Wien Mitte railway station

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Wien Mitte
Wien 03 Bahnhof Wien Mitte b.jpg
General information
LocationVienna
Austria
Coordinates 48°12′23″N16°23′05″E / 48.206389°N 16.384722°E / 48.206389; 16.384722
Owned by Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB)
Operated by Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB)
Line(s) Verbindungsbahn
Platforms3
Connections
History
Opened1 July 1859;164 years ago (1859-07-01)
Rebuilt1901, 1962, 2013
Services
Preceding station S-Bahn Austria.svg Vienna S-Bahn Following station
Wien Rennweg
towards Wien Meidling
S1 Wien Praterstern
towards Marchegg
Wien Rennweg
towards Mödling
S2 Wien Praterstern
Wien Rennweg S3 Wien Praterstern
towards Hollabrunn
S4 Wien Praterstern
Wien Rennweg
towards Wolfsthal
S7 Wien Praterstern
Preceding station City Airport Train Following station
Flughafen Wien
Terminus
CAT Terminus
Location
Austria adm location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Wien Mitte
Location within Austria

Wien Mitte is a rail and U-Bahn station in Vienna, close to the city centre. It is the city terminus of Vienna's City Airport Train (CAT), which provides non-stop service to Vienna International Airport. [1] The station is a major hub for S-Bahn suburban trains, with little service by InterCity trains. The station is connected to the Landstraße U-Bahn station.

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History

Hauptzollamt station and market hall in 1905 Vienna hauptzollamt1905.jpg
Hauptzollamt station and market hall in 1905
1962-2006 station building Bahnhof-Wien-Mitte-110606.jpg
1962–2006 station building

The first station to occupy this site was called Hauptzollamt and opened in 1859. It was rebuilt between 1899 and 1901 to connect with the Stadtbahn, which ran below ground. When the S-Bahn opened in 1962, this station was renamed Landstraße, which remains the name of the U-Bahn portion. The main portion of the station was renamed Wien Mitte after it became a stop for international trains in 1975 due to construction at the Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof. In 1999, a proposal for the new Wien Mitte station building, which was to include two new high-rise buildings up to 97 metres, drew massive controversy from many Viennese residents as well as UNESCO, who questioned whether said proposal was compatible with the World Heritage Site status of the neighbouring Old Town. The project in question was dropped in 2003, and a newer, heavily downsized project, which became the present station building and shopping centre (Wien Mitte The Mall), was constructed between 2007 and 2013. The U-Bahn uses the facilities of the former S-Bahn station.

City Airport Train

The City Airport Train's city terminus is located at Wien Mitte. The CAT terminal houses self-service kiosks, staffed check-in desks and baggage drops exclusively for CAT passengers. The journey to the airport via CAT takes 16 minutes.

Services

S-Bahn platform at Wien Mitte station Bahnhof Wien Mitte 04.JPG
S-Bahn platform at Wien Mitte station

U-Bahn

Landstraße U-Bahn station is serviced by both U3 and U4 and has 4 platforms. U4 goes north and south of the station whilst U3 goes west and south-east.

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References

  1. "Airport to Vienna Center nonstop in 16 minutes". CAT. Retrieved 4 August 2013.

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