Floridsdorfer Hochbahn

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Floridsdorfer Hochbahn
The "Weeping Bridge," designed by Wander Bertoni [de]
Overview
Line number	138 01
History
Opened	1 December 1916 (1916-12-01)
Technical
Line length	4.4 km (2.7 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	15 kV  16.7 Hz AC
Route map Legend km to Stockerau ÖBB-Technical Services 0.1 Wien Jedlersdorf to Vienna to Vienna 4.4 Wien Leopoldau to Břeclav [1] This diagram: view talk edit Show diagram map Show interactive map

The Floridsdorfer Hochbahn (lit. 'Floridsdorf high line'), also known as the Italian Loop, is a freight-only railway line in Austria. It runs 4.4 kilometres (2.7 mi) between Wien Jedlersdorf and Wien Leopoldau, connecting the Northwest railway line and North railway line.

The northwest end of Floridsdorfer Hochbahn is at Wien Jedlersdorf on the Northwest railway line. The line proceeds eastward over elevated tracks through Floridsdorf, eventually crossing over the North railway line approximately 440 metres (1,440 ft) east of Wien Siemensstraße. The line joins with the North railway line at Wien Leopoldau.^[1]

Planning for a connecting line between the North and Northwest railway lines began before World War I, but assumed a heightened importance as military rail traffic grew in Vienna. Construction work began in May 1916, with the line opening for traffic on 1 December of the same year. Thousands of Italian prisoners of war from the Sigmundsherberg prisoner of war camp [de] worked on the line, leading to the nickname "Italian Loop."^[2]

The line was bombed several times during World War II and wrecked by retreating German forces during the 1945 Vienna offensive.^[2] Rebuilding the line following the war was not practical because of the postwar shortage of building materials.^[3] Reconstruction of the line finally began on 2 September 1996.^[4] Service resumed on 29 May 1999.^[5]

• Krapfenbauer, Robert; Steiner, Kurt; Eisele, Robert (November 1999). "Die Reaktivierung der Floridsdorfer Hochbahn". Beton- und Stahlbetonbau [de]. 94 (11): 483–489. ISSN 0005-9900.