Badner Bahn

The Badner Bahn or Wiener Lokalbahn is a tram-train service in the metropolitan area of Vienna. It runs for 30.4 kilometres (18.9 mi) between Vienna and Baden, and is operated by the Wiener Lokalbahnen Aktiengesellschaft. The entire Badner Bahn is part of the Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region and is one of the most important passenger services owned by WLB.[1] In 2013, 35,000 passengers per day used the service.[2]

Badner Bahn
A mixed class 100/400 train leaving the Schöpfwerk railway station
Overview
Other name(s)Wiener Lokalbahn
Statusopen
LocaleVienna metropolitan area
Stations36
Service
TypeTram-train
SystemVerkehrsverbund Ost-Region
Operator(s)Wiener Lokalbahnen
Depot(s)
  • Wolfganggasse
  • Inzersdorf Lokalbahn
  • Leesdorf
Rolling stock
  • Class 100
  • Class 400
  • Class 500 (End 2021 planned)
Daily ridership35,000
History
Opened1873 (1873)
Technical
Line length30.4 km (18.9 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed
  • Oper–Schedifkaplatz: 60 km/h
  • Schedifkaplatz–Baden: 80 km/h
Route map
km
Opera
Karlsplatz
Resselgasse
 Paulanergasse
 Mayerhofgasse
 Johann-Strauß-Gasse
 Laurenzgasse
 Kliebergasse
0.0
 Matzleinsdorfer Platz
Eichenstraße
1.0
 Marx-Meidlinger Straße
 Flurschützstraße/Längenfeldgasse
 Aßmayergasse
 Dörfelstraße
Bahnhof Meidling
Wiener Linien
Wiener Lokalbahnen
infrastructure
border
 Schedifkaplatz
2.5
Schedifkaplatz crossover
3.3
Metro line U6
Pottendorfer Line
3.6
 Schöpfwerk
4.3
 Gutheil-Schoder-Gasse
5.1
Liesingbach
5.2
 Inzersdorf Lokalbahn
6.6
 Neu Erlaa
7.2
 Schönbrunner Allee
Vienna
Lower Austria
state border
8.4
 Vösendorf-Siebenhirten
8.5
Petersbach
10.0
 Vösendorf SCS
11.3
Krottenbach
11.4
Vösendorf crossover
11.7
 Maria Enzersdorf Südstadt
12.7
 Wiener Neudorf
Mödlingbach
13.8
 Griesfeld
14.5
Griesfeld crossover
15.1
IZ NÖ Süd
15.3
 Neu Guntramsdorf
15.6
Guntramsdorf crossover
16.8
Wiener Neustädter Kanal
17.2
 Guntramsdorf Lokalbahn
18.4
 Eigenheimsiedlung
18.7
Eigenheimsiedlung crossover
19.8
 Möllersdorf
21.4
 Traiskirchen Lokalbahn
21.7
Semperit
22.4
Aspangbahn
23.4
 Tribuswinkel-Josefsthal
23.9
Wiener Neustädter Kanal
24.1
 Pfaffstätten Rennplatz
24.2
Mühlbach
24.7
 Melkergründe
25.1
 Baden Landesklinikum
25.5
 Leesdorf
26.4
 Baden Viadukt
27.2
 Baden Josefsplatz

Route

Starting from the Vienna State Opera, the service uses the tracks of Vienna's tram network as far as the Schedifkaplatz tram stop in the Meidling district, including parts of a tram tunnel. From Schedifkaplatz to Leesdorf in Baden and between Leesdorf and Josefsplatz, the train service has its own infrastructure, 25 kilometres (16 mi) of double-track light rail and 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) of tram line, respectively. These tracks are owned and maintained by Wiener Lokalbahnen.[3]

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.[4]

Rolling stock

Most trainsets currently in use are class 100 high-floor units built between 1979 and 1993 by Simmering-Graz-Pauker. 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).[5]

Class Built Numbers Cars Length Width Weight Power Max. speed
1001979, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991–1993101–1262626.750 m2.40 m37 t2 x 190 kW80 km/h (limited to 78 km/h)
4002000, 2006, 2009–2010401–4141426.942 m2.50 m35 t4 x 100 kW80 km/h
  • historical trainset
    historical trainset
  • historical trainset
    historical trainset
  • trainset from Cologne
    trainset from Cologne
  • class 100 and 400 trainsets
    class 100 and 400 trainsets

References
  1. "Partner & Links" (in German). Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  2. "Ausbau der Badner Bahn für Pendler". APA-OTS (in German). 23 January 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  3. "Personenverkehr" (in German). Wiener Lokalbahnen. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  4. "Fahrplanwechsel bringt Verbesserung für Fahrgäste" (in German). Wiener Lokalbahnen. 24 November 2014. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  5. "Letzte vier T400 an die Wiener Lokalbahnen ausgeliefert". LOK Report (in German). 2010. Archived from the original on August 24, 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2014.

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