" E |
| Railway lines | |
| List of train stations in Austria | |
Wien Hauptbahnhof is a train station located in Vienna's 10th district near Südtiroler Platz , which connects the South , East and Laaer Ostbahn on the area of the former Südbahnhof . Since the western line is connected via the Lainzer tunnel and trains of the northern line can be guided to the main station via the Laaer eastern line, the station can handle long-distance traffic in all directions.
Commissioning was carried out in several stages, in line with construction progress. The first part opened on December 9, 2012. With the timetable change in December 2013 and December 2014, additional connections were made to the main train station. The official opening of the main train station and BahnhofCity took place on October 10, 2014.
Since it was fully operational on December 13, 2015, all ÖBB long-distance trains running through Vienna have been calling at the main station; all functions of the station are in operation. For the first time in the history of the city, Vienna received a central station .
Vienna Central Station is served by around 1,070 trains every day and used by 123,500 passengers (as of 2018). This makes it the most frequented long-distance train station in Austria .
history
planning
Considerations for a central train station in Vienna go back to the 1870s, mostly in connection with the plans for the Vienna light rail . Further projects from 1960 to 1990 were discarded. Over time, the location of the south station crystallized as a location for a main station.
The specific project was presented to the public in June 1995 by City Councilor for Planning Hannes Swoboda and ÖBB General Director Helmut Draxler . A Swiss architecture firm had previously won the design competition. The concept envisaged an underground local traffic floor with four platform edges and an above-ground area with six platform edges for long-distance traffic.
As the first construction phase, an underground four-track through station for the S-Bahn was planned for three billion schillings (around 210 million euros). For a further 2.5 billion schillings (around 180 million euros), a six-track above-ground long-distance station was to be built later. In addition, various additional measures in the Vienna railway junction were deemed necessary, the costs of which were not quantified.
In 1995 an expert procedure for a new central station was initiated. The winning project by the architect Theo Hotz failed due to high costs, among other things.
In 2003 the federal government, the City of Vienna and ÖBB signed a declaration of intent to jointly implement the Vienna through station project . To design the planned new district, an international expert procedure for the master plan for the Vienna Südbahnhof district was tendered in 2004 . The resulting master plan for the Vienna Railway Station - Central Europe (at times the project was called this) was unanimously adopted by the Vienna City Council. It envisaged a construction volume of around one million square meters of gross floor space, including 550,000 m² of office space. 5,000 apartments for 13,000 people were to be built as well as 8 hectares of park.
The project was included as Project 8/9 in the Master Plan Transport 2003 submitted by the City of Vienna in October 2003 . The realization was planned for 2011. The planning at that time had been reduced compared to previous planning and provided for ten platform tracks, two of which were for urban rapid transit and two platform-free through tracks.
The project was presented to the ÖBB supervisory board for resolution at its meeting on October 12, 2006. The estimated total costs were increased from 420 to 660 million euros. Since there was no financing concept for the additional costs, no decision was made. On the other hand, since no resolution was passed against the project either, the chairman of the supervisory board, Martin Huber , saw the board's general approval and allowed the construction work to begin. The City of Vienna estimated the total cost at the end of 2006 to be 850 million euros.
At the end of 2007, the necessary official permits were requested for the entire project. In 2008 all approval procedures were completed.
concept
Instead of the two terminal stations of the south and east station, which were operated in this way until 2009 and which are almost at right angles to each other, connected by a joint reception building , a through station was built on the diagonal of the two main lines. This means that long-distance trains from the western line to Hungary and Vienna Airport can be continued, as can trains from the southern line to the Czech Republic and Slovakia .
This should enable travelers to shorten their travel time by around 40 minutes. In the direction of operation designed Hauptbahnhof all long-distance trains and regional trains are - except that of the Western Railway and the Franz-Josefs-Bahn are merged -.
The station was to serve as a clock hub for Austria, with long-distance trains offering connections on the north-south, west-east and the airport every full and half hour. The turning of trains is to be omitted, empty runs are to be reduced. By reducing route conflicts and shortening travel times, the capacity is to be increased compared to the previous systems and the space requirement is to be reduced. A holding time of three minutes is provided for international long-distance trains.
