Train Chaos During Summer Holidays: This Applies From June 28
In rail transport in Vienna and Lower Austria, summer closures are planned. According to ÖBB, construction work will take place from June 28, 2:00 AM, to September 1, 4:00 AM, along the S-Bahn main line (section Vienna-Praterstern - Vienna-Floridsdorf), the airport express train, the Laaer Ostbahn, as well as the South and North railway. There will also be restrictions in the Wiener Linien network.
Massive Restrictions on the S-Bahn Main Line
During the summer months, no trains will be running on the S-Bahn section Praterstern - Floridsdorf in the federal capital. A rail replacement service with two bus lines will be set up. SV900 (blue line) also serves the Traisengasse and Handelskai stops, SV905 (yellow line, daily 5:30/6:00 AM to 8:00 PM) operates as a direct connection. Alternatively, Wiener Linien can be used. Valid ÖBB tickets will be recognized on the corresponding sections of U-Bahn and tram lines.
U4 "Divided" and Tram Track Construction Work
During the summer school holidays, Wiener Linien will renovate the tunnel ceiling and tunnel supports of the U4 between Friedensbrücke and Schottenring. Therefore, the green line will be "divided" from June 28 to August 31. It will run from Heiligenstadt to Friedensbrücke and from Schottenring to Hütteldorf. Alternatives include the replacement tram E4 (Schottenring - Heiligenstadt and thus parallel to the U4) and line D, which will be rerouted from Börse via Schottenring and Schwedenplatz to Schwarzenbergplatz.
On the Ring, parts of the heavily trafficked tracks are being replaced. In addition to D, lines 1, 2, and 71 must also be partially shortened or rerouted. For line 43, this applies from June 16 to August 31, because the tracks on Jörgerstraße are being renewed. The same work will also cause restrictions on Margaretengürtel from July 7 to August 22. Line 6 will be rerouted, and line 18 will be temporarily suspended. The replacement bus 6E will operate in the section Burggasse/Stadthalle - Eichenstraße. Line 62 will run instead of 18 to Matthäusgasse. Because the tracks on Hohen Warte also need to be renewed, line 37 will be suspended from July 28 to August 14. Alternatives available will be 38, D, 10A, 38A, and 39A.
Closures and Replacement Services in Lower Austria
Construction work will also take place in Lower Austria from June 28, 2:00 AM, to September 1, 4:00 AM. Train traffic in the section Fischamend - Wolfsthal (from June 28 to 30 between Vienna Airport and Wolfsthal) will be canceled, as well as on the route Mistelbach - Laa a. d. Thaya. Schedule changes and restrictions due to single-track operations are announced between Deutsch Wagram and Marchegg as well as between Mödling and Leobersdorf or Wiener Neustadt. Replacement services with buses will be available. According to ÖBB, there will be "extensive changes" on lines S1, R1, REX1, S2, REX2, S3, REX3, S4, S7, REX7, and CJX9.
In the section Klosterneuburg-Weidling - St. Andrä-Wördern, the S40 will be operated as a replacement service from June 29, 2:00 AM, to September 1, 2:00 AM. All trains on line R40 (Vienna Franz Josefs Bahnhof - St. Andrä-Wördern) will be canceled, and REX4 connections (Vienna Franz Josefs Bahnhof - Tulln) will also be canceled. Schedule changes are also announced for line REX41 (Vienna Franz Josefs Bahnhof - Gmünd).
(APA/Red)
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