Gänserndorf–Marchegg railway line

Railway line in Austria

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gaugeElectrification15 kV  16.7 Hz AC
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Legend
km
to Bratislava
49.5
 Marchegg
to Vienna
40.4
 Oberweiden
36.0
 Stripfing
33.7
 Weikendorf
to Břeclav
31.3
 Gänserndorf
to Vienna
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The Gänserndorf–Marchegg railway line is a single-tracked electrified railway line that runs 18.2 kilometres (11.3 mi) from Gänserndorf to Marchegg, in Austria. It connects the North railway line at Gänserndorf with the Marchegger Ostbahn at Marchegg, on the Slovakian border.

Route

The Gänserndorf–Marchegg railway line begins at Gänserndorf, where it splits off from the North railway line, which runs between Wien Praterstern and Břeclav. The line runs southeast toward the border with Slovakia, with a single intermediate stop at Oberweiden. At Marchegg the line meets the Marchegger Ostbahn, which continues across the border.[1]

History

The railway line was built by the Emperor Ferdinand Northern Railway and opened on 20 August 1848. At the same time, the Hungarian Central Railway [hu] completed a connecting line [sk] from Marchegg to Pressburg (now Bratislava).[2] On January 10, 2012, the route was declared a high-performance route and in 2012 an application was submitted to electrify the area between the Gänserndorf station and Marchegg.

The line was closed from July–December 2020 while electrification work took place. The line reopened with electrified service on 13 December 2020.[3]

Service

The S1 of the Vienna S-Bahn operates hourly between Gänserndorf and Marchegg.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Österreich [Austrian railway atlas] (in German) (3rd ed.). Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2021. p. 25. ISBN 978-3-89494-150-5.
  2. ^ Hermann Strach (1898). Geschichte der Eigenbahnen der Oesterreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie [History of the Railways of the Austro-Hungarian Empire] (in German). Vol. 1.1. Wien: K. Prochaska. pp. 207, 208, 498.
  3. ^ Potmesil, Ulrike (21 December 2020). "Marchegger Ostbahn: ÖBB unter Strom: Bahnstrecke Gänserndorf – Marchegg elektrifiziert in Betrieb". Regionalmedien Austria (in German). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  4. ^ ÖBB (7 December 2023). "Wien - Gänserndorf - Hohenau - Břeclav/ Marchegg" (PDF) (in German). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
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