The ten platform edges of the above-ground part of the main station replace 18 platform edges of the last southern station. The maintenance and service facilities were concentrated at one location. The total length of the tracks and the number of switches for the entire system (including the maintenance area) decreased by around 30 percent.
When it is fully operational, a total of 309 daily scheduled trains should run on tracks 3 to 12, around another 200 only on certain days or seasonally. In addition, empty train, locomotive and freight train journeys through the main station are planned. A total of 1,105 trains and 120,000 people were to use the station every day. According to a forecast from 2008, around 150,000 passengers and visitors are expected per day in 2025.
construction
Since 2009, a total of around 1,020,000 m³ of excavated material and 830,000 m³ of bulk material have accumulated. 370,000 m² of formwork was erected on 20,000 running meters of bored piles, into which 285,000 m³ of concrete were filled and then processed with 38,000 tons of reinforcing steel.
Preliminary work
The zoning and development plan for the current project with a total area of 109 hectares was decided in 2006 by the Vienna City Council in agreement with the Austrian Federal Railways as the builder of the station and landowner. Furthermore, the submission phase and the strategic environmental assessment started in 2006. The groundbreaking ceremony for the preparatory work and the renovation of the largely underground traffic station Südtiroler Platz took place in 2007.
December 12th, 2009 was the last day of operation of the Südbahnhof for the Südbahn, on December 13th 2009 the old reception hall as well as the platform and track systems of the Südbahnhof were closed and then removed. Trains of the Südbahn then only ran to Vienna Meidling station . The platforms on the east side were shortened by approx. 150 meters, and a provisional train station (now removed again) called Wien Südbahnhof (Ostbahn) was built at the level of Schweizer-Garten-Straße . Local trains of the Ostbahn ran this temporary arrangement until December 8, 2012, long-distance trains stopped in Meidling at the Westbahnhof or extended to Wiener Neustadt (Südbahn). The underground S-Bahn station Wien Südbahnhof remained in operation; Instead of the entrances from the Südbahnhof, it received new entrances from the Schweizergarten , at the corner of Arsenalstrasse, and was renamed Quartier Belvedere in Vienna on December 9, 2012 . The stops of tram lines O and 18 have also been moved there.
Main construction phase
The main construction phase of the station began in spring 2010. The information center Bahnorama , a 66.72 meter high, 150 ton observation tower, built a 66.72 meter high, 150 ton observation tower, offered the opportunity to obtain information about the Vienna Central Station project , the current construction progress and an overview of the entire area to be built 160 cubic meters of Austrian spruce wood. The information center was open to the public from August 19, 2010 until it was closed at the end of 2014 ( 10th , Favoritenstrasse 51). From the tower platform at a height of 40 meters, the new train station, the new districts under construction on both sides of the train station and the existing boundaries of the area ( Wiedner Gürtel , Schweizergarten , Arsenal , Gudrunstraße and Sonnwendgasse ) could be viewed. The Bahnorama was frequented by more than 300,000 visitors. The wooden tower structure was originally supposed to be removed by the new owner in 2015 and rebuilt elsewhere, but ultimately had to be forcibly demolished by the City of Vienna in 2016 after several unsuccessful demolition orders.
In 2011 the supporting structures of the first section of the platform roof were erected and track construction work began. The approximately 25,000 square meter diamond-shaped roof structure covers platforms 3 to 12. In spring 2012, the first three tracks were completed, which will replace the temporary construction site passage from August 6, 2012. On December 9, 2012, the above-ground systems were partially commissioned. The southern station forecourt adjacent to Sonnwendgasse (which was named Am Hauptbahnhof ) was completed on time.
Work then began on six more platform tracks, the main hall north of the tracks (at Südtiroler Platz) and on the new track systems including bridges in the area east of the main train station. Due to the provisional south station (east) station, which was necessary for operational reasons until December 2012, construction work could only begin after its demolition. An important project on the east side was the subway structure from the south side of the main station to the Marchegger Ostbahn.
