VIENNA | Main Station | U/C - Page 6

WanKenobi · December 9th, 2012, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by webeagle12

nice looking station

yes thats true and from today its partly open

Slartibartfas · December 9th, 2012, 10:17 PM

Two pictures I shot today:

Rare interior shot:

Great update from nachalnik in the railways section:

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Originally Posted by nachalnik

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Extended tram route D:

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SparksTO · December 9th, 2012, 11:27 PM

Wow guys congrats, that is really beautiful. It seems to me that they took care about every detail. It's really nice.

***Ni3lS*** · December 9th, 2012, 11:30 PM

The interior looks very nice and refreshing. The station signs are somewhat similar to the Dutch train station signs!

Slartibartfas · December 10th, 2012, 12:20 AM

In case anyone is interested, this map shows how the whole neighbourhood
is going to look like at the end of that decade (everything encircled with pinkish lines is either U/C or not even started yet) and if you look at it in detail,
you'll see the parts of the station and the streets that opened today:

Slartibartfas · December 12th, 2012, 01:00 AM

Reality check:

http://www.hauptbahnhof-wien.at/de/S...?imageOid=1309

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Originally Posted by bobmeier

image hosted on flickr

Slartibartfas · December 12th, 2012, 10:39 PM

Just adding a selection of very good new shots from the station which is now filled with life:

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Originally Posted by Himmelwärts

Aufgepasst!

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All pictures from Himmelwärts are here: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpo...postcount=1625

pumpikatze · December 12th, 2012, 10:44 PM

Very nice

Espcially if you consider the situation just 3 years ago, when the old Südbahnhof was still in use...! What a change....

RegentHouse · December 14th, 2012, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by KingNick

https://www.google.com/search?q=Haka...w=1920&bih=967

Shiiit I meant Kyoto. But the interior looks the same.

ChegiNeni · February 19th, 2013, 10:23 AM

new pics by user qrde

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Originally Posted by qrde

FabriFlorence · February 19th, 2013, 01:14 PM

Beautiful station but I see that it has only 12 tracks. To be the main station of great capital like Vienna it seems quite small especially if it's compared with others stations. Milano Centrale (Milan main station), for example, has 22 tracks and Munich Hauptbahnhof has even 37 tracks! I want to point that both these cities are smaller than Vienna but with bigger stations.

lrosenth · February 19th, 2013, 02:31 PM

Both, Munich and Milano, are railheads whereas Vienna will be a railthrough station and should be able to handle more traffic with less tracks.

Furthermore, Munich handles 450.000 passengers at the moment, Vienna-Meidling and Vienna-Westbahnhof *together* handle about 115.000 passengers currently, Vienna main station is expected to have about 125.000 passengers.

KingNick · February 19th, 2013, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FabriFlorence

Beautiful station but I see that it has only 12 tracks. To be the main station of great capital like Vienna it seems quite small especially if it's compared with others stations. Milano Centrale (Milan main station), for example, has 22 tracks and Munich Hauptbahnhof has even 37 tracks! I want to point that both these cities are smaller than Vienna but with bigger stations.

As already mentioned: Terminal =/= through station capacity wise.

Further not all the trains from Westbahnhof will be transfered to the new Main Station.

KingNick · February 19th, 2013, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lrosenth

Both, Munich and Milano, are railheads whereas Vienna will be a railthrough station and should be able to handle more traffic with less tracks.

Furthermore, Munich handles 450.000 passengers at the moment, Vienna-Meidling and Vienna-Westbahnhof *together* handle about 115.000 passengers currently, Vienna main station is expected to have about 125.000 passengers.

I am sure though the numbers of Munich include U-Bahn passangers, othwise it is just completely unrealistic.

lrosenth · February 19th, 2013, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KingNick

I am sure though the numbers of Munich include U-Bahn passangers, othwise it is just completely unrealistic.

Yep, for sure.

You can add about 200.000 metro users to the 60.000 railway users for Westbahnhof.

fragarcolin · February 20th, 2013, 02:10 PM

must say job of builder or planner is really not as easy as it sound...construction of city or station.. they actually take care of each corner of the land and with their strategic mind they utilize these places.. awesome job..........

