📋 Tender Overview
The expansion will give the Northern Railway a modernization boost. As part of the project, hard work is being done not only on the track, but also next to it. Around 80 students from the Deutsch-Wagram elementary school worked with the OBB to plant trees on compensation areas in Aderklaa.
The work on expanding the Northern Railway is progressing step by step. The focus is not only on modernizing the railway systems, but also on nature. In total, over 70,000 square meters of reforestation areas will be created to compensate for the work in the southern section. The students from the Deutsch-Wagram elementary school helped actively and planted over 200 trees together under expert guidance.
Compensation areas are ten football fields in size
In order to compensate for the loss of those trees and bushes that have to be removed in the southern section for the expansion between Vienna Sussenbrunn and Ganserndorf, the OBB is creating compensation areas the size of more than ten football fields in accordance with the specifications from the environmental impact assessment. Over 20,000 native trees are planted on a total of 73,200 square meters.
One area of this is in the area of the new crossing bridge over the railway between Aderklaa and Deutsch-Wagram. There the children were able to let off steam while planting and at the same time got to know the local tree species up close. We are happy if we can show the children two things in this way: what the expansion of the Northern Railway will bring and how important nature is, says OBB project coordinator Markus Hasler, summarizing the reasons for the campaign.
Bernhard Wolfram, Mayor of Aderklaa and Markus Mentl-Weigl, Mayor of Deutsch-Wagram paid a short visit to the hard-working helpers. Both agreed: It is a benefit for the region in order to increase the forest population. It is a benefit for the children because they learn a lot about nature with a lot of joy and commitment.
Both communities are already benefiting from the expansion measures: the newly built commercial road bridge, the new Bockfliesser bridge and the L6 road underpass are already providing their services. In addition, the regions commuters benefit from the modernization of the Helmahof stop and the Deutsch-Wagram train station.
Numbers, data, facts
Total afforestation area in the southern section: 73,200 m2
Total number of trees: approx. 20,280
Reforestation area in autumn 2025: approx. 21,800 m2
Plants planted in autumn 2025: approx. 3,600 trees and approx. 1,100 shrubs
Tree species: field maple, hornbeam, winter lime, Norway maple, English oak, bird cherry
Northern railway expansion: working according to plan
The Northern Railway is receiving a comprehensive modernization boost from Vienna Sussenbrunn to the state border. The tracks and systems will be adapted so that higher train speeds and a more frequent S-Bahn service between Vienna and Ganserndorf are possible. All train stations and stops will have a contemporary appearance. Railway crossings will be abandoned.
Work along the route is progressing according to plan. In Silberwald, a road underpass is currently being built in place of the railway crossing in the stop area; the stop will be modern and barrier-free. From todays perspective, the new underpass can be opened to traffic in May 2026. In Deutsch-Wagram, the railway crossing with the L6 was closed in 2023 and the new road underpass including a cycle path solution was opened. The L13 road bridge over the railway (Bockfliesser Brucke) was renewed as part of the expansion work and opened to traffic in December 2024.
