Summer lock 2025: Trains in Vienna and Lower Austria fail - this is how you get along!

Summer lock 2025: Trains in Vienna and Lower Austria fail - this is how you get along!

In the coming weeks, commuters will have to adapt to considerable restrictions on rail transport in the coming weeks: inside and travelers in Vienna and Lower Austria. From June 28, 2025 at 2:00 a.m., until September 1, 2025 at 4:00 a.m., extensive construction work is planned that affect numerous routes. According to the Puls24, the S-Bahn main line between Vienna Praterstern and Floridsdorf, the airport swing and the Laaer Ostbahn will be affected by these measures.

The S-Bahn is not easily usable in the Praterstern section-Floridsdorf during the entire construction period. A rail replacement traffic with two specially designed motor bus lines is offered here. The first, the blue line SV900, stops at the stations of Traisengasse and Handelskai, while the yellow line SV905 offers a direct connection between Vienna Praterstern and Floridsdorf. This is used daily from 5:30 or 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Valid ÖBB tickets are recognized in the affected sections of the U- and tram lines, which creates a certain flexibility for passengers, which are dependent on alternative transport, as [OE_BB] (https://www.oebb.at/distr are reported

construction work on the subway

But not only the S-Bahn is the focus of the construction work. The Viennese lines are also diligently at work. From June 28 to August 31, 2025, the tunnel ceiling and the tunnel carrier of the U4 between Friedensbrücke and Schottenring will be repaired. During this time, the U4 is "shared": a section goes from Heiligenstadt to Friedensbrücke, while the other runs between Schottenring and Hütteldorf. So that passengers still get to the destination, a replacement BIM called E4 between Schottenring and Heiligenstadt as well as the redirected line D (from stock exchange via Schottenring and Swedenplatz) is provided.

restrictions also in road traffic

The construction sites do not only bring changes in the rail connections. Restrictions can also be expected with several tram lines. Line 43 is diverted between June 16 and August 31, 2025. Line 6, which is diverted between July 7 and August 22, is also affected, while line 18 no longer drives during this time. Replacement buses, such as the 6e in the section between Burggasse/Stadthalle and Eichenstraße, are ready to continue to bring passengers to their goals.

The work in Lower Austria is also extensive. In the Fischamend section - Wolfsthal from June 28th to 30th and on the Mistelbach - Laa a. d. Thaya are eliminated. The S-Bahn lines S1, R1, REX1, S2 to S4 and S7 are particularly affected, which experience far-reaching changes. The S40 must switch to rail replacement traffic in the Klosterneuburg-Weidling section-St. Andrä-Wördern, and all trains on the R40 line fail. High influence on travel planning also have announced timetable changes for the REX41 connection.

For all those who are traveling by public transport, the extensive structural measures mean a real test of flexibility. However, the Viennese lines and ÖBB have prepared well and will provide alternative routes. Individual traffic hubs are characterized by large, colored soil and wall markings that will offer passengers orientation. For current information, online on the website of the Wiener Linien and the latest details are available. So if you want to achieve your usual goals, you should find out in good time and select the best alternatives.