The first station was built during the construction of the North railway. It was opened on 6 January 1838 as k.k. Nordbahnhof (Imperial and Royal North railway station) in the style in which the names of virtually all public works were rendered at the time. Due to rapidly rising passenger numbers, the station became too small very quickly and had to be rebuilt.
The old Nordbahnhof in 1908
Between 1858 and 1865, the station building in the vicinity of Praterstern was built. Like all other stations in Vienna at this time, the Northern Station was planned to be an exhibition building. Several architects were assigned to planning the building, interior decorating was done by sculptors and fresco painters. The station was opened on 15 November 1865. In the days of Austria-Hungary, the station was one of the most significant stations in Europe and Vienna's primary railway stations, connecting Vienna with Brno, Prague and Warsaw. For many immigrants, it was the door to Vienna. The train traffic to Germany and its seaports passed through the nearby Nordwestbahnhof (Northwest railway station), which was opened in 1872.
During World War II, the station was severely damaged by bombs and subsequently fell into disuse; it was finally demolished in 1965. The new building was constructed directly at Praterstern for logistical reasons and was opened on 1 June 1959 as Bahnhof Praterstern. On 1 September 1975, it was renamed Wien Nord.
In 1997, the Austrian Federal Railways started a nationwide renovation initiative, in the course of which it was decided to completely rebuild this station to a design by the architect Albert Wimmer, featuring a transparent roof for the station and its platforms and improved interchange with the U-Bahn, trams and buses. On platform level, the new station was completed in April 2007; prior to that it had been renamed to Wien Praterstern again with the introduction of the new timetable in December 2006.
The new station offers 6,000 m2 of space for businesses and service enterprises. Platforms were raised to 55 cm above the track age to make boarding and disembarkation easier. A tactile orientation system is planned for blind people.
Platforms
The reconstruction started in 2004 and was completed in April 2008.[1]
Reconstruction of the freight stationedit
No longer needed by the Austrian Federal Railways, the site of the former freight station is planned to be transformed into a new city district. The section along Lasallestraße was redeveloped back in the 1990s, almost entirely as office buildings. At first, a new line parallel to these blocks is planned. The area is to be expanded to the northwest in stages. The tram line O is planned to be extended into this area as well. However, the time horizon of this project lies around 2025.[citation needed]
Kaiser, Wolfgang (2011). Die Wiener Bahnhöfe. Geschichte, Gegenwart und Zukunft [Vienna's Railway Stations: Past, Present and Future] (in German). München: GeraMond. ISBN9783862451104. OCLC 724801367.
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ÖBB-Bahnhofsoffensive Wien Nord auf Schiene (in German)
wien, praterstern, railway, station, wien, praterstern, german, vienna, praterstern, vienna, main, railway, stations, used, people, daily, located, roundabout, praterstern, leopoldstadt, north, city, vienna, most, recognisable, structures, wiener, riesenrad, f. Wien Praterstern German for Vienna Praterstern is one of Vienna s main railway stations used by 35 000 people daily It is located on the roundabout Praterstern in Leopoldstadt in the north of the city Vienna s two most recognisable structures the Wiener Riesenrad Ferris wheel and the Stephansdom cathedral are both visible from the platforms Underneath the station is the Praterstern U Bahn station which is on U1 and U2 of the Vienna U Bahn Wien PratersternGeneral informationLocation1020 ViennaAustriaOwned byOBBLine s North railway line VerbindungsbahnPlatforms2 island platformsTracks4Train operatorsOBBConnectionsO 5 5B 80A 82A N25 N29ServicesPreceding station Vienna S Bahn Following station Wien Mittetowards Wien Meidling S1 Wien Traisengassetowards Marchegg Wien Mittetowards Modling S2 Wien Traisengassetowards Laa an der Thaya Wien Mittetowards Wiener Neustadt Hbf S3 Wien Traisengassetowards Hollabrunn S4 Wien Traisengassetowards Absdorf Hippersdorf Wien Mittetowards Wolfsthal S7 Wien Traisengassetowards Laa an der ThayaLocation Contents 1 History 2 Reconstruction of the freight station 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe first station was built during the construction of the North railway It was opened on 6 January 1838 as k k Nordbahnhof Imperial and Royal North railway station in the style in which the names of virtually all public works were rendered at the time Due to rapidly rising passenger numbers the station became too small very quickly and had to be rebuilt nbsp The old Nordbahnhof in 1908Between 1858 and 1865 the station building in the vicinity of Praterstern was built Like all other stations in Vienna at this time the Northern Station was planned to be an exhibition building Several architects were assigned to planning the building interior decorating was done by sculptors and fresco painters The station was opened on 15 November 1865 In the days of Austria Hungary the station was one of the most significant stations in Europe and Vienna s primary railway stations connecting Vienna with Brno Prague and Warsaw For many immigrants it was the door to Vienna The train traffic to Germany and its seaports passed through the nearby Nordwestbahnhof Northwest railway station which was opened in 1872 During World War II the station was severely damaged by bombs and subsequently fell into disuse it was finally demolished in 1965 The new building was constructed directly at Praterstern for logistical reasons and was opened on 1 June 1959 as Bahnhof Praterstern On 1 September 1975 it was renamed Wien Nord In 1997 the Austrian Federal Railways started a nationwide renovation initiative in the course of which it was decided to completely rebuild this station to a design by the architect Albert Wimmer featuring a transparent roof for the station and its platforms and improved interchange with the U Bahn trams and buses On platform level the new station was completed in April 2007 prior to that it had been renamed to Wien Praterstern again with the introduction of the new timetable in December 2006 The new station offers 6 000 m2 of space for businesses and service enterprises Platforms were raised to 55 cm above the track age to make boarding and disembarkation easier A tactile orientation system is planned for blind people nbsp Platforms The reconstruction started in 2004 and was completed in April 2008 1 Reconstruction of the freight station editNo longer needed by the Austrian Federal Railways the site of the former freight station is planned to be transformed into a new city district The section along Lasallestrasse was redeveloped back in the 1990s almost entirely as office buildings At first a new line parallel to these blocks is planned The area is to be expanded to the northwest in stages The tram line O is planned to be extended into this area as well However the time horizon of this project lies around 2025 citation needed References edit Wield Nord rebuild completed Today s Railways Europe issue 150 June 2008 page 8 Kaiser Wolfgang 2011 Die Wiener Bahnhofe Geschichte Gegenwart und Zukunft Vienna s Railway Stations Past Present and Future in German Munchen GeraMond ISBN 9783862451104 OCLC 724801367 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wien Praterstern railway station Personal Schnellbahn Page about Wien Praterstern renovation in English OBB Bahnhofsoffensive Wien Nord auf Schiene in German Ziel2Wien Bahnhofe in German 48 13 07 N 16 23 32 E 48 2185 N 16 3922 E 48 2185 16 3922 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wien Praterstern railway station amp oldid 1184622074, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
