In April 1945 the station was hit by bombs and burnt down in the course of battles at the end of World War II the roof of the gallery collapsed. In addition, further covered platforms and departure tracks were provided in the foreground of the tracks in the terminal proper. The roof construction was also changed and space for a fifth track was attained. In order to deal with the increased number of passengers, the two towers that flanked the departure gate were moved further apart in a modification that lasted from 1910 to 1912. This motif was repeated in the northerly arrival side however because of the grade, the building's foundation was lower and the portal not built up as high, as arcades offered passengers who were waiting for carriages or carts protection from the elements. On slightly elevated terrain, the departure side offered the most impressive view of the station from the southeast. Through this portal, one entered the ticket hall and the departure platform. Access passages to the left and right of these led to the two two-storey office buildings. The southerly departure side consisted of an ornamented portal with steps and three large arches supported by columns, that were crowned with statues. The side wings included provision for arrivals and departures.
On the east, a two-story administration building separated the trackage from the Gürtel. The exit from the hall was flanked by two towers.
Intervening peninsular platforms were not yet available. It was covered by a beamed iron awning and provided space for four tracks. The main hall was 104 metres long and originally 27.2 metres wide. The facility was made up of four sections built in a historical style. privilegierte Kaiserin-Elisabeth-Bahn), the station was designed by the architect Moritz Löhr and opened in 1858. The station is also the departure point for all regional rail lines into the west of Vienna that are included in the Eastern Regional Traffic Authority and belong in part to the Viennese S-Bahn.Īs some facilities of the station are no longer needed after its demotion, a reduction in the station's size is to be expected and concepts for the utilisation of the surplus space are already being considered.īuilt for the western railway (originally called the k.k. At the same time, the frequency of fast regional service along the West railway was increased. With the 2015 opening of Wien Hauptbahnhof, all long-distance services of the state-owned Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) were transferred to that station, although private operator WESTbahn maintains its intercity service from Salzburg. Westbahnhof is one of the busiest stations of Vienna and used to be of one of the several termini for international trains in the city. Mariahilfer Strasse to the immediate south-east provides a direct route into the centre of the city. Westbahnhof is in Vienna's 15th District ( Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus) on the Gürtel (inner-city ring road).
Six tram lines converge on Europaplatz in front of the station, although none go into the city centre. Locally, Wien Westbahnhof is served by S-Bahn line S50 and U-Bahn lines U3 and U6.
In 2015, its role changed with the opening of Vienna's new main station and Westbahnhof now is mainly a commuter station and the terminus of private rail operator WESTbahn's intercity service from Salzburg. Wien Westbahnhof ( Vienna West station) is a major Austrian railway station, the original starting point of the West railway ( Westbahn) and a former terminus of international rail services. The listed ticket hall after renovation in 2011
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