Vienna is getting a new central train station.

On an area totaling 109 hectares, a new mobility center will be built around the existing South Station.

To allow the removal of the South Station and the start of the actual construction work, the South and East Stations will be closed in December 2009. A lot of preparatory work is required for this. A large part of this work, called Provisional Arrangement 1, is being performed by a consortium including HOCHTIEF Construction Austria. This construction project is divided into three subprojects.

Subproject 1: Truncated East Station (Provisional East Station)

In this subproject, the construction areas in the area of the existing hall of the South Station and the areas towards Arsenalstraße must be cleared. To allow continued train operations, a truncated form of the station called "Vienna South Station East" will be required. This truncated East Station will remain in use until the new central station starts initial operations (planned for the end of 2012).

Subproject 2: Provisional east railway yard

The railway yard, with a storage capacity of 3,320 m (10,900 ft) of track, forms the basis for starting construction of the new through station. This will require building new below-ground and above-ground structures, laying cables and piping, and work related to the traffic control system. A wheel washing facility will be set up near the Vienna South Freight Station road exit to the Sonnwendgasse. In addition, it is necessary to prepare trenches and conduits for the temporary relocation of a 55kV line.