St. Pölten Hauptbahnhof

St. Pölten Hauptbahnhof
The reception hall, renovated in 2010
Location	Bahnhofplatz 3100 St. Pölten Austria
Coordinates	48°12′29″N 15°37′26″E / 48.20806°N 15.62389°E / 48.20806; 15.62389Coordinates: 48°12′29″N 15°37′26″E / 48.20806°N 15.62389°E / 48.20806; 15.62389
Owned by	Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB)
Operated by	Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB)
Line(s)	Western Railway Tullnerfeld Railway Leobersdorf Railway Mariazell Railway
Platforms	9
History
Opened	1858 (1858)
Location
St. Pölten Hauptbahnhof Location within Austria

St. Pölten Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station at St. Pölten, which is the capital city of the federal state of Lower Austria, located in the north east of Austria. The station is one of the western endpoints of the Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region (East Region Transportation Authority).

With only a few exceptions, all long-haul and regional trains run through St. Pölten railway station. Because of its location both on the existing Western Railway (Austria) and on its new high-speed line, the station is a stop on the Main line for Europe from Paris to Bratislava/Budapest.

The station is also the terminal for three regional transportation networks:

The station is served by the following services:

Construction of the station began on 9 September 1856, five years after the "Empress Elisabeth West Railway" was launched. The construction of the station meant a considerable change to the urban character of the town. First, the Kremsertor (gate in the medieval wall) had to be dismantled, followed by the destruction of the entire city wall. A promenade was built in its place. Two years later, the first trains began to use the new stop. In 1877, the railway line between Leobersdorf, Kaumberg and Sankt Pölten became operational. Eight years later, lines to Krems an der Donau and Tulln an der Donau were added. With these new lines, the station building had become too small, so in 1877 a two-year construction project began to erect the current building. In 1907 the station became the terminal of the electric Mariazell Railway. In 1911 it was connected to the city's tram network, which operated until 1976. The station was rebuilt several times over the years, particularly after the city was bombed in April 1945. From 1965 to 1969, the western part of the station was renovated and the decorative corner pavilions made functional.