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Country profileEurope: high-speed network - project map
Europe: high-speed network - project map showing high speed lines across western Europe
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ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG
See Austria network map. This subsidiary of ÖBB-Holding is responsible for management of the national rail network, provision and maintenance of the infrastructure, overseeing infrastructure projects, operations planning and allocation of paths, and collection of access charges. On December 9 2012 the 60 km Wien – St Pölten high speed ...
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Wiener Lokalbahnen AG (WLB)
Opened 1873. Single route serving 36 stations. See Wien network map. The Badner Bahn interurban line runs from Wien Oper south to Baden (Josefsplatz). Between Oper and just south of Meidling at Schedifkaplatz it uses Wiener Linien infrastructure (power supply at 600V DC), south of which the supply voltage rises ...
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Ministry of Climate Change, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation & Technology (BMK), Austria
Bundesministerin für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie
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Wiener Linien GmbH & Co KG
First metro line opened 1976. Network now comprises 5 lines (U6 being a light metro line) with 109 stations. See Wien network map. Metro line U1 was extended south to Oberlaa on September 2 2017 (4·6 km, 5 stations). Work on the U2xU5 project to rebuild the city centre section ...
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Österreichische Forschungsgesellschaft Straße – Schiene – Verkehr (FSV)
Austrian association for research into road and rail transport. FSV was founded in the 1950s, but changed its name in the 2000s to reflect widening scope including railways. AddressKarlsgasse 51040 WienAustriaPhone+43 1 585 5567Fax+43 1 585 556799Emailoffice@fsv.atWebsitewww.fsv.at
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Österreichische Verkehrswissenschaftliche Gesellschaft (ÖVG)
The Association for Transport Science was founded in 1926. It provides a forum for dialogue between research, politics and practice. Various working groups are organised providing expertise in specialist areas, with their findings shared through symposia and publications. AddressKolingasse 13/2/71090 WienAustriaPhone+43 1 5879 727Fax+43 1 5853 615Emailoffice@oevg.atWebsitewww.oevg.at
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Schienen-Control GmbH (SCG)
Schienen-Control, Österreichische Gesellschaft für Schienenverkehrsmarktregulierung mbH
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Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region GmbH (VOR)
Created in June 1984 to integrate public transport services throughout the Wien conurbation, it serves 2·6 million people. VOR’s shareholders are the regional governments of Wien (44%), Niederösterreich (44%) and Burgenland (12%). Operating partners are Wiener Linien, ÖBB and Raaberbahn (GySEV). AddressEuropaplatz 3/31150 WienAustriaPhone+43 1 955 55Fax+43 1 955 55 ...
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Schieneninfrastruktur-Dienstleistungsgesellschaft mbH (SCHIG)
This agency’s main responsibilities are: control of the application of funds for rail infrastructure financing (technical and commercial infrastructure control), control of the funding of non-profit transport services, managing body for the Climate & Energy Fund, management of government assistance programmes for connecting railways and terminals, capacity allocation body for ...
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Fachverband der Schienenbahnen, Wirtschaftskammer Österreich (WKO)
This association of Austrian railway companies represents over 100 members at both national and EU level. AddressWiedner Hauptstraße 631045 WienAustriaPhone+43 5 90 900 3165Fax+43 5 90 900 250Emailschienenbahnen@wko.atWebsitewww.schienenbahnen.at
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Innsbrucker Verkehrsbetriebe und Stubaitalbahn GmbH (IVB)
First tram line opened 1905; network now comprises five routes, plus an interurban route to Fulpmes (21 km) over the former Stubaitalbahn. See Innsbruck network map. On December 10 2017, a ‘Y’-shaped western extension to Technik West and Peerhofsiedlung opened (3 km, 8 stops). A branch opened on January 26 ...
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Linz Linien GmbH
First line opened 1880, electric operation from 1897. See Linz network map. Four-route city tramway largely on reserved track; also operates a mountain route, the Pöstlingbergbahn (3 km, height 535 m) which was regauged and started running through to the tram network in May 2009. An extension of Line 3 ...