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generate some of the funds necessary to build the new station. The new Main Station (Hauptbahnhof
in German) and associated facilities stretches from the eastern end of Meidling station to Grillgasse station. Although the new station has through tracks many trains will continue to start or terminate there and so huge service facilities are being built to replace the old South and East depot and servicing areas. The scale of the project and the need
to keep trains running, albeit by diverting services to other stations in Vienna, meant the work had to be phased. Construction started in June 2007 with the reconstruction of Südtiroler Platz S-Bahn station and the transformation of the former Matzleinsdorf marshalling yard into a depot and servicing area. The latter had to be operational by December 2009 to enable closure of the old South station and its depots. At the same time a small depot was opened at Grillgasse which is being used to stable locomotives but has no maintenance facilities.
Temporary platforms Construction then focused on the new
station building and platforms. During this time, temporary platforms for regional trains to Marchegg and Bruck- an-der-Leitha remained in use at South (East) station. In December 2012 the first stage of the new Main Station opened with five tracks, four of them situated beside two island platforms. At the same time the temporary platforms at South (East) were closed and trains transferred to the new station. At present, the new station is only
served by regional trains, while trains to Prague and Budapest pass through and stop at Meidling. The latter is also the temporary terminus of Graz and Villach trains. Work has now moved to the Main
direction, which is rather time consuming. The idea was to replace Vienna South
and Vienna South (East) with a single station with through platforms. This would make it much easier to operate through services from Prague via Vienna to Graz and Villach in southern Austria and accelerate Budapest - Vienna - Salzburg services. It would also provide better connections between the two services as well as with regional
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and local trains. The site chosen for the new central
station is in the triangle between the two existing termini at Vienna South. The plan involved demolishing the old station with its two groups of terminal platforms and redeveloping the areas as a business district. The old Vienna East freight yard was also removed with the land used for housing. By selling the now surplus land, Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) has been able to
Station - Grillgasse section where stabling and servicing facilities are being built as well as a motorail terminal. Once completed, the new station will consist of five island platforms with 10 tracks plus two through tracks for freight trains. Asubway will connect the new
station with Südtiroler Platz S-Bahn and U-Bahn station which has now been renamed Hauptbahnhof. There is criticism that the subway is quite long with passengers having to walk 500m. Main Station is also served by three tram and two bus lines. The station building and additional
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