The line proceeds eastward over elevated tracks through Floridsdorf, eventually crossing over the North railway line approximately 440 metres (1,440 ft) east of Wien Siemensstraße.

[1] 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.

"[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.