St. Pölten train station

St. Pölten railroad station is a rail hub in the capital of Lower Austria. Thanks to its location on the Westbahn line, almost all long-distance and regional trains stop here. From 2006 to 2011, the station underwent extensive refurbishment while remaining in operation and with a focus on the preservation of historical monuments.

Today, a light-flooded hall with ticket machines and information center, convenient shopping facilities as well as escalators and lifts characterize St. Pölten's main station.

Contemporary rail travel is also guaranteed by the completely renovated platforms, an underpass and a passenger tunnel as well as the spacious forecourt. With short-stay parking spaces, a five-storey parking deck and covered parking spaces for bicycles, there is also plenty of parking space in the heart of St. Pölten city center.

Tip: There are two nextbike rental stations at the station. The bikes are available in Lower Austria from April to mid-November. You can find more information on the website https://www.nextbike.at/de/niederoesterreich or in the nextbike app.

St. Pölten train station: Connection and routing

St. Pölten station is located on the existing and new Westbahn line. Almost all long-distance and regional (express) trains stop here - in the direction of Vienna as well as Amstetten and Linz. In addition, a selection of Erlauftalbahn trains run from Pöchlarn to St. Pölten. The St. Pölten station is the starting point for 3 regional rail routes:

• Traisentalbahn: southbound - within the St. Pölten urban area and onwards to Traisen and Hainfeld or Lilienfeld and St. Aegyd am Neuwalde
• Tullnerfeld Railway: northbound - via Herzogenburg and on through the Tullnerfeld to Tulln
• Mariazell Railway: narrow-gauge heading south to the pilgrimage site of Mariazell

Modern main station with an eventful history

The ground-breaking ceremony for today's St. Pölten railroad station took place on September 9, 1856, with the station opening around two years later. In the years that followed, railroad lines were continually added and the station was rebuilt several times. After the bombing raids of the Second World War in April 1945, only the most necessary renovations could be carried out. The first major reconstruction did not take place until the 1960s.