VIENNESE public transport operator Wiener Linien has announced the new U-Bahn Line U5 will be the first in the city to operate with driverless trains.
A COURT in Vienna has rejected an appeal by Siemens against public transport operator Wiener Linien's decision to award Bombardier a contract worth up to €562m for up to 156 low-floor LRVs.
NEW train schedules were launched across Europe on December 14, and according to the December issue of the European Rail Timetable, the improvements outnumber the number of services being withdrawn.
VIENNESE public transport operator Wiener Linien announced on December 1 that it has selected Bombardier as preferred bidder for a contract to supply up to 156 low-floor LRVs in a deal worth up to €562m.
VIENNA celebrated the official opening of its new central station on October 10 following a seven-year project that cost €987m and was funded by Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), the city of Vienna, European Union sources and property developments.
VIENNESE public transport operator Wiener Linien has concluded a 10-month trial using a Siemens ULF light rail vehicle, which has been specially adapted with energy-saving technologies as part of the EcoTram research project.
PLANS for further extensions of the U-Bahn and tram networks in the Austrian capital were officially announced by Vienna city council on June 27.
VIENNESE public transport operator Wiener Linien has awarded Siemens a contract worth more than €40m to resignal the 17km U-Bahn Line 4 from Hütteldorf to Heiligenstadt.
VIENNESE public transport operator Wiener Linien has confirmed it will launch a new tender for between 120 and 150 low-floor LRVs, instead of exercising an option for additional Ultra Low-Floor (ULF) vehicles from Siemens.
WIENER Linien, which operates urban rail services in the Austrian capital, inaugurated a 4.2km extension to Line U2 of the Vienna U-Bahn on October 5.