U2 chaos in Vienna: New door technology ensures frustration with passengers!

U2 chaos in Vienna: New door technology ensures frustration with passengers!

Volkstheater, Wien, Österreich - The reopening of the U2 in Vienna After months of renovation work on December 6th should have been relieved, but instead, passengers met with massive problems. The new platform doors in particular turn out to be a disruptive factor. According to a report by today.at, many commuters complain about technical difficulties that lead not only for delays, but also for frustration among passengers. In a photo, a user showed a defective door at the Volkstheater, direction of travel Karlsplatz. The Viennese lines try to defuse the situation by emphasizing that it is normal that a new system initially brings technical challenges. Despite these explanations, the patience of passengers remains on an imprisonment.

The new glass walls in the U2 stations, which should increase the safety when moving and extending the trains, represented a central problem. Exxpress.at reports. However, these glass doors open up to the doors of the trains, which means that some passengers intuitively try to open the doors manually. This overwood has led to disorders in the company and failures in the past few days. The Wiener Line staff must therefore regularly point out at the weekend that the glass doors are automatically open and manual opening is only intended for emergencies. The passengers were also pointed out to the right behavior on social media, but frustration remains. "Why does it work worldwide, just not in Vienna?" Asks an angry passenger on Facebook, which underlines the general inconvenience.