Stadtbahnbögen Vienna

The Stadtbahn arches in Vienna are historic transport structures that originate from the former Vienna Steam Stadtbahn or the Vienna Electric Stadtbahn that emerged from it and are now part of the Vienna S-Bahn or the Vienna U-Bahn. In 2023, 472 of these viaduct arches still exist, 54 of which date from 1859, 364 from 1898 and 54 from 1901. Most of the vaults or arcades, together with the station buildings, were designed by the Art Nouveau architect Otto Wagner as a by-product of the Stadtbahn and are listed buildings. They are therefore occasionally called Otto Wagner arches. Since most of the Vienna Stadtbahn arches can be found along the former Stadtbahn belt line, i.e. along the western belt, other alternative names are belt arches or belt viaducts. The older arches on the connecting line, on the other hand, go back to its architect Carl Ritter von Ghega and are not listed buildings. The latter are to be demolished and replaced by a bridge as part of the route modernization planned for autumn 2023.[1]The Gürtel line is currently served by the U6 subway line, while the Obere Wiental line is served by the U4 subway line, the suburban line by the S-Bahn line 45 and the connecting line, today's main line, is served by various S-Bahn lines. Thus, a large part of the arches still serve their original purpose as a transport structure. In contrast, the Nussdorfer Straße–Heiligenstadt section of the Gürtel line has been closed since 1996 and a large part of the connecting arch between the Gürtel line and the Danube Canal line has been closed since 1991. On these two sections, a total of 121 arches are now without rail traffic.

Here you can cycle in a relaxed manner

Watch out for broken glass on Sunday rides!