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Vienna Tram Map - Wiener Straßenbahn

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U-Bahn Wien

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Vienna Tram Logo Wiener Straßenbahn-LogoWien (Vienna - capital of Austria - 2 million inh.) boasts one of the world's largest tram networks, plus the "Badner Bahn", a light rail line operated by Wiener Lokalbahnen which shares tram tracks between Bahnhof Meidling and Kärntner Ring/Oper.

Tramway

- 1435 mm gauge
- network length ~ 167 km (10/2020)
- 28 lines
- rolling stock: older high-floor trams E1 ((Lohner/SGP) and E2 (SGP/Bombardier) with trailers c4, c5; low-floor "ULF" types A (24 m) and B (35 m) (Siemens); Bombardier Flexity

There is an underground tram section between Hauptbahnhof (Südtiroler Platz) and Eichenstraße on tram route 18, with a short branch below Wiedner Hauptstraße (lines 1, 62 and WLB), and a southern ramp at Matzleinsdorfer Platz (lines 1 and 6). Part of the tunnel is also used by tram routes 1, 6, 62 and WLB (Badner Bahn). The underground tram system includes a total of 6 stations, Hauptbahnhof, Blechturmgasse, Kliebergasse, Matzleinsdorfer Platz, Eichenstraße and Laurenzgasse.

 

 Recent History

22 Dec 2012: Josef-Baumann-Gasse - Kagran (Line 25 - 0.9 km)
05 Oct 2013: Kagraner Platz - Hausfeldstraße (Line 26 - 4.6 km)

28 Feb 2014: [X] Alaudagasse - Oberlaa taken out of service due to U1 extension (Line 67: -2.4 km)
02 Sept 2017: [X] Reumannplatz - Alaudagasse taken out of service due to U1 extension (Line 67: -2.5 km)

02 Dec 2019: Line D Hauptbahnhof Ost - Absberggasse (1.1 km)
03 Oct 2020: Line O Nordbahnstraße - Bruno-Marek-Allee (0.8 km)

 

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 Links

Wiener Linien (Official Site)

Verkehrsverbund Ostregion (VOR - tariffs and timetables)

Wiener Lokalbahnen (Badner Bahn - Light Rail)


Straßenbahn Wien at Wikipedia.de

Straßenbahnjournal

Netzplan Wien by Ben Lode

Wiener Tramwaymuseum

Michael Heussler's Vienna Tram Gallery (featuring year-by-year tram network maps!)

 Photos - Underground Tram

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 Books

U-Bahn, S-Bahn & Tram in WienRobert Schwandl:

U-BAHN, S-BAHN & TRAM in WIEN

June 2018, Robert Schwandl Verlag, ISBN 978-3-936573-55-8
Text deutsch & English

(More info)

 

Tram Atlas Schweiz & Österreich Robert Schwandl:

   TRAM ATLAS SCHWEIZ & ÖSTERREICH (3rd edition)

 Feb. 2023, Robert Schwandl Verlag, ISBN 978-3-936573-72-5 (More info)

Detailed geographically correct maps of all Swiss and Austrian tram and trolleybus systems, illustrated with numerous colour photos and enhanced with basic data about routes, lines, rolling stock, etc.

Wolfgang Kaiser: Die Wiener Straßenbahnen. Vom "Hutscherl" bis zum "Ulf". - Nov. 2004, 160 p., GeraMond, ISBN 3765471895

 

 

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