Drive change. With great ideas.

As part of Wieselburg’s forward-looking mobility concept, INNOVAMETALL contributed significantly to the city’s pioneering station infrastructure — realizing a pedestrian bridge over the railway tracks and an innovative safetydock mobility hub right on site.

Neue Fußgängerbrücke am Bahnhof Wieselburg mit Stahlkonstruktion von INNOVAMETALL — Bau der neuen Fußgängerbrücke am Bahnhof Wieselburg. Die von INNOVAMETALL gefertigte Stahlkonstruktion verbindet Stabilität, Präzision und modernes Design – für sichere Wege und nachhaltige Infrastruktur.

Client

City of Wieselburg. Though home to just 4,500 residents, Wieselburg stands out as a regional hub for education, innovation, and sustainability — with more than 3,000 students attending local schools. The city actively promotes environmental protection and active forms of mobility such as cycling and walking. As an “e5” award-winning municipality, Wieselburg benefits from a state-supported program advancing practical, long-term climate action in energy and mobility.

Train Station Wieselburg (Lower Austria)

City of Wieselburg, Summer 2018 to Spring 2019
Pedestrian bridge, bicycle canopy, bicycle parking spaces, shelters, mobility hub, charging stations
The 30-meter-long, 4-meter-high, 3-meter-wide pedestrian bridge — weighing 20 tons and fully enclosed with expanded metal side panels in a matte chestnut-brown finish — was completely prefabricated in Niederkappel and transported to Wieselburg ready for installation.

Challenge

As part of the refurbishment of Wieselburg Station, a pedestrian bridge was to be built over the railway tracks. The goal: to enable residents and students of the high school in the Zeil district to reach the school or the bus stop quickly, safely, and on foot.
This followed the relocation of the bus stop from directly at the school to the station. In addition, further measures to promote active mobility were to be implemented as part of the city’s mobility concept.

Solution

Rethinking the “first and last mile” around the station in a more holistic way. The site already met the requirements for another important step toward the mobility transition — a reason for INNOVAMETALL to think even further: to design the “first and last mile” in public transport comprehensively and, with safetydock, to offer e-charging stations as well as secure parking and charging facilities for bicycles and e-bikes, plus rental options — all within one integrated system. This concept convinced the City of Wieselburg and made a significant contribution to redesigning the station area.

The construction of a pedestrian overpass across the railway tracks represented INNOVAMETALL’s second major contribution. Completely prefabricated in our Niederkappel facility — including side stairs and lighting installations — and transported as a special shipment to the station, the pedestrian bridge project ran smoothly, despite literally “gigantic” challenges. Building a 30-meter-long bridge with a double-conical design converging in the center required extraordinary space within the production hall.

The bridge was made of steel with coated aluminum cladding, a wooden ceiling, and expanded-metal side panels. Coating the welded overall structure posed another challenge, for which a temporary coating facility was set up.

Result

Rethinking mobility. For INNOVAMETALL, the goal was not to provide isolated solutions around the station — such as the pedestrian bridge or e-charging stations — but to create a holistic concept that actively supports and advances the mobility transition.
This goal was achieved with an intelligently connected system of solutions that enables commuters, students, and all public transport users to move actively and sustainably.

Porträtfoto eines lächelnden Mannes im Anzug vor weißem Hintergrund, aufgenommen für eine Projektreferenz von INNOVAMETALL

Achieving a true mobility transition requires the right framework and infrastructure. The creation of a multimodal transport hub at Wieselburg Station marks an important first step — a place where modern mobility takes shape.

Josef Leitner Mayor of Wieselburg

Drive change. With great ideas.

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