Wien Hauptbahnhof

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Wien Hauptbahnhof (usually translated from German as Vienna Main Station, short form: Wien Hbf) is the name for a planned railway station in Vienna, Austria. It is planned to remodel the Südbahnhof terminal station into a through station.

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The city council has agreed to build the station on December 15, 2006. Construction started in June 2007, starting with precursory items like the remodeling of the S-Bahn station Südtiroler Platz. In 2008, the S-Bahn and the U-Bahn stations at Südtiroler Platz will be connected with each other and the Südbahnhof will be demolished. Construction of the Hauptbahnhof is expected to start in 2009, with the station becoming operational in 2011. The station is expected to be fully finished by 2013.