View of the construction site in August 2010
In June 2011, the first section of the platform roof was built
Construction progress in January 2012
Platforms 11 and 12 in November 2012
completion
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In February 2014 the topping-out of the main hall at Südtiroler Platz was celebrated. The commercial space was handed over to the tenants in October 2014, before the start of the Christmas business . The track systems on the east side had been completed by December 2015 and thus reached their full capacity.
Forecourt and main hall at Südtiroler Platz in October 2014
Level passage under the platforms in October 2014
Hall East in June 2014
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Installation
On December 9, 2012, the above-ground main train station with four platform tracks and a through track was put into partial operation and mainly served by trains of the Ostbahn local traffic. The official opening of the main train station and BahnhofCity with its 90 shops and restaurants took place on October 10, 2014 by Federal President Heinz Fischer . This was primarily a marketing measure. The transition from partial operation to full operation of the railway infrastructure for rail operations and for rail customers took place one year later, with the timetable change in December 2015.
All ÖBB long-distance trains to and from the north, east and south have stopped at the main station since December 14, 2014. Since then, all night trains have also started or ended there . Railjet and InterCity courses from the west ended at Westbahnhof until December 12, 2015; those lines that ran from there to Budapest, however, already received an additional stop at the main train station.
On December 13, 2015, the full commissioning and thus the completion of the entire project was completed. Since then, the entire ÖBB long-distance traffic has been carried out from the main train station; the Westbahnhof became an important ÖBB regional train station for local transport in and from western Lower Austria. From the timetable change in December 2017 until the timetable change in December 2019, the railway transport company WESTbahn Management GmbH no longer only served the Westbahnhof but also the main train station every hour .
railway station
investment
The main station can be reached above ground via entrances to the north and south of the tracks, which are connected by a wide passage below the platform level.
- Main entrance at Südtiroler Platz
In the north is the main hall, which is only accessible on foot from Südtiroler Platz (it has a smaller second entrance from Gertrude-Fröhlich-Sandner-Straße). Both entrances are on the western side of the station. Both entrances lead to the 11 m high main hall. It stretches to Gertrude-Fröhlich-Sandner-Strasse, 130 m along the track, on 4,200 m². Glass surfaces in the ceiling area and towards the platform level allow a direct view of the track area.
- East hall
Another entrance is at the eastern end of the platform under the supporting structure in Karl-Popper-Straße. There is also a separate, smaller distribution hall, the East Hall.
- Entrance at Sonnwendgasse
The southern entrance at the southern forecourt called Am Hauptbahnhof , also located on the west side of the station, is (in contrast to the main entrance) accessible from Sonnwendgasse, Gertrude-Fröhlich-Sandner-Strasse and Gerhard-Bronner-Strasse for private transport . There is also a taxi stand and kiss and ride spaces here.
Infrastructure
The station with the adjoining track system covers an area of around 50 hectares.
Underpasses for public and private traffic have been built below the railway facilities. Along the long north side of the station, Canettistraße leads east of the main hall to Schweizergarten , along the long south side Am Hauptbahnhof and Gerhard-Bronner-Straße form a connection from Südtiroler Platz and Sonnwendgasse to Alfred-Adler-Straße , the 10th and 3rd. District through the new development area (and under the new tracks). A total of three underpasses, the so-called Südbahnhofbrücke (actually on the former Ostbahn area, but named in memory of the station name) and the Arsenalsteg are planned to connect the districts on both sides of the new station area. The supporting structures of the bridge and footbridge were already in position at the end of 2011, most of the access roads were not completed until 2015.
There are 14 ticket offices, 22 ticket machines and several information desks in the station itself. Inside, there are more than 800 seats in consumption-free zones, an ÖBB lounge and an interreligious prayer room. There is space for around 630 cars in the underground car park. The various levels are connected with the help of staircases, 29 escalators as well as 14 passenger and five freight elevators. The total area includes 100 km of tracks with 330 points and 8 km of noise barriers over a length of 6 km.
The main train station and the Vienna Meidling train station further to the west work operationally as a coherent unit; the trains stop at both stations.
In April 2016, the main train station got a bike station (see below) for cyclists.
