Wiener Linien
4 generations of Wiener Linien trams at Breitensee Depot
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| Locale | Vienna, Austria |
| Transit type | Bus, tram, and underground |
| Number of lines | 46 day bus, 20 night bus, 28 tram, 5 underground |
| Number of stations | 1,128 tram 90 underground |
| Annual ridership | 839 million (2010) 534,400,000 underground (2010) 189,900,000 tram (2010) 114,400,000 bus (2010) |
| Chief executive | Günter Steinbauer (CEO) |
| Headquarters | Erdbergstraße 202, 1030 Wien |
| Website | www.wienerlinien.at |
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| Began operation | 1999, previously Wiener Stadtwerke – Verkehrsbetriebe |
| Operator(s) | Wiener Stadtwerke Holding AG |
| Number of vehicles | 496 buses, 772 tramcars, 848 underground carriages |
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| System length | 621.5 km (386.2 mi) bus 214.8 km (133.5 mi) tram 74.2 km (46.1 mi) underground |
Wiener Linien (Vienna Lines) are the company running the largest part of the public transit network in the city of Vienna, Austria. They are part of the city corporation Wiener Stadtwerke Holding AG.
Until decentralisation on 11 June 1999, Wiener Linien was Wiener Stadtwerke – Verkehrsbetriebe, a directly administered subsidiary of the Vienna city government as they had been for over a hundred years. They are still under city control as part of the responsibilities of the City Administrator for Finance and Economics, currently Renate Brauner.
As of 2009, Wiener Linien employ approximately 8,000 people and serve approximately 812 million passengers. Ridership numbers have climbed since the 1970s and now exceeds those of 2005 by approximately 60 million. The number of annual season ticket holders has risen to a new record of 334,577, of whom approximately one third are seniors. 24% of all passengers are schoolchildren. Sales rose slightly in 2004 to €345.2. According to surveys, 36% of all journeys in Vienna are completed using public transport, which puts the city in first place in Europe.
Passengers are represented by a Passenger Advisory Council and can make suggestions for improvements. Council members serve four-year terms.
Wiener Linien operate bus and tram (Straßenbahn) surface routes, and partly underground, partly overground metro or underground train lines (Vienna U-Bahn).
The U-Bahn network is being steadily expanded, and to a lesser extent the bus routes, especially in outlying areas of the city. U-Bahn ridership is likewise growing strongly, but in contrast tram ridership is slightly lower and there has been a reduction in tram mileage in recent years (from 231.4 km (143.8 mi) in 2004 to 227.3 km (141.2 mi) in 2007).
The system is supplemented by 26 bus routes operated by subcontractors who also operate their own routes in and around Vienna. In addition there are 7 routes of Demand responsive transport. Wiener Linien services also connect to mainline ÖBB trains and the Vienna S-Bahn.
Most daytime services run between 5:00 am and 0:30 am. During rush hours, many routes run at intervals of two to five minutes; during evening hours, the U-Bahn runs at 7 and a half minute intervals and trams and buses every ten or 15 minutes. Between 0:30 and 5:00 am, night bus routes run every 15 to 30 minutes. Following a February 2010 plebiscite, nighttime U-Bahn service on weekends at 15-minute intervals is to be instituted in September 2010.
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