New Trains to Operate Between Vienna Main Station and Airport Amid S-Bahn Closure

The Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) will deploy additional trains connecting Vienna's main station (Hauptbahnhof) to the airport starting Friday. This initiative seeks to ease travel disruptions stemming from the closure of the S-Bahn main line and the unavailability of the City Airport Train (CAT), which is currently replaced by buses.

The new services will run every 30 minutes, departing from the Hauptbahnhof. Travelers heading to the airport will bypass the Wien Mitte station. The S-Bahn line S7 will continue to operate from Wien Geiselbergstraße, with ongoing efforts to extend its service to Wien St. Marx by September 7.

Additionally, two new Vienna Airport Bus (VAB) routes will commence operations on September 5: VAB 5 from Wien Praterstern and VAB 4 from Karlsplatz. The ÖBB has also arranged for ticket validation on select Wiener Linien public transport routes, including U-Bahn lines U1, U2, U3, U4, U6, and several tram and bus lines, to assist passengers affected by the disruptions.