Platforms
The main station has five central platforms, each 12.5 m wide, with two tracks each and two through tracks without a platform. Due to their length, all platform tracks can be occupied by several trains. According to the platform numbering of the ÖBB , these ten platforms or tracks from north to south were designated 3 to 12, as the numbers 1 and 2 were assigned for the underground regional and S-Bahn stations.
The platform occupancy is as follows:
- Side platforms 1 and 2 (platform length 210 m) are used by regional and S-Bahn trains on the main S-Bahn line
- Platforms 3 and 4 (340 m) are primarily used by the S80 S-Bahn (Hütteldorf – Aspern Nord) and regional trains to Marchegg and Bratislava Hbf.
- Platforms 5 and 6 (420 m) are primarily used by long-distance trains in the direction of the West and South Railway and the REX trains on the Pottendorfer Line via Ebenfurth.
- Platforms 7 and 8 (450 m) are primarily used for long-distance trains to the west and south lines
- Platforms 9 and 10 (450 m) are primarily used by long-distance trains to the north and east lines and to the airport
- Platforms 11 and 12 (450 m) are primarily used by the S60 S-Bahn (Wr. Neustadt – Bruck / Leitha) and regional trains in the direction of Burgenland
- The two through tracks dedicated to freight trains without platforms are located between tracks 8 and 9 and on the southern edge adjacent to track 12; they serve as a replacement for the abandoned Steudel tunnel .
Auto train system
Trains have been handling trains since June 14, 2014 in the terminal Vienna Hauptbahnhof ( main train station) car train (platforms 13-16) to the east on Arsenalstrasse . Since the timetable change on December 14, 2014, all motorail trains have been run from the new terminal. During the day, Railjets and other long-distance trains sometimes wait here for their deployment. The facilities at Westbahnhof and in Vienna Matzleinsdorf were closed. Until the final road network is completed, access from the south is via Gudrunstraße and Laimäckergasse.
shopping mall
The shopping center, which is located in the station hall and under the track zone, is marketed under the name BahnhofCity as in the Westbahnhof . Areas for trade, services and gastronomy have been created on 20,000 m². The center houses around 90 businesses on two levels and a food court . The opening took place on October 10, 2014.
In February 2017, tenants complained that the frequency is only 80,000 people per day instead of the expected 120,000. Several large tenants have moved out again. With 6% of 90 tenants, ÖBB are conducting legal proceedings for example due to outstanding rent payments for eviction. The rents are almost as high as on Mariahilfer Strasse . It was also criticized that the ÖBB itself charged agency commission for rental contracts.
Matzleinsdorf operational base
The operational center of the main train station is south of the Vienna Matzleinsdorfer Platz S-Bahn station . All long-distance trains are provided from here. The cleaning and supply of the train sets (e.g. catering, equipping the sleeping cars) also takes place there. The area was built between 2008 and 2010, includes around 10 hectares of track systems, among other things, parking facilities for locomotives and passenger coaches and the so-called high-tech base Matzleinsdorf of the ÖBB-Technische Services . Another turning and parking facility is located east of the main train station at the car train system.
See also: ÖBB base Matzleinsdorf
architecture
Since the station was planned in close coordination with the new urban districts that are emerging around it, essential models were also taken into account in the new construction of the traffic station. For example, the idea of dissolving the barrier effect within the city, as it was given by the former train stations and their tracks, was also taken into account in the new building. The station has no front , so no classic front or back. The creation of two forecourt with equal rights (north and south) is intended to prevent one side from developing negatively or being less busy than the other. From a structural point of view it was difficult that the highest loads (train traffic) occur on the top floor and cause corresponding movements throughout the entire structure. For this reason, the track level is designed as a bridge structure and stands on bearings .
