Английская Википедия:Floridsdorfer Hochbahn
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The Floridsdorfer Hochbahn (Шаблон:Lit), also known as the Italian Loop, is a freight-only railway line in Austria. It runs Шаблон:Convert between Шаблон:Stl and Шаблон:Stl, connecting the Шаблон:Ill and North railway line.
Route
The northwest end of Floridsdorfer Hochbahn is at Шаблон:Stl on the Шаблон:Ill. The line proceeds eastward over elevated tracks through Floridsdorf, eventually crossing over the North railway line approximately Шаблон:Convert east of Шаблон:Stl. The line joins with the North railway line at Шаблон:Stl.[1]
History
Planning for a connecting line between the North and Northwest railway lines began before World War I, but assumed a heightened importance as military rail traffic grew in Vienna. Construction work began in May 1916, with the line opening for traffic on 1 December of the same year. Thousands of Italian prisoners of war from the Шаблон:Ill worked on the line, leading to the nickname "Italian Loop."[2]
The line was bombed several times during World War II and wrecked by retreating German forces during the 1945 Vienna offensive.[2] Rebuilding the line following the war was not practical because of the postwar shortage of building materials.Шаблон:Sfnp Reconstruction of the line finally began on 2 September 1996.Шаблон:Sfnp Service resumed on 29 May 1999.Шаблон:Sfnp
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References
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