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Always willing to listen Vienna’s underground network U5 fully automated into the future The employees of the ombudsperson office are the link On 3 November 1969, work started on the construction of Let’s check out the underground Many people are already familiar with fully automated between any construction site and local residents. They are the Vienna underground network, on three lines at the same underground networks in other major cities such as Paris or always willing to listen to the concerns of local residents, time. The first sections of the U1, U2 and U4 underground lines The underground was something fascinating for Vienna’s inha- Barcelona. This technology has long since been tried and provide first-hand information and work to find solutions. Each formed the basis for the network which was continuously bitants many years before it even opened. The idea of travelling tested internationally. That's why new underground lines construction phase has its own contact persons who can be expanded in the following years. under Stephansplatz was unimaginable. What a great idea it was these days are mainly completely automated. reached by local residents either at the construction site office to build a tunnel under the Danube Canal. Since the ceremonial opening of the first section between The time for fully automated underground operations has final- or by telephone. Karlsplatz and Reumannplatz in 1978, the network has grown to Some 50 years after starting to build an underground network ly arrived in Vienna with the construction of the U5, providing Please direct general questions about underground construc- a length of over 83 kilometres and today has 109 stations. in Vienna, we are again at work in the heart of the city. Vienna is an opportunity for the operator of Vienna’s underground sys- tion work to [email protected] or call our customer care being given new lifelines so that the bustling centre remains well tem to gain valuable experience in converting existing stations department on 01 7909 100. connected to the outer districts. and building new ones: The stations from Karlsplatz to Rathaus will be refurbished and equipped with platform screen doors, Back to the future: and a brand new station will be built at Frankhplatz. Fully automated underground from Day 1 operations have already Ombudsperson office contact details Work begins on been thoroughly tried and tested to Wienerberg building the future worldwide. Systems with U2 station at Matz- platform screen doors improve safety levels. U5 Frankhplatz U2xU5 Rathaus leinsdorfer Platz U2xU5 App [email protected] [email protected] with a connection Discover the 01 7909 - 67930 01 7909 - 67230 to the surburban Earliest possible Safe Flexible User-friendly Start of the first ex- line (S-Bahn). Work opening of the U2 new stations in 3D and U2 Neubaugasse U2 Pilgramgasse pansion phase of also begins on south section from The platform screen Short-term additional Wiener Linien personnel augmented reality [email protected] [email protected] the Vienna under- the U2 station at Rathaus to Matz- doors only open once demand, e.g. during will be available to the train has pulled major events, can be help passengers both on ! ground network Pilgramgasse leinsdorfer Platz* 01 7909 - 67630 01 7909 - 67830 2014 2025 into the station. responded to easier trains and platforms. Delays caused by items and faster. U2 Reinprechtsdorfer Straße U2 Matzleinsdorfer Platz on the tracks will also be a thing of the past. reinprechtsdorfer-strasse matzleinsdorfer-platz Deputy Mayors Earliest possible In a second @wienerlinien.at @wienerlinien.at 1969 Brauner and 2018 opening of the 2027 construction phase, 01 7909 - 67330 01 7909 - 67730 Vassilakou present U5 from Karlsplatz the U5 will be ex- the U2xU5 to Frankhplatz* tended to Elterlein- Do you want to find out more? intersection platz in Hernals to Wienerberg Did you know? Visit us at u2u5.wien.at U2xU5 Trains on the U1, U2, U3 and U4 lines have always Discover operated semi-automatically and are assigned speeds U2xU5 The Future of Owner, distributor and publisher: Wiener Linien GmbH & Co KG by the control centre. Design: Rotfilter GmbH, mono! Art Direktion Download Images: U5 route layout © ARGE YF architekten ZT GmbH & Franz&Sue ZT GmbH; for free! Public Transport visualisation OLN – Office Le Nomade; DnD landscape design; Wiener Linien/Peres Printing: Print Alliance HAV Produktions GmbH, 2540 Bad Voslau, Subject to change *Depending on the results of the Printed on environmentally-friendly paper.. ongoing procurement process Intersection U2xU5 / 10.2020 Public transport for the climate U2xU5 intersection benefits ... Next stop: the future U2xU5 infocentre Elterleinplatz The U2xU5 intersection is the largest climate protection project ... 