Platform roofing
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The roof over the platforms is an open construction, consisting of two halves. One half, the so-called "diamond roof", consists of five rows of alternately inclined trapezoidal surfaces , which are half offset per row so that a vertical opening is created between the roof surfaces, which is glazed and brings light under the roof. In addition, there are 6 x 30 meter skylights at the highest points of the roof between two twin supports. The underside of the roof structure is divided into triangular areas, which are inclined towards the twin supports. This ensemble of roof surfaces tapers towards Südtiroler Platz, following the southern runway. 2,300 beams and 13,500 sheet metal blanks are processed in a diamond. The "diamond roof" is around 200 meters long and 120 meters wide. The other half of the roof consists of flat roofs that swing upwards at the eastern end and are also supported by differently faceted twin supports. The platforms are about 7 meters, the highest point on the roof about 23 meters above street level. The visible area of the roof is 31,000 m², the interior consists of steel framework . The construction, in which about 7000 tons of steel are built, was realized by the Unger Stahlbau company and awarded the Austrian Steel Construction Prize 2013.
The form-finding, e.g. also the height offset of the roof construction, was influenced by the architects solely due to technical necessities. The horizontal windows between the diamonds not only encourage daylight to enter, but also offered the option of integrating smoke ventilation without perforating the roof cladding (such as at the Vienna Praterstern train station, for example ).
Detail of the roof structure
Detail of the roof structure
Interior work
The design of the interior is intended to reinforce the subjective feeling of security and keep away the homeless and drug scene that was previously present at the Südbahnhof and Ostbahnhof. For example, there are open halls and wide staircases instead of niches and narrow passages. The lighting design as well as the use of daylight openings in the floors and ceilings, which go through from the platform to the underground car park, should create a consistently pleasant atmosphere. The arrangement of the retail areas also takes this request into account, so shops that sell alcoholic beverages should not be located in the entrance areas. Such measures are also used, for example, in the converted Westbahnhof .
High-quality materials were increasingly used in interior construction. Natural stone and glass surfaces should not only be visually appealing, but also keep maintenance costs and vandalism damage low. In the wall and floor area, serpentinite in "Tauerngrün", a stone from Austria, was processed. Fittings such as signs, doors and fire hydrants are integrated into the walls. The connection area between the floor and the wall is kept in a darker shade and was designed as a ground chamfer . The stairs to the platforms, which are clad with reflective black glass, are an exception.
Environmental and building technology
The Vienna Central Station is supplied with district heating and cooling . The district cooling center of Wien Energie at the main train station serves not only the traffic station but also the ÖBB group headquarters next door and other construction projects in the urban development areas around the train station. It consists of the refrigeration center with cooling machines under the track structure, cooling towers for recooling in the Schweizergarten and the actual pipe network. With an output of 20 megawatts in the first expansion stage, an area of 400,000 m² can be air-conditioned. In addition to very efficient electrical chillers, absorption chillers are used in the central station's refrigeration center, which convert the thermal energy from waste incineration into cold energy.
A quarter of the heating and cooling energy is also to be obtained from geothermal energy .
The eastern flat roof areas of the platform roof were equipped with a 1,200 m² photovoltaic system. The energy obtained in this way is to be fed into the lighting of the station.
The Vienna Central Station project of ÖBB Holding AG received the City of Vienna's environmental award in 2014. The decisive factor for this was the energy efficiency of the transport structure itself, as well as the sustainable construction site management. A large part of the demolition material from the south and east stations was reused directly on site or transported by rail.
One of the three building technology centers is located in the cavity under the roof of the north hall. The heating and cooling systems as well as the fire protection system are housed here. It consists of 90,000 m² ventilation ducts, 16 fire smoke extraction systems, around 1,800 fire dampers, 4,500 fire alarms and around 15,000 sprinkler heads.
art
On September 29, 2014, a winged St. Mark's lion made of sandstone from a roof corner of the second south station, created in 1873, was put up again in a restored condition at the main entrance of the station; for reasons of conservation inside the hall. Originally eight such sculptures were created by the sculptor Josef Leimer in 1873 for the roof of Vienna's second south train station, symbolizing the train connection to Venice. Six of the eight winged stone lions were destroyed in the war, the second of the two surviving lions is in the park of Laxenburg Castle. The now re-erected lion was removed from the concourse of the third south station at the start of the European Football Championship in 2008 .
The media installation “ A Moment of Time ” by Hofstetter Kurt , which was set up in the third Südbahnhof from 1994 to 2009, was loaned to the Center for Art and Media Technology (ZKM) in Karlsruhe and is also to be rebuilt in the new main station.
