Marchegg railway station (german: Bahnhof Marchegg) is a railway station in the town of
Marchegg
Marchegg ( cs, Marchek, hr, Muriek, Marhek, sk, Marchek) is a town in the district of Gänserndorf in the Austrian state of Lower Austria near the Slovak border formed by the Morava River
Morava may refer to:
Rivers
* Great Morava (''Velika ...
, in the
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
n state of
Lower Austria
Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Since 1986, the capital of Lower Austria has been Sankt P ...
. It is located at the junction of the
Marchegger Ostbahn and
Gänserndorf–Marchegg railway line
The Gänserndorf–Marchegg railway line is a single-tracked electrified railway line that runs from Gänserndorf to Marchegg, in Austria. It connects the North railway line at Gänserndorf with the Marchegger Ostbahn at Marchegg, on the Slova ...
. It is the last station in Austria before the
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
n border.
History
The station was substantially renovated in 2015 for improved physical accessibility including barrier-free access, elevators, and
high-level platforms. The renovation also added a 120-space
park and ride lot. The
Marchegger Ostbahn, although the most direct route between
Vienna
en, Viennese
, iso_code = AT-9
, registration_plate = W
, postal_code_type = Postal code
, postal_code =
, timezone = CET
, utc_offset = +1
, timezone_DST ...
and
Bratislava
Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 — approxim ...
, was not electrified until December 2022.
ÖBB
The Austrian Federal Railways (german: Österreichische Bundesbahnen, formally (lit. "Austrian Federal Railways Holding Stock Company") and formerly the or ''BBÖ''), now commonly known as ÖBB, is the national railway company ...
is also double-tracking the route.
Services
the following services stop at Marchegg:
*
REX 8: hourly service between
Wien Hauptbahnhof and .
*
R 81: hourly service to Wien Hauptbahnhof.
*
Vienna S-Bahn : hourly service to .
References
External links
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YouTube video showing the 2015 renovation
Railway stations in Lower Austria