1.3 billion passengers a year. This will sustainably ensure the- Michelbeuern- Vienna is a vibrant city – and vibrant cities grow. By 2030, Delving deep. What’s on offer at the U2xU5 infocentre? AKH Arne- The new underground lines in Vienna and also the city’s largest current infrastructure project. re is enough space on public transport. The U2xU5 expansion Karlsson-Park Schottenring over two million people will be living here. In order to keep pace Find out here in a direct and interactive way about the planning, project will provide space for more than 300 million additional Frankhplatz with this growth, the public transport network also needs to construction and operation of the new underground lines. Every euro invested in expanding high-performance and pas- Taborstraße The U2xU5 intersection actually consists of two projects: passengers. Schottentor be expanded. senger-friendly public transport reduces CO₂ emissions caused The new U5 will operate on the existing U2 tracks between The multimedia exhibition offers an exciting insight into by cars and therefore protects the environment. ... saving up to 75,000 tonnes of CO₂ per year. The possibility Rathaus Karlsplatz and Rathaus, leading to the Frankhplatz station the history and future of Vienna’s underground system. of switching from private transportation (cars, motorbikes, etc.) Strengthening the hub in the first construction phase. You can try your luck as a tunnel builder or plan the U7. The city’s public transport network is continuously growing to public transport means potential savings of up to 75,000 to ensure that Vienna remains as popular as it is. This will The U2xU5 intersection will significantly consolidate the heart The U2 will run on completely new tracks heading south A model of a station with platform screen doors provides you tonnes of CO₂ per year as a result of the U2xU5 intersection. benefitboth the people of Vienna today and future generations of Vienna’s underground network. The positive impacts of from the Schottentor station. The new U2 will pass under with insights into the fully-automated future of the U5. In order to absorb the same amount of CO₂, this would require Volks- to come. Neubau- this project, however, will be felt far beyond the city centre. the existing platforms at the Rathaus station and travel to A model of the rolling stock lets you try out the seats on the immediately planting six million 30-year-old beech trees in gasse theater New interchange options will take the strain off heavily used Matzleinsdorfer Platz via the Neubaugasse, Pilgramgasse new underground trains which will be operating. Vienna. This is equivalent to a forest the size of the 1st to the 11th More green spaces for more quality of life nd Museums- services. The entire public transport network will become and Reinprechtsdorfer Strasse stations. Districts combined or the same size as the 22 District. quartier even more efficient and fit for a city of two million. Investments in our public transport system protect the .... more efficient use of space. The expansion of the underg- environment and create more high-quality space in the city. round network will also create more green space and enable Pilgramgasse Opening times Karlsplatz Fewer cars means more urban space which, for example, more environmentally-friendly urban planning by reducing Mon. & Wed. & Thu. 14:00 to 18:00 can be used for parks and planting trees. private transport. The U2xU5 intersection will cut private trans- Reinprechtsdorfer Straße Tue. & Fri. 09:00 to 13:00 port by 550 million kilometres per year. More climate protection More convenience More jobs More connections Closed on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. Bus, tram and the underground Matzleinsdorfer We look forward to your visit. Platz are the keys to a greener future. Expanding public transport equals One in three passengers travels using The investments in the U2xU5 Today, there are ten stations in the This is what Vienna could look active climate protection. the 13A, 6, 43, U3 and U6. The U2xU5 intersection are creating underground network where two Gußriegelstraße 2nd U2 expansion phase like in future. By using public transport, you are intersection will provide real relief for or safeguarding 30,000 jobs. lines meet. The U2xU5 intersection 2nd U5 expansion phase protecting the environment. these lines. will add a further four such stations. Less CO2 The U2xU5 infocentre is located on the mezzanine level of Wienerberg the Volkstheater underground Once completed, station near the Burggasse Quellenstraße entrance/exit and next to the the U2xU5 inter- Triester Straße section can achieve station monitoring centre. Mariahilfer Straße Gumpendorfer Straße Grünwaldgasse ! Leopold-Rister-Gasse savings of up to Neustiftgasse Siebenbrunnengasse 75,000 tonnes of CO₂ Lerchenfelder StraßeJosefstädter Straße Arbeitergasse Kaunitzgasse Lichtenfelsgasse Schwarzhorngasse Friedrich-Schmidt-Platz Wipplingerstraße An underground system Grillparzerstraße Margaretenstraße Esterhazygasse Linke Wienzeile Alser Straße Hohenstaufengasse is not a rollercoaster. At a depth of around Minimal disruption saves 20,000 truckloads Gradients must not be 35 metres, the more than four percent. Neubaugasse station The Pilgramgasse U2 is the one furthest station is the lowest The environment and residents are taken into consideration below the surface.