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 km to Brno 83.1 Břeclav Thaya to Kúty to Lednice 25 kV 50 Hz AC 15 kV  16.7 Hz AC 78.0 Czech Republic Austria 75.2 Bernhardsthal 73.9 Bernhardsthal Fbf 71.0 Rabensburg 64.9 Hohenau to Korneuburg to Zistersdorf 58.5 Drösing 55.2 Sierndorf an der March 53.3 Jedenspeigen 50.1 Dürnkrut Sulzbach 43.4 Stillfried 39.8 Angern an der March 36.2 Tallesbrunn 33.5 Weikendorf-Dörfles Weidenbach to Marchegg to Bad Pirawarth 31.3 Gänserndorf 27.1 Silberwald 24.4 Strasshof 20.8 Helmahof 18.2 Deutsch Wagram 12.0 Wien Süßenbrunn Laaer Ostbahn Floridsdorfer Hochbahn 11.2 Wien Süßenbrunn West 9.2 Wien Leopoldau 7.0 Wien Siemensstraße Floridsdorfer Hochbahn 6.4 Wien Floridsdorf Fbf to Stockerau 4.8 Wien Floridsdorf 3.7 Strandbäder Danube 2.3 Wien Handelskai Donauuferbahn 1.8 Wien Traisengasse 1.2 Wien Praterstern-Innstraße 0.6 Wien Praterstern Fbf Wien Nordbahnhof 0.0 Wien Praterstern to Wien Hauptbahnhof

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.

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.

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.

External links

• Media related to Nordbahn at Wikimedia Commons