Vienna favorites: Water pipe fracture ensures massive tram disorders!

Vienna favorites: Water pipe fracture ensures massive tram disorders!

In Vienna favorites, there were considerable disorders in public transport on April 16, 2025 due to a water pipe break in the area of ​​the source place. These events lead to comprehensive restrictions for the passengers of the Viennese transport companies. vienna.at reports that several tram lines are affected, including lines 11, 6, o and E1. Line 11 in particular is completely discontinued while line 6 was diverted.

The measures to limit damage include a replacement of rails with buses between Reumannplatz and Otto-Probst-Platz. In addition, the line O only runs between Bruno-Marek-Allee and Gudrunstraße, and line E1 is only active between the Belvedere S and Gudrunstraße. However, it remains unclear when the disorders will be resolved.

water pipe breaks in Berlin

Similar problems with water pipe broken ruffs also occurred in Berlin, where several an accident led to road closures. According to Tagesspiegel was impaired Osloer Straße in Gesundbrunnen by breaking the sewage pressure line. The closures affect the street between Prinzenallee and Jülicher Strasse and forced drivers to avoid the area far. The Berlin traffic information center reported considerable delays on the bypass routes, especially on Wollankstrasse.

In addition, there were further water pipe fractures in the districts of Treptow-Köpenick and Neukölln on Monday afternoon. In Niederschöneweide, the S47 S-Bahn line was interrupted, which requires replacement buses available every 20 minutes. There is also a closure on Obersprestrasse that could continue for some time. In Rudow, too, construction work on a sewer canal led to considerable restrictions that may extend over several months.

The situation in Vienna and Berlin illustrates how crucial infrastructure problems of water supply and waste water disposal are for daily traffic and public transport. While the Viennese transport companies react to the disorders with extensive replacement measures, it remains unclear when the normality in the affected areas can be restored.