Wiener Lokalbahn

Wiener Lokalbahn

A mixed class 100/400 train leaving the Schöpfwerk railway station
Overview
Other name Badner Bahn
Type tram-train
System Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region
Status open
Locale metropolitan area of Vienna
Stations 36
Daily ridership 35,000
Operation
Opening 1873
Operator(s) Wiener Lokalbahnen
Depot(s)
  • Wolfganggasse
  • Inzersdorf
  • Baden Leesdorf
Rolling stock
  • class 100
  • class 400
Technical
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed
  • Oper–Schedifkaplatz: 60 km/h
  • Schedifkaplatz–Baden: 80 km/h
Route map

The Wiener Lokalbahn is a tram-train service in the metropolitan area of Vienna. It runs for 30.4 kilometres (18.9 mi) between Vienna and Baden, and is operated by the Wiener Lokalbahnen Aktiengesellschaft. The entire Wiener Lokalbahn is part of the Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region and is one of the most important passenger services owned by WLB.[1] In 2013, 35,000 passengers per day used the service.[2]

Route

Starting from the Vienna State Opera, the service uses the tracks of Vienna's tram network as far as the Schedifkaplatz tram stop in the Meidling district (omitting, however, the Wolfganggasse and Schedifkaplatz tram stops). From Schedifkaplatz to Leesdorf in Baden and between Leesdorf and Josefsplatz, the train service has its own infrastructure, 25 kilometres (16 mi) of double-track light rail and 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) of tram line, respectively. These tracks are owned and maintained by Wiener Lokalbahnen.[3]

Since 14 December 2014, there is a new train station at the state clinical center (German: Landesklinikum) in Baden. Despite its addition to the route, the length of a journey could be kept at 62 minutes.[4]

Rolling stock

Most trainsets currently in use are class 100 high-floor units built between 1979 and 1993 by Simmering-Graz-Pauker. 26 of these were ordered, and 2 discharged in 2010 because of problems obtaining replacement parts. Although it would be technically possible to use trains consisting of up to three class 100 units, there are currently only single-unit and double-unit trains. Additionally, there are 14 low-floor class 400 units built between 2000 and 2010 by Bombardier in operation (often as double-unit trains with a class 100 unit).[5]

Class Built Numbers Cars Length Width Weight Power Max. speed
100 1979, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991–1993 101–126 26 26,750 m 2,40 m 37 t 2 x 190 kW 80 km/h (limited to 78 km/h)
400 2000, 2006, 2009–2010 401–414 14 26,942 m 2,50 m 35 t 4 x 100 kW 80 km/h

References

  1. ↑ "Partner & Links" (in German). Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ausbau der Badner Bahn für Pendler". APA-OTS (in German). 23 January 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Personenverkehr" (in German). Wiener Lokalbahnen. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Fahrplanwechsel bringt Verbesserung für Fahrgäste" (in German). Wiener Lokalbahnen. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Letzte vier T400 an die Wiener Lokalbahnen ausgeliefert". LOK Report (in German). 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2014.

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Coordinates: 48°05′58″N 16°18′54″E / 48.0994°N 16.3149°E