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Fully automated U5 commissioned U5 automated Fully section of the U5 to Altes AKH Altes to U5 the of section weekends and before public holidays public before and weekends underground network underground First tram line powered by electricity by powered line tram First dorfer Platz and construction of the first first the of construction and Platz dorfer Underground lines begin operating during the night at at night the during operating begin lines Underground basic the of completion meant also which - Matzleins to U2 the extend to work of Start line underground U1 the of Completion to Seestadt to extension from Aspernstraße Aspernstraße from extension from Hietzing to Perchtoldsdorf to Hietzing from gasworks, transport services) transport gasworks, Opening of the U2 line line U2 the of Opening First steam-powered tram line line tram steam-powered First Wiener Stadtwerke founded (power plants, plants, (power founded Stadtwerke Wiener 2024 2018 2017 2024 – 2014 2013 2010 1999 1995 1982 1949 1907 1897 1883 1865 Wiener Linien GmbH & Co KG Co & GmbH Linien Wiener U4 underground line underground U4 company: private a becomes Modernisation of the the of Modernisation Wiener Stadtwerke Verkehrsbetriebe Verkehrsbetriebe Stadtwerke Wiener motor-driven bus line enters operation enters line bus motor-driven Takeover of DT K&C by Vienna City Council; the first first the Council; City Vienna by K&C DT of Takeover Reumannplatz to Oberlaa to Reumannplatz ULF enter operation enter ULF from extension line U1 the of Opening service with 22 lines; the ultra low-floor tram tram low-floor ultra the lines; 22 with service First horse-drawn tram horse-drawn First Launch of a daily, city-wide night-time bus bus night-time city-wide daily, a of Launch History of the Vienna Underground TRAM 1969 Start of underground construction work 1978 Commissioning of the first section Completion of the core network from 1982 Reumannplatz to Kagran Completion of the line extension from 2006 Kagran to Leopoldau Completion of the line extension from 2017 Reumannplatz to Oberlaa A total of 332 ultra-low floor articulated tramcars (ULF A: 42 passengers Completion of the branch line from seated, 94 standing; ULF B: 66 passengers seated, 141 standing or 1980 Karlsplatz to Schottenring 54 seated and 159 standing) are used to transport passengers. Completion of the line extension from 2008 BUS Schottenring to Stadion Completion of the line extension from 2010 2017 Stadion to Aspernstraße Completion of the line extension from 2013 Aspernstraße to Seestadt 1991 Commissioning of the first section Completion of the section from 1998 Johnstraße to Ottakring Completion of the section from 2000 198 normal buses, 12 battery-powered buses and 259 low-floor Erdberg to Simmering articulated buses were in service at the end of 2017. Commissioning of the first section 1976 (trial operation) UNDERGROUND 1981 Completion 1989 Commissioning of the first section 1995 Completion of the line extension to Siebenhirten 1996 Completion of the line extension to Floridsdorf Facts Vienna City Information 65 ‘Silver arrows‘ (294 passengers seated, 546 standing) as well as Approximate population 1.89M and 62 continuous, air-conditioned Type V underground trains Area (km2) 414.9 (260 passengers seated, 622 standing) are in use on the U1, U2, U3 and U4 Number of districts 23 underground lines. 144 Type T railcars are in use on the U6 underground Number of employed persons 826,040 line (58 passengers seated, 136 standing). Owner, distributor and publisher: Wiener Linien GmbH & Co KG Figures Number of registered cars (including taxis) 701,657 Design: Wiener Linien Printers: Grasl, 2540 Bad Vöslau; subject to changes. Company / Facts and Figures / 04.2018 Printed on environmentally-friendly paper. COMPANY Fully automated U5 commissioned U5 automated Fully section of the U5 to Altes AKH Altes to U5 the of section weekends and before public holidays public before and weekends underground network underground First tram line powered by electricity by powered line tram First dorfer Platz and construction of the first first the of construction and Platz dorfer Underground lines begin operating during the night at at night the during operating begin lines Underground basic the of completion meant also which - Matzleins to U2 the extend to work of Start line underground U1 the of Completion to Seestadt to extension from Aspernstraße Aspernstraße from extension from Hietzing to Perchtoldsdorf to Hietzing from gasworks, transport services) transport gasworks, Opening of the U2 line line U2 the of Opening First steam-powered tram line line tram steam-powered First Wiener Stadtwerke founded (power plants, plants, (power founded Stadtwerke Wiener 2024 2018 2017 2024 – 2014 2013 