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Marchegger Ostbahn

The Marchegger Ostbahn (lit. 'Marchegg Eastern railway line') is a railway line in Austria and Slovakia. It runs 41.6 kilometres (25.8 mi) from the Donaustadt district of Vienna to Marchegg, where it crosses the Morava river and enters Slovakia. At Devínska Nová Ves, it continues as the Bratislava–Marchegg railway line [sk].

Marchegger Ostbahn
Route map of the Marchegger Ostbahn
Map showing the Marchegger Ostbahn within Austria
Technical
Line length41.6 km (25.8 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV  16.7 Hz AC (Wien Stadlau–Marchegg)
Route map

Legend
km
to Vienna
0.0
 Wien Stadlau Fbf
0.7
 Wien Erzherzog-Karl-Straße
to Laa an der Thaya
2.0
 Wien Hirschstetten
3.1
 Hausfeldstraße
4.5
 Wien Aspern Nord
to Breitenlee yard [de]
10.3
 Raasdorf
14.6
 Glinzendorf
Rußbach [de]
to Engelhartstetten [de]
19.5
 Siebenbrunn-Leopoldsdorf
22.7
 Untersiebenbrunn
27.1
 Schönfeld-Lassee
32.5
 Breitensee NÖ
to Gänserndorf
35.6
 Marchegg
37.9
Austria
Slovakia
to Břeclav [sk]
41.6
 Devínska Nová Ves [sk]
to Bratislava [sk]
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Route

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The line splits from the Laaer Ostbahn near Wien Stadlau railway station, in the Donaustadt district of Vienna. It runs east from there to Marchegg. From Marchegg, the line crosses the Morava river and enters Slovakia. At Devínska Nová Ves, it continues as the Bratislava–Marchegg railway line [sk].[1]

Beginning in 2016, ÖBB has undertaken to double-track and electrify the line. Double-track and electrification opened between Wien Erzherzog-Karl-Straße and Wien Aspern Nord with the December 2018 timetable change.[2] Electrification was extended to Marchegg in December 2022; work on double-tracking continues.[3] Works to electrify the section from Marchegg to Devínska Nová Ves are going to start in March 2024 with the opening scheduled for December 2024.[4] The project to double-track the section is under environmental review.[5]

Operation

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The S80 of the Vienna S-Bahn operates half-hourly between Wien Hütteldorf and Wien Aspern Nord. Some Regionalzug services operate between Wien Hauptbahnhof and Marchegg, while Regional-Express trains operate through between Wien Hauptbahnhof and Bratislava main.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Österreich [Austrian railway atlas] (in German) (3rd ed.). Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2021. pp. 24–25, 105. ISBN 978-3-89494-150-5.
  2. ^ "Wien-Bratislava-Ausbau: Wiener Teilstück fertig". ORF (in German). 30 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  3. ^ "ÖBB completes major electrification and modernisation projects". RailTech. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  4. ^ imhd.sk (19 February 2024). "Výluka vlakov medzi Bratislavou a Marcheggom (4.3. – 14.12.2024)". imhd.sk Bratislava (in Slovak). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Devínska Nová Ves rail modernisation to receive EIB funding". Railway Pro. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Wien Hütteldorf - Wien Hbf - Wien Hirschstetten - Marchegg - Bratislava" (PDF) (in German). ÖBB. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
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