In Vienna, they want to build a modern central station
Vienna - A new main train station will be built by 2011 in Vienna. The railway hub will replace the existing Ostbahnhof (Eastern Station) and Südbahnhof (Southern Station), which also serve trains from the Czech Republic. The construction, costing 660 million euros (approximately 18.7 billion crowns), will be surrounded by a new commercial, administrative, and residential district costing a total of three billion euros.
The station, with a modern town on an area of 55 hectares, will be located near the Belvedere Palace, close to the current Südtiroler Platz metro station.
Construction work is set to begin next year, and the station itself should be put into operation in 2011. The entire project is expected to be completed by 2014. The supervisory board of Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) approved the project last week, with the city of Vienna willing to contribute 130 million euros.
However, ÖBB director Martin Huber does not rule out the possibility that other railway construction projects may be delayed in favor of the Vienna station's construction. The scale of the project is indeed enormous. The station and the related infrastructure will cover 40,000 square meters, while the entire new area will be 57 hectares. Plans include the construction of a shopping center on 20,000 square meters, 5,500 apartments, schools, and kindergartens. Ten skyscrapers will be built here, including one administrative building rising to 100 meters, thus transforming the face of the Austrian capital. The location is expected to create jobs for 18,000 people, many of whom will be employees of the Austrian Railways, which intend to relocate their headquarters here.
Vienna currently has five major train stations: Westbahnhof, Südbahnhof, Bahnhof Wien Mitte, Franz-Josefs Bahnhof, and Ostbahnhof. The Südbahnhof and Ostbahnhof stations, which are set to be replaced by the new main station, are classified as terminal stations. This means that the tracks end here, and there is no direct railway connection between the two stations. In contrast, the new main station is expected to gather railway lines from all directions.
The station, with a modern town on an area of 55 hectares, will be located near the Belvedere Palace, close to the current Südtiroler Platz metro station.
Construction work is set to begin next year, and the station itself should be put into operation in 2011. The entire project is expected to be completed by 2014. The supervisory board of Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) approved the project last week, with the city of Vienna willing to contribute 130 million euros.
However, ÖBB director Martin Huber does not rule out the possibility that other railway construction projects may be delayed in favor of the Vienna station's construction. The scale of the project is indeed enormous. The station and the related infrastructure will cover 40,000 square meters, while the entire new area will be 57 hectares. Plans include the construction of a shopping center on 20,000 square meters, 5,500 apartments, schools, and kindergartens. Ten skyscrapers will be built here, including one administrative building rising to 100 meters, thus transforming the face of the Austrian capital. The location is expected to create jobs for 18,000 people, many of whom will be employees of the Austrian Railways, which intend to relocate their headquarters here.
Vienna currently has five major train stations: Westbahnhof, Südbahnhof, Bahnhof Wien Mitte, Franz-Josefs Bahnhof, and Ostbahnhof. The Südbahnhof and Ostbahnhof stations, which are set to be replaced by the new main station, are classified as terminal stations. This means that the tracks end here, and there is no direct railway connection between the two stations. In contrast, the new main station is expected to gather railway lines from all directions.
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