U1 disorders: Brand ensures chaotic traffic in Vienna

U1 disorders: Brand ensures chaotic traffic in Vienna

A fire in a subway station in Vienna leads to considerable disorders in public transport. On Tuesday, during the late afternoon, a wagon of a special train was on fire without passengers, which led to a strong smoke development and the evacuation of the South Tyrolean Platz and Taubengasse stations. Numerous fire engines, police forces and emergency services were quickly on site to get the situation under control.

The Viennese lines announced that a partial lock of the U1 line of several days is expected due to the damage to the infrastructure. According to a current announcement of the Viennese lines, the traffic is conducted: from now on the company only runs between Oberlaa and Reumannplatz and between Schwedenplatz and Leopoldau. The stations between Keplerplatz and Stephanplatz are currently not in the timetable.

Current situation on Wednesday

The cleanup has started and it is reported that the affected train is removed during the night. Afterwards, the tracks, the power rail and the train protection system must be thoroughly examined for possible damage. A spokeswoman for the Viennese lines expressed that the duration of the review and repair is currently uncertain about the return to normality.

In order to reduce the pressure on the existing transport network, the transport company has decided to have the two tram lines O and 1 commuting at shorter intervals. The U3, U4 and the S-Bahn are also available to passengers as an alternative means of transport. Passengers are urgently asked to follow the announcements in the subway system carefully, to avoid them in a large scale and not mandatory to refrain in the next few days.

For current information, passengers can at any time on the website of the Wiener Lines www.wienerlinien.at/betrieSinfo . With such a disorder, the everyday life of many commuters and travelers is significantly affected, which underlines the relevance of this situation.

Detailed reporting on the incidents is also available, and it remains to be seen how long the U1 will be impaired. Similar events in the past have shown that such disorders can often persist for several days or even weeks, which illustrates the need for quick and effective problem solving.

The Viennese lines have undertaken to do everything possible to restore the service for passengers as quickly as possible and ask for understanding for the inconvenience caused by this unexpected disorder.