North railway line

The North railway line (German: Nordbahn) is a two-track, electrified railway line that runs 83.1 kilometres (51.6 mi) from Vienna, Austria to Břeclav, Czech Republic. It was built by the Emperor Ferdinand North Railway company as a part of the Warsaw-Vienna railway.

North railway line
A Pendolino from Vienna to Prague crosses the Thaya in 2009
Overview
Native name	Nordbahn
Line number	114 01
Termini	Wien Praterstern Břeclav
Technical
Line length	83.1 km (51.6 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	15 kV  16.7 Hz AC (Vienna–border) 25 kV 50 Hz AC (border–Břeclav)
Operating speed	200 km/h (125 mph)
Route map Legend km Břeclav–Brno line [de] to Brno 83.1 Břeclav (Lundenburg) Thaya Břeclav–Kúty line [de] to Kúty Boří les–Lednice line [de] to Lednice 25 kV 50 Hz AC 15 kV  16.7 Hz AC 78.0 Czech Republic Austria border 75.2 Bernhardsthal 73.9 Bernhardsthal Fbf 71.0 Rabensburg 64.9 Hohenau Lokalbahn Korneuburg–Hohenau [de] to Korneuburg Lokalbahn Drösing–Zistersdorf [de] to Zistersdorf 58.5 Drösing 55.2 Sierndorf an der March 53.3 Jedenspeigen 50.1 Dürnkrut Sulzbach [de] 43.4 Stillfried 39.8 Angern an der March 36.2 Tallesbrunn 33.5 Weikendorf-Dörfles Weidenbach [de] Gänserndorf–Marchegg line to Marchegg Lokalbahn Gänserndorf–Mistelbach [de] to Bad Pirawarth 31.3 Gänserndorf 27.1 Silberwald 24.4 Strasshof 20.8 Helmahof 18.2 Deutsch Wagram S 1 12.0 Wien Süßenbrunn Laaer Ostbahn 11.2 Wien Süßenbrunn West 9.2 Wien Leopoldau Floridsdorfer Hochbahn 7.0 Wien Siemensstraße 6.4 Wien Floridsdorf Fbf Northwest line to Stockerau 4.8 Wien Floridsdorf 3.7 Strandbäder A 22 Donauufer Autobahn Danube, New Danube 2.3 Wien Handelskai Donauuferbahn U-Bahn U6 1.8 Wien Traisengasse 1.2 Wien Praterstern-Innstraße 0.6 Wien Praterstern Fbf Wien Nordbahnhof [de] 0.0 Wien Praterstern Verbindungsbahn to Wien Hauptbahnhof km Source[1] This diagram: view talk edit

Route

The North railway line begins at Wien Praterstern, in the Leopoldstadt district of Vienna. It extends north from the Verbindungsbahn, the primary trunk line of the Vienna S-Bahn. It runs east-north-east out of Vienna, crossing the Danube at Wien Handelskai. There are major junctions with the Northwest railway line near Wien Floridsdorf and the Laaer Ostbahn near Wien Süßenbrunn. At Gänserndorf, the Gänserndorf–Marchegg railway line splits off to serve Marchegg, while the North railway line turns north toward the Czech Republic.^[1]

From Angern an der March, the line follows the Morava river north. It crosses the Austrian–Czech border near Bernhardsthal, then continuing 5.1 kilometres (3.2 mi) to Břeclav. The line is electrified at 15 kV  16.7 Hz AC within Austria and 25 kV 50 Hz AC within the Czech Republic.^[1]

Operation

The S1 of the Vienna S-Bahn provides frequent service between Wien Meidling and Gänserndorf, with some services continuing over the Gänserndorf–Marchegg railway line to Marchegg. Regional-Express trains operate hourly between Payerbach-Reichenau or Wiener Neustadt and Břeclav. Various long-distance Railjet, EuroCity, EuroNight, and Nightjet services use the route as well, but do not make local stops between Wien Hauptbahnhof and Břeclav.^[2]

References

1. Eisenbahnatlas Österreich [Austrian railway atlas] (in German) (3rd ed.). Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2021. pp. 15, 24–25, 104–105. ISBN 978-3-89494-150-5.
2. "Wien - Gänserndorf - Hohenau - Břeclav/ Marchegg" (PDF) (in German). ÖBB. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

External links

• Media related to Nordbahn at Wikimedia Commons