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Wiener Linien: City Audit Office sounds the alarm about ailing infrastructure!
City Audit Office criticizes Wiener Linien in a comprehensive audit report on infrastructure, deficiencies and safety problems.
Wiener Linien: City Audit Office sounds the alarm about ailing infrastructure!
A frightening report from the City Audit Office reveals the massive failures of the Wiener Linien. The problems that commuters experience every day in local public transport are now impressively documented in a comprehensive test report. The infrastructure of the Wiener Linien shows a devastating picture and affects the entire population. The result is clear: The problems are not new, they have built up over years and are now obvious. During the audit period from 2017 to 2022, the numerous rail breaks in the tram network were particularly alarming. In 2020 alone, 271 broken rails were recorded, a drastic increase compared to previous years, even though responsibility for this was not taken sufficiently seriously within the company krone.at reported.
A dilapidated subway and dangerous construction sites
The situation is particularly worrying on the subway. Here the number of switch and crossing damage rose from 43 in 2020 to a shocking 150 in 2021. The lack of a clear maintenance strategy has contributed to the increase in slow speed points, which rose from 82 in 2019 to 169 in 2023. In addition, some of the subway stations, such as Taubstummengasse and Michelbeuern, were classified as potentially unsafe. The city auditor emphasizes that the tracks could have been in better condition through previous measures such as rail grinding, but this has not been carried out since 2012. This illustrates the mismanagement and failure of the Wiener Linien wien.ORF.at determines.
The building structures are assessed according to the school grading system, with 39 percent of the buildings receiving a grade of 3 - meaning they are only safe until the next inspection. These alarming conditions raise questions about accountability and information management. The average vehicle age, combined with insufficient modernization, casts the future of the Wiener Linien in a worrying light. Wiener Linien is struggling for punctuality and reliability and has not achieved any success since 2018.