The Laaer Ostbahn () is a railway line in Lower Austria. It runs from Wien Hauptbahnhof to , on the Czech Republic– 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 , the Marchegger Ostbahn splits to the east while the Laaer Ostbahn continues north. Near , the Laaer Ostbahn crosses and interchanges with the North railway. Continuing north, the line terminates at , on the border with the
Czech Republic.
The to Hevlín and
Brno was severed in 1945, as a result of the Second World War.
Operation
The southern end of the Laaer Ostbahn hosts the and of the
Vienna S-Bahn, as well as
Regional-Express and
Regionalzug services, all of which leave the line at and use the Marchegger Ostbahn for , Marchegg, or .
On the northern end, Regional-Express and trains join the line at Gerasdorf, coming off the North railway. Services operate to Laa an der Thaya.
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