In the underground passage, which connects the main hall of the train station with the S-Bahn station and the U1 station, there is a permanent installation entitled “SUED”, four murals designed in 2012 by concept artist Franz Graf and digitally printed on Glass were executed.
Transport links
Long-distance transport
All ÖBB long-distance trains that go to, from or through Vienna serve Vienna Central Station. With the exception of Eisenstadt, Railjets connect it with all Austrian capitals as well as with the Czech Republic , Slovakia , Hungary , Italy , Switzerland and Germany , whereby ICEs are used on certain routes to Germany . Long-distance traffic to Slovakia, Croatia , Slovenia and Poland is mostly handled using ECs . There are also night trains to Germany, France , Italy, Poland, Romania , Russia, Switzerland and Ukraine .
The only private long-distance transport provider is Regiojet , which operates the route from Vienna Central Station to Prague Central Station.
Connection to Vienna Airport
In December 2014, the first long-distance trains from the west continued via the train station to Vienna Airport . In the first year, only ICE courses served the new route; Railjet sets are currently in use. The Klederinger Loop necessary to connect the airport to the main train station, a 2.1 km long track connection between the Ostbahn and the Donauländebahn in the direction of the Pressburger Bahn (on which the S7 line, coming from the Vienna S-Bahn main line, runs to the airport) , was built in 2012. It runs without crossing with the Donauländebahn. Regional use is still open. The journey time to Vienna Airport train station is around 15 minutes. Direct train connections from Linz to Vienna Airport also have a flight number from Austrian Airlines .
City and regional transport
The Südtiroler Platz traffic station (that was the name until the main train station was built) was completely renovated and adapted between 2007 and 2012 in order to cope with the new flows of people. In the course of this, a pedestrian passage was created that connects the underground station directly with the north hall. In addition, all other public transport on the north side of the main train station is linked to it. It crosses under the Gürtel carriageway, the stop of the tram line 18 and the main S-Bahn line, all of which run at this point in a low position. What is special is that the underpass is equipped with viewing windows to the underground tram and S-Bahn routes. Passing passengers are therefore given a clear view of the two track areas. In the area of the tram route, daylight also gets into the structure, as the passage is below the open entrance ramp to the underground tram .
The missing connection to the north hall took place in October 2014.
Train
On January 17, 1962, the underground S-Bahn station Südtiroler Platz was put into operation together with the main line of the Vienna S-Bahn operated by ÖBB . Since December 9, 2012, the stop has been called Wien Hauptbahnhof (platforms 1 and 2) . Since the timetable change on this day, lines S1, S2 and S3 have been operating here.
Since December 9, 2012, trains on the S-Bahn lines 
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on platforms 9 to 12 of the main station have been in high altitude. The S60 connected the western and eastern railways; the S80 combined part of the Marchegger Ostbahn with the Pottendorfer line to Wr. Neustadt Hbf . With the timetable change in December 2016, the rapid transit system and thus also the departure platforms were changed.
Subway
In 1978 Wiener Linien opened the Südtiroler Platz station as part of the commissioning of the first section of the U1 underground line between Reumannplatz and Karlsplatz, which has been called Südtiroler Platz - Hauptbahnhof since December 9, 2012 . It is 500 meters from the above-ground platforms of the main train station.
tram
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Since 1959 there has been a separate underground stop for the number 18 tram on the Wiedner Gürtel . The tram line O stops above ground on Südtiroler Platz. Both tram stations are named Hauptbahnhof .
Since December 9, 2012, tram line D, which until then had its southern terminus at the Südbahnhof , has a stop called Hauptbahnhof Ost at some distance from the other lines mentioned on the newly built Karl-Popper-Straße, which crosses under the station . It can be reached via the eastern platform exits. Line D was extended to Absberggasse in 2019 .
bus
The urban bus lines 13A and 69A stop like the tram line O in the vicinity of the northern station forecourt. The bus station for regional bus routes is located on the western edge of Südtiroler Platz.
