North railway line
The North railway line is a two-track, electrified railway line that runs from Vienna, Austria to Břeclav, Czech Republic. It was built by the Emperor [Ferdinand North Railway] company as a part of the Warsaw–Vienna railway.
Route
The North railway line begins at, in the Leopoldstadt district of Vienna. It extends north from the Verbindungsbahn, the primary trunk line of the Vienna S-Bahn. It runs east-north-east out of Vienna, crossing the Danube at. There are major junctions with the Northwest railway line near and the Laaer Ostbahn near. At, the Gänserndorf–Marchegg railway line splits off to serve, while the North railway line turns north toward the Czech Republic.From Angern an der March, the line follows the Morava river north. It crosses the Austrian–Czech border near Bernhardsthal, then continuing to. The line is electrified at within Austria and within the Czech Republic.