Eastern Railway
Overview
Line number	118 01
Technical
Line length	67.4 km (41.9 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	15 kV  16.7 Hz AC
Route map Legend km Western Railway to Salzburg and Graz Wien Südbf (Ostbahn) 0.0 Wien Hauptbahnhof Steudeltunnel [de] 1.1 Wien Hbf Autoreisezug 1.8 Wien Hbf Südosttangente 2.9 Wien Grillgasse [de] Aspangbahn [de] Laaer Ostbahn to Laa an der Thaya 5.9 Wien Zentralverschiebebf Donauländebahn [de] 7.4 Kledering Aspangbahn [de] 9.7 Lanzendorf-Rannersdorf 10.9 Pellendorf 13.2 Himberg 16.3 Gutenhof-Velm 19.4 Gramatneusiedl [de] Pottendorf Line [de] to Wiener Neustadt 26.2 Götzendorf [de] Fischamend–Mannersdorf railway line [de] to Fischamend│to Mannersdorf 31.0 Trautmannsdorf an der Leitha 33.6 Sarasdorf 36.6 Wilfleinsdorf 39.7 Bruck an der Leitha West Bahnstrecke Bruck an der Leitha-West– Petronell-Carnunt  [de] 41.3 Bruck an der Leitha [de] 42.7 Bruck and der Leitha Ost 47.7 Parndorf Ort [hu] Pannoniabahn [de] to Wulkaprodersdorf 49.3 Parndorf [hu] Parndorf–Bratislava railway line to Bratislava-Petržalka 61.1 Zurndorf [hu] 66.6 Nickelsdorf [hu] 67.4 192.7 Austria Hungary Bratislava–Hegyeshalom railway line [de] to Bratislava-Petržalka 187.8 Hegyeshalom Hegyeshalom–Szombathely railway line [hu] to Szombathely Budapest–Hegyeshalom railway line to Budapest Keleti [1] This diagram: view talk edit

The Eastern Railway (German: Ostbahn), formerly also known as the Vienna-Raab railway (German: Wien-Raaber Bahn), is a two-track, electrified railway line that runs from Vienna towards Hungary. The name Eastern Railway refers to several branches of the line as well. The previous western terminus of the railway line in Vienna, Wien Südbahnhof, has been replaced by the new Hauptbahnhof, which allows for continuous east-west traffic and connects the Eastern Railway directly to the Western Railway and Southern Railway.

Route

The Eastern Railway originates east of Wien Hauptbahnhof. It runs parallel to the Laaer Ostbahn for several kilometers before that line veers off to the east. There are several major railway yards in the vicinity of the Vienna Central Cemetery. The line continues south to Gramatneusiedl, at which point it turns east for the run to the Hungarian border. The line is electrified at 15 kV  16.7 Hz AC between Vienna and Hegyeshalom.^[1]

Operation

As of the December 2022 timetable change,^[update] the S60 of the Vienna S-Bahn provides frequent service between Wien Hauptbahnhof and Bruck an der Leitha [de]. This is supplemented by Regional-Express services that operate between Vienna and Fertőszentmiklós [hu], Bratislava-Petržalka, and Hegyeshalom. Long-distance Railjet and EuroCity services bound for Budapest and other destinations also use the route.^[2]