Laaer Ostbahn
{{Short description|Railway line in Austria}}
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The Laaer Ostbahn ({{lit|Laa Eastern railway line}}) is a railway line in Lower Austria. It runs {{convert|82.6|km}} from Wien Hauptbahnhof to {{rws|Laa an der Thaya}}, on the Czech–Austrian border. The line formerly continued to Brno. Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) owns and operates the line.
Route
The Laaer Ostbahn begins at Wien Hauptbahnhof in Vienna and then turns north, splitting from the Eastern Railway and crossing the Donaukanal and Danube. At {{rws|Wien Erzherzog-Karl-Straße}}, the Marchegger Ostbahn splits to the east while the Laaer Ostbahn continues north. Near {{rws|Gerasdorf}}, the Laaer Ostbahn crosses and interchanges with the North railway. Continuing north, the line terminates at {{rws|Laa an der Thaya}}, on the border with the Czech Republic. The {{ill|Vienna–Brno railway line|de|Bahnstrecke Wien–Brno|lt=line beyond Laa an der Thaya}} to Hevlín and Brno was severed in 1945, as a result of the Second World War.{{Cite news |date=2009-12-28 |title=Trotz Milliarden-Investitionen: weniger Züge, längere Fahrzeiten im Bahn-Fernverkehr |language=de |work=Radio Prague International |url=https://deutsch.radio.cz/trotz-milliarden-investitionen-weniger-zuege-laengere-fahrzeiten-im-bahn-8577957 |access-date=2023-10-15}}
Operation
The southern end of the Laaer Ostbahn hosts the {{lnl|Vienna S-Bahn|S1}} and {{lnl|Vienna S-Bahn|S80}} of the Vienna S-Bahn, as well as Regional-Express and Regionalzug services, all of which leave the line at {{rws|Wien Erzherzog-Karl-Straße}} and use the Marchegger Ostbahn for {{rws|Wien Aspern Nord}}, Marchegg, or {{rws|Bratislava main}}.{{cite web | url=https://www.oebb.at/en/dam/jcr:65e5f82c-f540-4a2b-9196-d1cac78ecaeb/910_23.pdf | title=Wien Hütteldorf - Wien Hbf - Wien Hirschstetten - Marchegg - Bratislava | date=15 December 2022 | access-date=15 October 2023 | language=de | publisher=ÖBB}}
On the northern end, Regional-Express and {{lnl|Vienna S-Bahn|S2}} trains join the line at Gerasdorf, coming off the North railway. Services operate to Laa an der Thaya.{{cite web | url=https://www.oebb.at/en/dam/jcr:a8df58b1-2d65-43cc-8dfd-dc20bb99850c/902_23.pdf | title=Wien - Wolkersdorf - Mistelbach - Laa a.d. Thaya | date=9 December 2022 | access-date=15 October 2023 | language=de | publisher=ÖBB}} There are no local services between Wien Erzherzog-Karl-Straße and Gerasdorf; some long-distance services such the EuroCity between Vienna and Katowice use that portion of the line to reach Břeclav.{{cite web | url=https://www.oebb.at/en/dam/jcr:e851c8dd-be96-48e9-aa02-7b9d09ae9fa2/901_23.pdf | title=Wien - Gänserndorf - Hohenau - Břeclav/ Marchegg | date=7 December 2022 | access-date=15 October 2023 | language=de | publisher=ÖBB}}
References
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External links
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