New quarter
The Sonnwendviertel by the main station
Can new-build housing be central and affordable at once?
Where tracks lay until recently, a city quarter now stands: housing blocks, a big park, car-free residential streets. The walk shows the new Favoriten behind the main station, with everything that already works and everything still unfinished.
Getting there: S1, S3, REX6 to Wien Hauptbahnhof, 183 m to the start. Way back from Wien Hlawkagasse (D, 71), 215 m.
The route and its data
The coloured line is the walk, routed on the real pedestrian network. Toggle a data layer, or tap anywhere on the map to see trees, noise, heat and travel times for that exact spot.
Tap the numbered stops for what makes each spot special, or tap anywhere for the full “what’s here?”.
Every 100 metres of the route, classified from the real data: green spaces, the official noise map, footfall.
About 10 m of climbing and 15 m of descent, between 194 and 206 m above sea level. Sampled every 25 m from open elevation data.
For commuters and new-build fans: long-distance trains, U1 and S-Bahn at the door, modern layouts, a young quarter. The charm still needs a few years.
Much is new and still a little bare: the trees are young, and the proximity to the tracks brings rail noise. In return, one of Europe’s best transport hubs is at the door.
What changes along the way
Every 100 metres of the walk, sampled against wohnwahn’s data. The bars run from the start (left) to the finish (right). In short: lively and busy · very well connected.
Values are 0 to 100 per 250 m cell. Parks and water have no residential cell of their own, so those stretches read the nearest neighbourhood. Source: Vienna tree register, official heat map, environmental noise map, footfall and own transit routing.
What’s along the way
Counted within about 140 metres of the route, from our data.
The stops
Homes along this walk
Real listings within about 350 metres of the route.
The areas along this walk
The full profile of each area in the atlas: trees, quiet, prices, travel times.
About this walk
How long is the walk?
About 1.7 km, roughly 21 minutes at a normal pace, 2,100–2,400 steps. Routed on the real pedestrian network, not straight-line.
What do the data say about this route?
lively and busy · very well connected. Every figure is measured per 250 m cell and refreshed monthly.
Which neighbourhoods does it cross?
Favoriten. Each links to its full profile in the neighbourhood atlas.
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Route routed on the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) · map tiles © CARTO. Data profile: Vienna tree register, official heat map (City of Vienna), environmental noise map (BMK), footfall and own transit routing on the Wiener Linien and ÖBB timetables. Data as of 2026-08-07.