Dozens of criminals were caught after police were provided with footage from CCTV installations set up at public transport stations and in underground trains in Vienna in the first three months of this year.Public transport agency Wiener Linien announced today (Weds) that 70 offenders were punished after police investigators checked footage from surveillance cameras tracked […]
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Using public transport in Vienna may become more expensive soon, according to reports.Several daily newspapers claim today (Weds) that public transport provider Wiener Linien will raise some rates shortly as the citys new government aims to offer cheaper tickets to the needy.The Greens of Vice Mayor Maria Vassilakou made clear when they decided to form […]
Vienna leaders reject WLAN appeal
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Public transport passengers in Vienna will not be provided with free wireless local area network (WLAN) internet access.The city government coalition of Social Democrats (SPÖ) and the Green Party ruled out such implementations in the near future. The government was pressed to comment on the issue after federal Peoples Party (ÖVP) youth leader Sebastian Kurz […]
Pedestrian hit by tram
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A 54-year-old woman suffered severe head injuries and multiple fractures when she was hit by a tram in Vienna this morning (Weds).The resident of Brigittenau district was knocked down by a line 38 tram in the district of Döbling when she attempted to cross the road without looking out for traffic.The driver of the public […]
Vienna woman knocked down by tram
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An elderly woman has sustained serious injuries when she was hit by a tram.Wiener Linien, the company in charge of public transport services in the Austrian capital Vienna, said today (Tues) a 62-year-old woman was hospitalised with a traumatic brain injury.The firm explained the woman stepped on the tram tracks in Alsergrund district without checking […]
Coach collides with tram in Vienna
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One person was injured when a coach crashed into a tram in the city centre of Vienna this morning (Mon).Public transport agency Wiener Linien announced that the tram driver was slightly injured in the collision on the Ringstraße boulevard near the State Opera. The firm added the coach driver nor any passengers in either vehicle […]
A Freedom Party (FPÖ) official has criticised Wiener Linien for failing to evacuate many of its employees after bomb threats.FPÖ Vienna vice chairman Johann Gudenus said today (Thurs) it was “not acceptable” that the Viennese public transport agency evacuates passengers swiftly but does not inform its own staff in the case of a bomb scare […]
Public transport officials in Vienna have rubbished claims that mayhem will be bought about when it shuts down one of its busiest U-Bahn connections for several weeks next year.Wiener Linien, which manages public transport service in the federal capital, announced today (Mon) that it will stop offering service on the U1 underground line between Reumannplatz […]
Siemens Austria has been contracted to produce 35 underground trains for a Polish citys public transport network.The technology company announced today (Weds) that it was assigned by decision-makers in Warsaw to produce, deliver and install 35 of its Inspiro public transport vehicle models for 272 million Euros.Siemens Austria said it will start manufacturing the ordered […]
Under-fire Wiener Linien hits back
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Viennese public transport agency Wiener Linien has defended itself over a series of defects and major delays in service.The company has come under fire for various occurrences in the recent weeks including the case of a pensioner whose foot got stuck in the door of an U-Bahn train. The public transport vehicles door allegedly failed […]