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Location | Europaplatz 2 1150 Vienna Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 48°11′48″N 16°20′16″E / 48.19667°N 16.33778°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | West railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | 5 6 9 18 52 60 N6 N49 N54 N64 VAL Flixbus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1858 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1949-1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. In 2015, its role changed with the opening of Vienna's new main station and Westbahnhof is now mainly a commuter station and the terminus of private rail operator WESTbahn's intercity service from Bregenz and Munich. Locally, Wien Westbahnhof is served by S-Bahn line S50 and U-Bahn lines U3 and U6. Six tram lines converge on Europaplatz in front of the station, although none go into the city centre. There are also buses to the airport.