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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.
Until 2012, around 100 trams and city railway cars spanning the entire history of Viennese urban transit were exhibited within an area of 7,700 square meters and on 1,810 meters of platform. The oldest exhibition piece is a horse-drawn tram from 1868.
Electrified at the city's expense, the trams were integrated into the transport network in 1925. Until construction of the U-Bahn, the trams were the primary mode of public transport in Vienna. After 1945, numerous tram lines were abandoned because of increasing use of private cars or converted to bus routes because of economic unviability.
Wien Hauptbahnhof, the main railway station in Vienna Vienna metro- and suburban-linies 2019 Map of the S-Bahn inside Vienna city Map of the complete S-Bahn system Map of Vienna's tramway network U-Bahn train over Old Danube. Vienna has an extensive transport system that includes roads, railways, trams, metro, and buses.
↘ Vienna: ♦ Vienna: Trams in Vienna: Horse 4 Oct 1865: 28 Jun 1903 Steam 27 Oct 1883: 23 Jan 1922 Electric 28 Jan 1897 ♦ Vienna - Baden: Wiener Lokalbahn: Steam 29 Sep 1886: 1907 Electric 11 May 1899 Tram-train system, electric service from Vienna - Baden began on 1 May 1907. ♦ Baden (bei Wien) Horse 16 Jul 1876: Oct 1893 Electric 16 ...
As part of the construction of the Matzleinsdorfer Platz station, Vienna's first moving walkway opened. The pre-metro section under the Gürtel comprises a total of six underground stations and is used by four tram lines and the Wiener Lokalbahn service. Tram line 18 runs the longest section of the underground tram tunnel, and tram line 6 the ...
The municipality of Vienna had tried to integrate the Stadtbahn into the tram network, but this was rejected in 1923. In 1925, they formed the Viennese Electric Light Rail, abbreviated W.E.St. After comparatively rapid electrification and numerous smaller adaptations, it gradually went into operation between 3 June 1925 and 20 October 1925.
The history of trams, ... Mödling and Hinterbrühl Tram was opened near Vienna in Austria. It was the first tram in the world in regular service that was run with ...