Line overview
Bicycle traffic
The traffic station, the surrounding facilities and new parts of the city will be integrated into the existing cycle path network. In the station itself there is not only classic bicycle parking spaces but also a closed bicycle garage with two-storey bicycle boxes for a total of 1000 bicycles on 1,600 m². The plans also provide for the establishment of a bicycle shop with a workshop. There is also a city bike rental station with 39 bike boxes along the Wiedner Gürtels at the north forecourt.
Bike station
On March 30, 2016, Vienna's first and Austria's largest bicycle station opened with organized, camera-monitored bicycle adjustment facilities for 1000 (760) bicycles and bicycle rental. A repair stand is available for Do-It-Yourself. A bicycle workshop, also behind glass, offers service during business hours. The workshop and rental are operated by Trendwerk Gemeinnützige Gesellschaft mbH. The opening times are reduced in winter. The bike station is on the bike path in the underpass on the west side of the train station. There are two other, smaller bike garages on the east side.
Luggage transport
At the main train station there are no transport wagons for travelers as they are or were available in self-service elsewhere in Austria.
From September 4th to the end of November 2017, ÖBB conducted a test operation for "luggage transport to / from the train" through its own subsidiary Mungos . You could pre-order online or by phone until 5 p.m. for the current day or until 10 p.m. for the following day. The service was mostly ordered directly at the station and mostly used to and from the taxi.
New districts
The demolition of the south station, the removal of old tracks, the relocation of the freight station and the leaner layout of the new station created large open spaces. Of the total area of the old station area, 109 hectares, around 50 hectares are now allocated to the new station including access tracks, around 25 hectares to the Belvedere quarter and around 34 hectares to the Sonnwendviertel .
criticism
Critics mainly criticize the urban planning and architectural program of the future central station area.
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- A shopping center with over 100 shops was established in the main train station. In the opinion of the urban planner Reinhard Seiß, this could have a negative impact on the consolidated surrounding retail infrastructure (especially Favoritenstrasse ). Above all, it is criticized that shopping in the main station could assume a more dominant position than the actual station function. The Austrian architect and journalist Stephan Templ summed up this criticism of the reversal of the main and secondary matter: "The building is a shopping mall with a stop function."
- The traffic planner Hermann Knoflacher complained that the platform tracks in the main station would not be enough to cope with the flow of passengers in the event of an increase in the number of passengers. Also, too few structural "buffer areas" would be provided for possible future platform extensions. The main train station could thus become a bottleneck in rail traffic.
- The connection to the public transport network is also problematic. Only one underground line (the U1) goes to the main station. The travel time from the subway station to the main train station (approx. 6.5 min, approx. 440 m) has been criticized by the Court of Auditors and EU transport politician Michael Cramer . A network analysis has shown that due to the influence of the main train station on the Vienna underground network, the underground lines U1 and U6 will approach their utilization limits and that sufficient operational quality can no longer be guaranteed beyond the year 2025 . The extension of the U2 line to the main station, as requested by Hermann Knoflacher, among others, is not planned.
- The Court of Auditors was critical of the estimated cost of the construction project and its development.
Critics consider the storage and treatment facilities to be undersized. The capacity is insufficient to cover the need for trains to be stabled. Therefore, numerous regional trains ending at the main station would run as empty trains to the Westbahnhof. The two through tracks for freight trains could not be used by freight trains for three and a half hours each due to insufficient capacity in the morning and evening rush hour. Freight trains would be routed via diversion routes.
See also
literature
- Wolfgang Kos , Günter Dinhobl (Ed.): Large station. Vienna and the wide world. Czernin, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-7076-0212-5 ( special exhibition of the Vienna Museum 332), (exhibition catalog, Vienna, Vienna Museum, September 28, 2006 to February 25, 2007).
- Ralf Roman Rossberg : Vienna Hbf - Europe's new center . In: railway magazine . No. 6/2011 . Alba publication, June 2011, ISSN 0342-1902 , p. 28-30 .
Web links
- Service at Vienna Central Station
- Official website of the project (project website, no update)
- BahnhofCity Wien Hauptbahnhof (website of the shopping center)
- Master plan Vienna train station - Central Europe on wien.at
- Destination area Favoriten - Hauptbahnhof - Arsenal on wien.at
Individual evidence
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