2010 1999 1995 1982 1949 1907 1897 1883 1865 Wiener Linien GmbH & Co KG Co & GmbH Linien Wiener U4 underground line underground U4 company: private a becomes Modernisation of the the of Modernisation Wiener Stadtwerke Verkehrsbetriebe Verkehrsbetriebe Stadtwerke Wiener motor-driven bus line enters operation enters line bus motor-driven Takeover of DT K&C by Vienna City Council; the first first the Council; City Vienna by K&C DT of Takeover Reumannplatz to Oberlaa to Reumannplatz ULF enter operation enter ULF from extension line U1 the of Opening service with 22 lines; the ultra low-floor tram tram low-floor ultra the lines; 22 with service First horse-drawn tram horse-drawn First Launch of a daily, city-wide night-time bus bus night-time city-wide daily, a of Launch History of the Vienna Underground TRAM 1969 Start of underground construction work 1978 Commissioning of the first section Completion of the core network from 1982 Reumannplatz to Kagran Completion of the line extension from 2006 Kagran to Leopoldau Completion of the line extension from 2017 Reumannplatz to Oberlaa A total of 332 ultra-low floor articulated tramcars (ULF A: 42 passengers Completion of the branch line from seated, 94 standing; ULF B: 66 passengers seated, 141 standing or 1980 Karlsplatz to Schottenring 54 seated and 159 standing) are used to transport passengers. Completion of the line extension from 2008 BUS Schottenring to Stadion Completion of the line extension from 2010 2017 Stadion to Aspernstraße Completion of the line extension from 2013 Aspernstraße to Seestadt 1991 Commissioning of the first section Completion of the section from 1998 Johnstraße to Ottakring Completion of the section from 2000 198 normal buses, 12 battery-powered buses and 259 low-floor Erdberg to Simmering articulated buses were in service at the end of 2017. Commissioning of the first section 1976 (trial operation) UNDERGROUND 1981 Completion 1989 Commissioning of the first section 1995 Completion of the line extension to Siebenhirten 1996 Completion of the line extension to Floridsdorf Facts Vienna City Information 65 ‘Silver arrows‘ (294 passengers seated, 546 standing) as well as Approximate population 1.89M and 62 continuous, air-conditioned Type V underground trains Area (km2) 414.9 (260 passengers seated, 622 standing) are in use on the U1, U2, U3 and U4 Number of districts 23 underground lines. 144 Type T railcars are in use on the U6 underground Number of employed persons 826,040 line (58 passengers seated, 136 standing). Owner, distributor and publisher: Wiener Linien GmbH & Co KG Figures Number of registered cars (including taxis) 701,657 Design: Wiener Linien Printers: Grasl, 2540 Bad Vöslau; subject to changes. Company / Facts and Figures / 04.2018 Printed on environmentally-friendly paper. COMPANY Fully automated U5 commissioned U5 automated Fully section of the U5 to Altes AKH Altes to U5 the of section weekends and before public holidays public before and weekends underground network underground First tram line powered by electricity by powered line tram First dorfer Platz and construction of the first first the of construction and Platz dorfer Underground lines begin operating during the night at at night the during operating begin lines Underground basic the of completion meant also which - Matzleins to U2 the extend to work of Start line underground U1 the of Completion to Seestadt to extension from Aspernstraße Aspernstraße from extension from Hietzing to Perchtoldsdorf to Hietzing from gasworks, transport services) transport gasworks, Opening of the U2 line line U2 the of Opening First steam-powered tram line line tram steam-powered First Wiener Stadtwerke founded (power plants, plants, (power founded Stadtwerke Wiener 2024 2018 2017 2024 – 2014 2013 2010 1999 1995 1982 1949 1907 1897 1883 1865 Wiener Linien GmbH & Co KG Co & GmbH Linien Wiener U4 underground line underground U4 company: private a becomes Modernisation of the the of Modernisation Wiener Stadtwerke Verkehrsbetriebe Verkehrsbetriebe Stadtwerke Wiener motor-driven bus line enters operation enters line bus motor-driven Takeover of DT K&C by Vienna City Council; the first first the Council; City Vienna by K&C DT of Takeover Reumannplatz to Oberlaa to Reumannplatz ULF enter operation enter ULF from extension line U1 the of Opening service with 22 lines; the ultra low-floor tram tram low-floor ultra the lines; 22 with service First horse-drawn tram horse-drawn First Launch of a daily, city-wide night-time bus bus night-time city-wide daily, a of Launch History of the Vienna Underground TRAM 1969 Start of underground construction work 1978 Commissioning of the first section Completion of the core network from 1982 Reumannplatz to Kagran Completion of the line extension from 2006 Kagran to Leopoldau Completion