S2: headway, hours of service, vehicles
Every 16 minutes in the daytime, every 16 in the evening, last departure 0:06 (Mon–Fri), through the night before Saturday and Sunday. 14 stops in 2 parts: Hauptbahnhof – Perchtoldsdorf and Gerasdorf – Praterstern.
In short: Every 16 minutes in the daytime, every 16 in the evening, last departure 0:06 (Mon–Fri), through the night before Saturday and Sunday. 14 stops in 2 parts: Hauptbahnhof – Perchtoldsdorf and Gerasdorf – Praterstern.
Headway and hours of service
S2 runs through the night before Saturday and Sunday, every 60 minutes. On other nights the last departure is around 0:06.
The S-Bahn trunk line between Hauptbahnhof/St. Marx and Praterstern is closed from 7 September 2026 to the end of October 2027 (ÖBB S-Bahn Wien upgrade). Until then the S2 runs in 2 parts: Hauptbahnhof – Perchtoldsdorf and Gerasdorf – Praterstern; the U1, U2 and U4 run more often in between.
Vehicles
75 m, 160 km/h, 487 places, 24 bike spaces, low-floor entry
67 m, 140 km/h, 451 places, 15 bike spaces, low-floor entry
S-Bahn trains are not assigned to lines permanently: the Cityjet and the Talent are both air-conditioned (the 4020 series was retired in July 2026); which one comes is not in any open data source.
14 stops
Hauptbahnhof – Perchtoldsdorf
Gerasdorf – Praterstern
Ride along on the S2, live on the map →Frequently asked
How often does the S2 run?
daytime every 16 min · evenings every 16 · 4:22–0:06 on weekdays, through from the night before · daytime every 16 min · evenings every 16 · until 0:06 on Saturdays, through from the night before · daytime every 16 min · evenings every 16 · until 0:06 on Sundays. Headway is the median gap between departures per direction at the busiest stop, from the ÖBB timetable as of 31 October 2026.
When is the last S2?
Through the night before Saturday and Sunday; on other nights around 0:06.
Is the S2 air-conditioned?
S-Bahn trains are not assigned to lines permanently: the Cityjet and the Talent are both air-conditioned (the 4020 series was retired in July 2026); which one comes is not in any open data source.
Does the S2 run at night?
S2 runs through the night before Saturday and Sunday, every 60 minutes. On other nights the last departure is around 0:06.
Why does the S2 not run across the trunk line?
The S-Bahn trunk line between Hauptbahnhof/St. Marx and Praterstern is closed from 7 September 2026 to the end of October 2027 (ÖBB S-Bahn Wien upgrade). Until then the S2 runs in 2 parts: Hauptbahnhof – Perchtoldsdorf and Gerasdorf – Praterstern; the U1, U2 and U4 run more often in between.
Source: Wiener Linien, GTFS timetable data (data.gv.at, CC BY 4.0); S-Bahn: ÖBB-Personenverkehr AG, GTFS timetable and passenger vehicle data (data.oebb.at, CC BY 4.0); headway = median gap between departures per direction, daytime 6–20 h, evenings 20–24 h, nights 1–4 h. Fleet and air conditioning: Wiener Linien, Klimaanlagen, and ÖBB vehicle data. Positions on the map are computed from the timetable, not measured.
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