Donauuferbahn (Vienna)

Not to be confused with Donauuferbahn (Wachau).

Donauuferbahn
The Donauuferbahn viewed from the Steinitzsteg [de] in 2008
Service
Services
Technical
Line length	12.8 km (8.0 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	15 kV  16.7 Hz AC
Route map km Franz-Josefs-Bahn -0.1 Wien Nussdorf Donaukanal Suburban line Northwest railway line 1.1 Wien Birgittenau Wien Nordwestbahnhof 2.7 Wien Handelskai North railway U-Bahn U6 4.1 Wien Donauuferbf U-Bahn U1 U-Bahn U2 8.0 Wien Donaukaibf Laaer Ostbahn 10.5 Rennbahn Freudenau 11.4 Terminal Wien Freudenau Hafen 12.8 22.2 Donauländebahn [de] Source[1] This diagram: view talk edit

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 [de] near the Winterhafenbrücke [de]. 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 [de], 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 [de] near the Winterhafenbrücke [de].[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. 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.

External links

• Media related to Donauuferbahn (Vienna) at Wikimedia Commons