Wien Nordwestbahnhof

Wien Nordwestbahnhof
Wien Nordwestbahnhof in 2013
General information
LocationVienna-Brigittenau
Austria
Coordinates48°13′47″N 16°22′59″E / 48.22967°N 16.38303°E / 48.22967; 16.38303
Owned byAustrian Federal Railways (ÖBB)
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
History
OpenedJune 1, 1872; 152 years ago (1872-06-01)

The Wien Nordwestbahnhof (English: Vienna Northwest Railway Station), abbreviated as Wien NWBH, is the site of a goods station in Brigittenau district of Vienna, Austria. Passenger transport ended in 1959. It served as the southern terminus of the Austrian Northwestern Railway. The northwestern terminus of the line was Prague Těšnov station till 1972.[1] Freight transport is the process of termination. Starting in 2018, the site is being redeveloped into a residential district.

  1. ^ Passenger transport to Těšnov station ended 1 July 1972. A neo-renaissance station building, built in 1875 to a design by Carl Schlimp, was demolished in March 1985.