St. Pölten Hauptbahnhof

Geschichte

St. Pölten Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station at St. Pölten, which is the capital city of the federal state of Lower Austria, located in the north east of Austria. The station is one of the western endpoints of the Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region (East Region Transportation Authority).Train servicesWith only a few exceptions, all long-haul and regional trains run through St. Pölten railway station. Because of its location both on the existing Western Railway (Austria) and on its new high-speed line, the station is a stop on the Main line for Europe from Paris to Bratislava/Budapest.The station is also the terminal for three regional transportation networks: The non-electrified Leobersdorfer Bahn, serving six stations in the Sankt Pölten urban area and several at smaller towns further south. The electrified Tullnerfelder Bahn, serving stops within the city and to the north as far as Tulln an der Donau. A two-track expansion between Sankt Pölten and Herzogenburg is planned. The electrified narrow-gauge Mariazell Railway which runs south to the Catholic pilgrimage town Mariazell.The station is served by the following services: