Helmut Uttenthaler
2004-06-01 21:23:42 UTC
Some timetable news regarding international connections to/from
Austria from Dec. 12:
SUMMERAU:
- as the direct couchette car Praha - Linz - Zürich (introduced in
Dec. 2002) has attracted enough passengers, it's planned to offer
also a sleeping-car Zürich - Praha.
BRECLAV:
- New timetable Wien - Praha with CD-tilting trains, replacing
existing EC-trains:
Wien ab 6:34 11:34 13:34 17:34 19:34
Prag an 10:42 15:39 17:42 21:42 23:42
Dresden an 17:52
Berlin Zoo an 20:21
Berlin Zoo ab 9:37
Dresden ab 12:05
Prag ab 6:18 8:18 12:18 14:19 18:18
Wien an 10:28 12:28 16:28 18:28 22:28
- Wien - Warszawa:
Day trains:
Wien 7:08 - Wwa Wschodnia 14:43
Wien 14:34 - Wwa Wschodnia 22:19
Wwa Wschodnia 5:48 - Wien 13:28
Wwa Wschodnia 13:48 - Wien 21:28
Overnight train D 203 will arrive in Wien earlier (at 6:03) to
offer a connection to EC 31.
MARCHEGG/KITTSEE:
- Wien - Kosice
The three IC trains Wien - Bratislava (- Kosice) will
arrive/depart at Wien Westbahnhof (instead of Wien Südbahnhof) to
improve connections from/to places west of Wien. An additional
stop will be Wien Meidling, for connections from/to Graz/Villach.
The faster (two-hourly) EUregio-trains Wien - Marchegg -
Bratislava will still serve Wien Südbahnhof.
HEGYESHALOM:
New direct daytime connection Wien - Arad:
Wien 6:22 - Arad 14:46
Arad 16:50 - Wien 23:15
Wien - Budapest as through cars (1st and 2nd class + dining car)
in EN "Kalman
Imre", Budapest - Arad as IC "Traianus".
New daily sleeping car Wien - Sofia as a through car in trains
347/341/491 and 490/340/346.
Wien 20:03 - Sofia ~18:40
Sofia ~12:20 - Wien 9:04
SOPRON:
New daily IC train Wien - Pecs:
IC 981: Wien 6:20 - Sopron 7:26 - Szombathely 8:37 - Pecs 12:54
IC 982: Pecs 15:02 - Szombathely 19:20 - Sopron 20:27 - Wien 21:33
1st and 2nd class + dining car
On saturdays and sundays with through cars Wien - Keszthely
SPIELFELD:
neue connection Graz - Maribor - Venezia ()
Graz ab 7:21 IC 153
Maribor an 8:26
Maribor ab 8:32 EC 50
Ljubljana an 10:20
Venezia SL an 14:25
Venezia SL ab 15:44 EC 51
Ljubljana ab 19:45
Maribor an 21:33
Maribor ab 21:40 IC 152
Graz an 22:46
EC 50/51 (SZ tilting train) currently running Ljubljana - Venezia
will therefore be extended to/from Maribor. A new connecting train
Graz - Maribor will be introduced, therefore the IC Graz - Koper
will be cancelled between Graz and Maribor.
TARVISIO:
The service will be improved. Instead of 1 there will be 2 EC
trains Wien - Venezia. Between Wien and Villach these will run in
addition to the IC traffic with fewer stops.
Two new EC-trains Wien - Venezia (reservation necessary due to
limited capacity - only 6 cars per train: 4B, 1WR, 1A):
EC 31 EC 33
Wien Süd ab 06:30 15:30
Villach ab 10:39 19:39
Venezia SL an 13:27 22:34
EC 32 EC 30
Venezia SL ab 06:42 14:51
Villach an 09:39 17:42
Wien Süd an 13:52 21:47
Intermediate stops: Bruck/Mur, Klagenfurt Hbf, Villach Hbf,
Tarvisio BV, Udine, Pordenone, Venezia Mestre
I'nm not sure about Wien Meidling and Wiener Neustadt.
Modernized ÖBB cars will be used for EC 30/31, whereas Trenitalia
cars will be used for EC 32/33.
EN 236/237 will be cancelled between Wien and Villach and will be
replaced by through cars Wien Westbf - Venezia via Linz -
Salzburg - Villach (attached to the "Lisinski" between Salzburg
and Villach).
Wien West 20:35 - Salzburg 23:52-1:40 - Villach Hbf 4:00-4:20 -
Venezia SL 8:46
Venezia SL 20:44 - Villach 1:10-1:45 - Salzburg 4:10-6:00 - Wien
West 8:48
D 1236/1237 (Wien - Firenze, once weekly in summer) will be
extended to Roma Termini (with motorail cars Wien - Firenze and
Wien - Roma):
Wien Süd 20:05 - Firenze CM 7:05-7:20 - Roma 9:44
Roma 16:08 - Firenze CM 19:55-20:18 - Wien Süd 8:38
BUCHS:
EC 168 Feldkirch 18:46 - Zürich 20:20
EC 169 Zürich 7:40 - Feldkirch 9:14
..with connection to/from Graz (OEC 668/669)
Trains 440, 441, 442, 443 and 448 (all running Sargans - Feldkirch
or v.v.) will be cancelled.
PASSAU:
Maybe a direct overnight connection Wien - Amsterdam will be
reinstated.
--
Helmut Uttenthaler,
Graz
Austria from Dec. 12:
SUMMERAU:
- as the direct couchette car Praha - Linz - Zürich (introduced in
Dec. 2002) has attracted enough passengers, it's planned to offer
also a sleeping-car Zürich - Praha.
BRECLAV:
- New timetable Wien - Praha with CD-tilting trains, replacing
existing EC-trains:
Wien ab 6:34 11:34 13:34 17:34 19:34
Prag an 10:42 15:39 17:42 21:42 23:42
Dresden an 17:52
Berlin Zoo an 20:21
Berlin Zoo ab 9:37
Dresden ab 12:05
Prag ab 6:18 8:18 12:18 14:19 18:18
Wien an 10:28 12:28 16:28 18:28 22:28
- Wien - Warszawa:
Day trains:
Wien 7:08 - Wwa Wschodnia 14:43
Wien 14:34 - Wwa Wschodnia 22:19
Wwa Wschodnia 5:48 - Wien 13:28
Wwa Wschodnia 13:48 - Wien 21:28
Overnight train D 203 will arrive in Wien earlier (at 6:03) to
offer a connection to EC 31.
MARCHEGG/KITTSEE:
- Wien - Kosice
The three IC trains Wien - Bratislava (- Kosice) will
arrive/depart at Wien Westbahnhof (instead of Wien Südbahnhof) to
improve connections from/to places west of Wien. An additional
stop will be Wien Meidling, for connections from/to Graz/Villach.
The faster (two-hourly) EUregio-trains Wien - Marchegg -
Bratislava will still serve Wien Südbahnhof.
HEGYESHALOM:
New direct daytime connection Wien - Arad:
Wien 6:22 - Arad 14:46
Arad 16:50 - Wien 23:15
Wien - Budapest as through cars (1st and 2nd class + dining car)
in EN "Kalman
Imre", Budapest - Arad as IC "Traianus".
New daily sleeping car Wien - Sofia as a through car in trains
347/341/491 and 490/340/346.
Wien 20:03 - Sofia ~18:40
Sofia ~12:20 - Wien 9:04
SOPRON:
New daily IC train Wien - Pecs:
IC 981: Wien 6:20 - Sopron 7:26 - Szombathely 8:37 - Pecs 12:54
IC 982: Pecs 15:02 - Szombathely 19:20 - Sopron 20:27 - Wien 21:33
1st and 2nd class + dining car
On saturdays and sundays with through cars Wien - Keszthely
SPIELFELD:
neue connection Graz - Maribor - Venezia ()
Graz ab 7:21 IC 153
Maribor an 8:26
Maribor ab 8:32 EC 50
Ljubljana an 10:20
Venezia SL an 14:25
Venezia SL ab 15:44 EC 51
Ljubljana ab 19:45
Maribor an 21:33
Maribor ab 21:40 IC 152
Graz an 22:46
EC 50/51 (SZ tilting train) currently running Ljubljana - Venezia
will therefore be extended to/from Maribor. A new connecting train
Graz - Maribor will be introduced, therefore the IC Graz - Koper
will be cancelled between Graz and Maribor.
TARVISIO:
The service will be improved. Instead of 1 there will be 2 EC
trains Wien - Venezia. Between Wien and Villach these will run in
addition to the IC traffic with fewer stops.
Two new EC-trains Wien - Venezia (reservation necessary due to
limited capacity - only 6 cars per train: 4B, 1WR, 1A):
EC 31 EC 33
Wien Süd ab 06:30 15:30
Villach ab 10:39 19:39
Venezia SL an 13:27 22:34
EC 32 EC 30
Venezia SL ab 06:42 14:51
Villach an 09:39 17:42
Wien Süd an 13:52 21:47
Intermediate stops: Bruck/Mur, Klagenfurt Hbf, Villach Hbf,
Tarvisio BV, Udine, Pordenone, Venezia Mestre
I'nm not sure about Wien Meidling and Wiener Neustadt.
Modernized ÖBB cars will be used for EC 30/31, whereas Trenitalia
cars will be used for EC 32/33.
EN 236/237 will be cancelled between Wien and Villach and will be
replaced by through cars Wien Westbf - Venezia via Linz -
Salzburg - Villach (attached to the "Lisinski" between Salzburg
and Villach).
Wien West 20:35 - Salzburg 23:52-1:40 - Villach Hbf 4:00-4:20 -
Venezia SL 8:46
Venezia SL 20:44 - Villach 1:10-1:45 - Salzburg 4:10-6:00 - Wien
West 8:48
D 1236/1237 (Wien - Firenze, once weekly in summer) will be
extended to Roma Termini (with motorail cars Wien - Firenze and
Wien - Roma):
Wien Süd 20:05 - Firenze CM 7:05-7:20 - Roma 9:44
Roma 16:08 - Firenze CM 19:55-20:18 - Wien Süd 8:38
BUCHS:
EC 168 Feldkirch 18:46 - Zürich 20:20
EC 169 Zürich 7:40 - Feldkirch 9:14
..with connection to/from Graz (OEC 668/669)
Trains 440, 441, 442, 443 and 448 (all running Sargans - Feldkirch
or v.v.) will be cancelled.
PASSAU:
Maybe a direct overnight connection Wien - Amsterdam will be
reinstated.
--
Helmut Uttenthaler,
Graz