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Vienna Central station development
Commuters in Vienna face disrupted journeys for at least the next five years as the city
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The Austrian Times reports that Vienna city council is to increase the numbers available in its new-for-old bicycle recycling scheme, under which Vienna residents are able to trade in an old bike for...
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Vienna International Airport (VIA) has announced a dramatic fall in passenger numbers for the first quarter of 2009. Overall, the number of passengers from January to March fell 14.8 per cent to 3,660...
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The Austrian Times reports that in March over one million parking permits in Vienna were bought via mobile phones for the first time.
The service has been available in Vienna since the end of 2003,...
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Changes to Vienna tram routes.
The routes of trams on the Ring Boulevard have been changed. Line 1 (previously lines N and 65) now runs between Prater Hauptallee - Schwedenplatz - Ringstrasse - State Opera - Stefan-Fadinger-Platz,...
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Vienna underground extended for EURO 2008.
A new extension to the U2 subway linking the city centre and the 51,000-seater Ernst Happel Stadium is scheduled to open on 10 May. The line will cut travel time to the Viennese EURO 2008 hub to just...
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Fare increase on Vienna’s public transport.
The Vienna public transport authority, Wiener Linien, has announced the first fare rise in five years, to come into effect at the beginning of June. The increase will apply to tickets on buses, trams...
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Special needs signs on Vienna’s public transport.
Changing perceptions of traditional gender roles are behind Vienna city council
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New traffic information project for Vienna.
The ITS (Intelligent Traffic System) Vienna Region project offering up-to-the-minute traffic information via SMS and internet has been given the go-ahead. Covering public transport, private vehicles,...
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Car-pool service awarded Mobility Prize.
Vienna's East Region Traffic Alliance (VOR) has been awarded the Vienna Mobility Prize 2006 for its 'compano spare seat' car-pool service. Using internet booking and mobile phone text confirmation fo...
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Extension to Underground Line 1 inaugurated.
Five new stations and around five kilometres of track have been added to Viennas U-bahn U1 line. The Austrian capitals heavily used north-south Underground connection - also known as the diameter line...
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Air-conditioned eco-buses for Vienna.
The first of Viennas 20 new environmentally-friendly air-conditioned buses have begun operating on a trial basis on route 57A. Powered by liquid natural eco-gas, the buses already undercut the Europea...
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The catamaran Twin City Liner will make three return trips daily along the Danube between Vienna and Bratislava, Slovakia, starting from 1 June. The vessel travels at around 55 km per hour and can car...
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More Citybike stations announced.
As of this autumn, five more Citybike stations are to be added to the Vienna-wide network of rent-free bicycles. New pick-up points are to be added near Schnbrunn castle and the Meidling train station...
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The BB, Austrian state railways, has ordered 23 new Railjet express trains from Siemens-Sparte Transportation Systems at a cost of 244 million. Reaching speeds of up to 230 kph, the new trains will c...
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Public transport goes bilingual.
Information on Viennas buses, trams and underground railway is soon to be written in English as well as German. Instructions like Pull sharply now adorn the doors of underground carriages alongside t...
