Suburban line (Vienna)

The Suburban line (German: Vorortelinie) is a railway line in the city of Vienna. It runs approximately 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from Wien Hütteldorf to Wien Heiligenstadt, running around the northwest side of the city. It hosts the S45 service of the Vienna S-Bahn.

Suburban line
Route map
Overview
Native name	Vorortelinie
Owner	ÖBB
Locale	Vienna
Service
Services
Technical
Line length	14 km (8.7 mi)
Electrification	15 kV  16.7 Hz AC
Route map Legend km Western railway line 5.8 Wien Hütteldorf Verbindungsbahn U-Bahn U4 2.6 0.0 Wien Penzing Western railway line 0.9 Wien Breitensee Breitensee tunnel (813 m) U-Bahn U3 2.5 Wien Ottakring 3.9 Wien Hernals 5.4 Wien Gersthof Türkenschanz tunnels Small (245 m) Large (705 m) 6.9 Wien Krottenbachstraße 7.5 Wien Oberdöbling Unterdöblinger tunnel (71 m) Franz-Josefs-Bahn U-Bahn U4 9.6 0.0 Wien Heiligenstadt Franz-Josefs-Bahn Donaukanal 1.1 Wien Brigittenau Donauuferbahn Source[1] This diagram: view talk edit

Route

The line begins at Wien Hütteldorf, and runs parallel to the Western railway line 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) to Wien Penzing. Beyond Wien Penzing, the Western railway line continues east to Wien Westbahnhof, while the Suburban line turns to run northeast, partially in tunnel, to Wien Heiligenstadt. Just before Wien Heiligenstadt, it crosses the tracks of the Franz-Josefs-Bahn, which will continue north to follow the Danube. After leaving Wien Heiligenstadt, the Suburban line crosses the Donaukanal and turns southeast and joins the Donauuferbahn, which also follows the Danube.^[1]

Operations

Main article: S45 (Vienna S-Bahn)

Passenger services on the Suburban line are provided by the S45 of the Vienna S-Bahn, which runs between Wien Hütteldorf and Wien Handelskai on the Donauuferbahn via Wien Heiligenstadt. Trains operate every 10 minutes.^[2]

References

1. Eisenbahnatlas Österreich [Austrian railway atlas] (in German) (3rd ed.). Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2021. pp. 23–24, 104–107. ISBN 978-3-89494-150-5.
2. "945: Wien Handelskai - Wien Heiligenstadt - Wien Hütteldorf" (PDF) (in German). 7 December 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

External links

• Media related to Vorortelinie at Wikimedia Commons