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Trams in Vienna
Operation
Locale
Vienna, Austria
Horsecar era: 1865 (1865)–1903 (1903)
Operator(s)
Schaeck-Jaquet & Comp. Wiener Tramwaygesellschaft Neue Wiener Tramwaygesellschaft
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Propulsion system(s)
Horses
Steam tram era: 1883 (1883)–1922 (1922)
Operator(s)
Dampftramway Krauss & Comp. Neue Wiener Tramwaygesellschaft
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Propulsion system(s)
Steam
Electric tram era: since 1897 (1897)
Status
Open
Routes
30[1]
Operator(s)
Wiener Linien
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Propulsion system(s)
Electricity
Electrification
600 V DC overhead line
Stock
525[1]
Track length (total)
432.3 km (268.6 mi) (2013)[1]
Route length
176.9 km (109.9 mi) (2013)[1]
Stops
1,071[1]
2013
293.6 million
Website
Wiener Linien
Trams in Vienna (German: Wiener Straßenbahn, in everyday speech also Bim or Tramway) are a vital part of the public transport system in Vienna, capital city of Austria. In operation since 1865, with the completion of a 2 km (1.2 mi) route to industrial estates near Simmering, it reached its maximum extent of 292 km (181.4 mi) in 1942. In February 2015, it was the fifth largest tram network in the world,[2] at about 176.9 kilometres (109.9 mi) in total length and 1,071 stations.[1]
The trams on the network run on standard gauge track. Since 1897, they have been powered by electricity, at 600 V DC. The current operator of the network is Wiener Linien. In 2013, a total of 293.6 million passengers travelled on the network's trams.[1] As of 2013[update], there were 525 tramcars in Vienna's tram fleet, including 404 trams or tramsets scheduled for service during peak periods,[1] comprising 215 single cars and 189 motor and trailer sets.[3]
^ abcdefgh"Unternehmen / Zahlen, Daten, Fakten / 2013" [Company Profile / Figures, Data, Facts / 2013] (PDF) (in Austrian German). Wiener Linien. 2013. p. 4. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
^"Unternehmensprofil - Zahlen, Daten, Fakten" [Company Profile - Figures, Data, Facts] (in Austrian German). Wiener Linien. 2015. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
^Tramways & Urban Transit magazine, April 2013, p. 147.
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