Linz Hauptbahnhof

Linz Hauptbahnhof
Linz Hauptbahnhof
Location	Bahnhofplatz 4020 Linz Austria
Coordinates	48°17′26″N 14°17′28″E / 48.29056°N 14.29111°E / 48.29056; 14.29111Coordinates: 48°17′26″N 14°17′28″E / 48.29056°N 14.29111°E / 48.29056; 14.29111
Elevation	264 m (AA)
Owned by	Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB)
Operated by	ÖBB LILO
Line(s)	Western Railway Pyhrn Railway Summerauer Railway Linzer Lokalbahn (LILO)
Platforms	13
Connections	Tram: Linz Linien Bus: Linz Linien Postbus Welser regional buses
History
Opened	1858 (1858)
Location
Linz Hauptbahnhof Location within Austria

Linz Hauptbahnhof or Linz Central Station is a railway station in Linz, the third largest city in Austria, and capital city of the federal state of Upper Austria. Opened in 1858, the station is the centrepiece of the Linz transport hub. It forms part of the Western Railway, and is also a terminus of the Pyhrn Railway, the Summerauer Railway, and the Linzer Lokalbahn (LILO). The station is owned by the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB); train services are operated by the ÖBB and the LILO. With over 30,000 travellers per day, it is one of the busiest through stations in Austria.

Linz Hauptbahnhof is situated in Bahnhofplatz, near the southern edge of the city centre.

The first Linz central station building was completed in 1858, to coincide with the arrival of the Empress Elisabeth Railway company's Western Railway from Vienna. It was rebuilt from 1936, in a severe modernist style characterized by a reinforced concrete frame, high ceilings, and elongated windows. The rebuilt station building was damaged during World War II, and rebuilt again from 1949-1955 in the sober style of that time. By the end of the twentieth century, it was no longer appropriate to the increasing requirements of contemporary public transport.

In 2002-2004, the rebuilt station building was completely replaced with a new building designed by Wilhelm Holzbauer. This redevelopment also added the Terminal Tower skyscraper as part of a mixed-use complex.

The present station building is structured in three levels. The main entrance is at ground level, next to the taxi rank, and also provides the connection to the station's bus terminal.

The bus terminal is used by Postbuses and some bus and trolleybus routes operated by Linz Linien. It is also used by the Welser company's regional buses, which connect Linz with the neighbouring communities of Traun and Ansfelden.