Rise in prices at Wiener Linien – today

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Prices for public transport in Vienna have gone up as of today (July 1). The increase affects single journeys, weekly and monthly passes as well as some other types of transport tickets. Prices remain the same for owners of the yearly pass. The operator of the Viennese metros, trams, buses and local trains (Strassenbahn) Wiener […]

Viennese woman killed in mountain pass car plunge

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A 45-year-old woman from Vienna died when a car plummeted over a 300-metre embankment in the Salzburg Alps yesterday (Sun). Two other passengers of the vehicle were injured in the accident. Local newspapers write today that a woman suffered serious injuries while a man got away with nothing but cuts and bruises. The incident reportedly […]

Coach cliff drama avoided in Carinthia

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More than a dozen passengers had a narrow escape when a coach was at risk of plunging down a descent and into a river yesterday (Mon).The 52-year-old driver of the vehicle came off the bendy mountain pass road in the Carinthian district of Spittal an der Drau for unclear reasons. He told the 13 passengers […]

Family resort is a real ‘Katsch’

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In my opinion there has always been something very special about the Katschberg – the town on top of a mountain pass which nestles on the border between Carinthia and Salzburg.I first visited the region in the summer almost 50 years ago with my father at the wheel of a VW Beetle. We had been […]

U-Bahn service stopped over fire fears

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Service on an underground train route in Vienna came to a halt for half an hour yesterday evening (Mon) after passengers said they smelt smoke.Public transport agency Wiener Linien decided to stop operations on the U3 line after several commuters told staff at stations they smelt smoke and fire while on U-Bahn trains driving through […]