Viennese lines in the crisis: A lack of personnel and dilapidated stations!

Viennese lines in the crisis: A lack of personnel and dilapidated stations!

Wien, Österreich - An alarming picture draw the current reports of the Vienna City Cold Center on the Viennese lines, which had to deal with massive lack of personnel from 2017 to 2023. This problem is far -reaching because the number of withdrawals from the company has increased more than double during this period. Younger employees who often change jobs after a short time are particularly affected because they are looking for better working conditions. The Viennese lines expect an additional need for around 7,000 employees by 2031, which has a considerable pressure in view of the staff of around 8,700 employees at the end of 2022. This was explicitly emphasized in the report of the city tariff courtyard, as reported.

The report also contains critical comments on the extended driving intervals that were necessary between January and September 2023. These interval stretches - up to 2.5 minutes on less frequented routes - were regarded as a temporary measure to relieve the already tense workforce. However, the real challenges show in the reliability of traffic: punctuality has suffered significantly in recent years, and the "reliability of the trams" fell from 99.7 percent in 2017 to impressive 95.88 percent in 2022 href = "https://kurier.at/chronik/wien/persalbangel-schienenproblemee-wiener-linien-stadttrechnungshof-oevp/402983278"> Kurier determined.

In addition, the condition of the stations and tracks was critically examined. While the overall rating of the buildings ended with a grade of 2.41, some important stations, such as the U1 Taubengasse and U4 Schwedenplatz, were only granted, which indicates serious security risks. The number of "slow -moving points" - sections of the route, which have to absorb due to poor quality of the rails - has also drastically increased, which further tightens the situation and requires immediate action.