The Badner Bahn or Wiener Lokalbahn is a
tram-train
A tram-train is a type of light rail vehicle that meets the standards of a light rail system (usually an urban street running tramway), but which also meets national mainline standards permitting operation alongside mainline trains. This all ...
service in the metropolitan area of Vienna. It runs for between
Vienna
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and
Baden
Baden (; ) is a historical territory in South Germany, in earlier times on both sides of the Upper Rhine but since the Napoleonic Wars only East of the Rhine.
History
The margraves of Baden originated from the House of Zähringen. Baden is ...
, and is operated by the
Wiener Lokalbahnen
The Wiener Lokalbahnen (WLB) is a transportation company in Greater Vienna, Austria. It is one of the two transportation subsidiaries of the city-owned Wiener Stadtwerke holding, the other one being Wiener Linien.
The WLB operate the Badner ...
Aktiengesellschaft
(; abbreviated AG, ) is a German word for a corporation limited by Share (finance), share ownership (i.e. one which is owned by its shareholders) whose shares may be traded on a stock market. The term is used in Germany, Austria, Switzerland (wh ...
. The entire Badner Bahn is part of the and is one of the most important passenger services owned by WLB. In 2013, 35,000 passengers per day used the service.
Route
Starting from the
Vienna State Opera
The Vienna State Opera (, ) is an opera house and opera company based in Vienna, Austria. The 1,709-seat Renaissance Revival venue was the first major building on the Vienna Ring Road. It was built from 1861 to 1869 following plans by August S ...
, the service uses the tracks of
Vienna's tram network as far as the
Schedifkaplatz tram stop in the
Meidling
Meidling () is the 12th district of Vienna (german: 12. Bezirk, Meidling). It is located just southwest of the central districts, south of the Wienfluss, west of the Gürtel belt, and east and southeast of Schönbrunn palace. Meidling is a heav ...
district, including parts of a
pre-metro tram tunnel. From Schedifkaplatz to Leesdorf in Baden and between Leesdorf and Josefsplatz, the train service has its own infrastructure, of double-track light rail and of tram line, respectively. These tracks are owned and maintained by Wiener Lokalbahnen.
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.
Rolling stock
Most trainsets currently in use are class 100 high-floor units built between 1979 and 1993 by
Simmering-Graz-Pauker
Simmering-Graz-Pauker AG (SGP), founded as Simmering-Graz-Pauker AG für Maschinen-, Kessel- und Waggonbau, was an important Austrian machine and engine factory, manufacturing: machinery, boilers and rail vehicles. It was established in 1941 thr ...
. 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).
References
External links
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Website of Wiener Lokalbahnen
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Rail transport in Austria
Railway lines opened in 1873
Standard gauge railways in Austria