El_Greco · February 20th, 2013, 03:33 PM

Looks good, but I wish it wasnt angular but curvy instead.

KingNick · February 20th, 2013, 04:59 PM

Curvy little sister station is being built in Graz

Slartibartfas · February 20th, 2013, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by El_Greco

Looks good, but I wish it wasnt angular but curvy instead.

Curvy would have been orders of magnitude more expensive, at east if built in the solid way and not with fabrics or foils of some sort. To be honest I prefer t rectangular however as it really creates the impression of a big crystal hovering above your head.

Isek · February 20th, 2013, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FabriFlorence

Beautiful station but I see that it has only 12 tracks. To be the main station of great capital like Vienna it seems quite small especially if it's compared with others stations. Milano Centrale (Milan main station), for example, has 22 tracks and Munich Hauptbahnhof has even 37 tracks! I want to point that both these cities are smaller than Vienna but with bigger stations.

Milan is way bigger than Vienna. It's urban area is around 5 million. Munich's urban area has the same population than Vienna's urban area - around 2 million.

December 9th, 2012, 11:30 PM	#104
*Ni3lS* Moderator of Mayhem Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Rotterdam / Vienna / London / Colorado Springs Posts: 14,705 Likes (Received): 237	The interior looks very nice and refreshing. The station signs are somewhat similar to the Dutch train station signs! __________________ Living in Vienna, Austria from 01/09 '13! ROTTERDAM - THE PORT OF EUROPE THE HAGUE - CITY OF JUSTICE LIFE IN LONDON

December 10th, 2012, 12:20 AM	#105
Slartibartfas Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Stadlnova Posts: 6,488 Likes (Received): 257	In case anyone is interested, this map shows how the whole neighbourhood is going to look like at the end of that decade (everything encircled with pinkish lines is either U/C or not even started yet) and if you look at it in detail, you'll see the parts of the station and the streets that opened today: __________________ "All European states are small. The difference is between those who know it and those who don’t." Last edited by Slartibartfas; December 10th, 2012 at 12:27 AM.

December 12th, 2012, 10:44 PM	#108
pumpikatze Pichichi de la liga Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Vindobona Posts: 1,506 Likes (Received): 184	Very nice Espcially if you consider the situation just 3 years ago, when the old Südbahnhof was still in use...! What a change.... __________________ Vienna, Vienna You´re not a legend you´re living Show your every face in endless grace Vienna, Vienna

February 20th, 2013, 03:33 PM	#117
El_Greco I Like Palm Trees Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Posts: 16,752 Likes (Received): 262	Looks good, but I wish it wasnt angular but curvy instead. __________________ My Photos : Lisbon\|Madrid\|Rome\|Naples\|London\|Rotterdam\|Fes

February 20th, 2013, 04:59 PM	#118
KingNick Wiener Blut Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,943 Likes (Received): 1657	Curvy little sister station is being built in Graz __________________ Honorary President of the Friends of Shahbaz Sharif Society for the Advancement of Elevated Public Transportation "فخر سے سواری" (Shahbaz Sharif, 2013)

December 9th, 2012, 11:27 PM	#103
SparksTO Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 47 Likes (Received): 0	Wow guys congrats, that is really beautiful. It seems to me that they took care about every detail. It's really nice.

February 19th, 2013, 01:14 PM	#111
FabriFlorence Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Firenze Posts: 1,130 Likes (Received): 11	Beautiful station but I see that it has only 12 tracks. To be the main station of great capital like Vienna it seems quite small especially if it's compared with others stations. Milano Centrale (Milan main station), for example, has 22 tracks and Munich Hauptbahnhof has even 37 tracks! I want to point that both these cities are smaller than Vienna but with bigger stations.

February 19th, 2013, 02:31 PM	#112
lrosenth Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Vienna Posts: 2 Likes (Received): 0	Both, Munich and Milano, are railheads whereas Vienna will be a railthrough station and should be able to handle more traffic with less tracks. Furthermore, Munich handles 450.000 passengers at the moment, Vienna-Meidling and Vienna-Westbahnhof together handle about 115.000 passengers currently, Vienna main station is expected to have about 125.000 passengers.

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