The North railway line begins at , in the
Leopoldstadt district of
Vienna. It extends north from the
Verbindungsbahn, the primary trunk line of the
Vienna S-Bahn. It runs east-north-east out of Vienna, crossing the
Danube at . There are major junctions with the
Northwest railway line near and the
Laaer Ostbahn near . At , the
Gänserndorf–Marchegg railway line splits off to serve , while the North railway line turns north toward the
Czech Republic. From
Angern an der March, the line follows the
Morava river north. It crosses the Austrian–Czech border near
Bernhardsthal, then continuing to . The line is electrified at within Austria and within the Czech Republic. == Operation ==