Vienna Central Station, the central point that links all transport modes in Vienna

1303220164The higher demand for mobility and transport is an inevitable consequence of global trends and the demographic, social and economic evolution has also triggered mobility changes.

A  phenomenon common to all metropolises is the extension of urban settlements determined by the significant increase of migration to cities. For the capital of Austria, Vienna, the timeframe 2002-2012 has been marked by a 10.2% increase in urbanization demanding a very efficient transport system capable to ensure mobility in the city, in the suburbs, but also nationally and internationally.
In 2009-2011, in urban transport, the underground system was the transport mode used the most (recording constant growth from 811 million passengers to 875 million passengers), followed by trams and buses, both recording growth in the number of carried passengers.
Aware of the importance of an efficient transport system to cover all transport services – urban, suburban, international, the authorities in the capital have given the green light to the construction of the new railway station in 2006. The studies on the environmental impact of the project were elaborated in 2007. Construction works have been initiated two years after the announcement of the intent to develop the largest construction project of a railway station in Vienna. The success of the project was announced in December 2012: as established in the project plans, at the end of 2012, the people in Vienna were able to partially use the Wien Hauptbahnhof.
To ensure the mobility of 40,000 passengers using the station every day, there are 4 lines available for the arrival and departure of trains and access to the station from the different direction of the city is ensured by 2 metro lines.
The new station brings the big cities of Europe much closer providing direct transport on the route Salzburg-Budapest via Hauptbahnhof and reduces travel time by 2h from 6 to 4 hours. There will also be direct connections available for local and regional transport fromEisenstadt to St. Pölten or from Vienna Neustadt to Bratislava.
The entire surface used for this project is of 109 h, the railway infrastructure requires a surface of 50 ha (hosting platforms, passages, the actual station), and the total length of new lines that are built is of 100 km. Apart from the implementation of the station project, 9 bridges will be extended and modernized to ensure the access routes to the main station until 2014 when the gradual operation of traffic in the station will begin and when the first office and residential buildings will be developed, as well as part of the park (included in the project).
Investments amount to EUR 4 Billion, of which EUR 987 Million are the funds necessary for the main rail station financed by OBB, the local community, and the TEN financial instruments. The rest of the financing, covered by the city authorities and private investors, will be dedicated to the development of the technical and social infrastructure within the urban district.
According to the elaborated project, in 2015 the entire transport infrastructure will be operational and the entire district will be finalized in 2019. The development of the entire project will permit the traffic of 1,000 trains and of 145,000 passengers per day who will experience a superior delivery of transport services.

[ by Pamela Luică ]
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