Austria - Older General Information

Introduction

This document acts as an archive for Recent and Future Changes prior to xxxxx.

Rule of the road

Most double track lines in Austria operate with right-hand running, although many lines in the east of the country once operated with left-hand running, a hangover from the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Wien to Salzburg line was converted some years ago. The following lines converted to right-hand running on 6 August 2012:

• Wien Floridsdorf – Bernhardsthal (Bernhardsthal – Břeclav ČD will convert on 9 December 2012)
• Wien Rennweg – Flughafen
• Wampersdorf – Wiener Neustadt Civitas Nova
• Wien Hbf – Payerbach-Reichenau
• Wien Hütteldorf/Penzing – Wien Meidling
• Wien Meidling – Wien Floridsdorf
• Wien Floridsdorf – Stockerau
• Wien Süßenbrunn – Wolkersdorf