Badner Bahn
{{Infobox rail line
| name = Badner Bahn
| other_name = Wiener Lokalbahn
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| logo = Logo Wiener Lokalbahn.svg
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| caption = A mixed class 100/400 train leaving the Schöpfwerk railway station
| type = Tram-train
| system = {{Interlanguage link|Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region|de}}
| status = open
| locale = Vienna metropolitan area
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| stations = 36
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| daily_ridership = 35,000
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| open = {{start date|1873|df=y}}
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| operator = Wiener Lokalbahnen
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| depot = {{Unbulleted list|Wolfganggasse|Inzersdorf Lokalbahn|Leesdorf}}
| stock = {{Unbulleted list|Class 100|Class 400|Class 500 (End 2021 planned)}}
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| speed = {{Unbulleted list|Oper–Schedifkaplatz: 60 km/h|Schedifkaplatz–Baden: 80 km/h}}
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The Badner Bahn or Wiener Lokalbahn is a tram-train service in the metropolitan area of Vienna. It runs for {{Convert|30.4|km|mi}} between Vienna and Baden, and is operated by the Wiener Lokalbahnen Aktiengesellschaft. The entire Badner Bahn is part of the {{Interlanguage link|Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region|de}} and is one of the most important passenger services owned by WLB.{{cite web|title=Partner & Links |url=http://www.vor.at/service/partner-links/#c4480 |publisher=Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region |access-date=1 July 2014 |language=de |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628175634/http://www.vor.at/service/partner-links/ |archive-date=28 June 2014 |df= }} In 2013, 35,000 passengers per day used the service.{{cite web|title=Ausbau der Badner Bahn für Pendler|url=http://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20130123_OTS0224/ausbau-der-badner-bahn-fuer-pendler|website=APA-OTS|access-date=1 July 2014|language=de|date=23 January 2013}}
Route
Starting from the Vienna State Opera, the service uses the tracks of Vienna's tram network as far as the Schedifkaplatz tram stop in the Meidling district, including parts of a tram tunnel. From Schedifkaplatz to Leesdorf in Baden and between Leesdorf and Josefsplatz, the train service has its own infrastructure, {{Convert|25|km}} of double-track light rail and {{Convert|2|km}} of tram line, respectively. These tracks are owned and maintained by Wiener Lokalbahnen.{{cite web|title=Personenverkehr |url=http://www.wlb.at/eportal/ep/programView.do/pageTypeId/11128/programId/12346/channelId/-22403 |publisher=Wiener Lokalbahnen |access-date=1 July 2014 |language=de |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714115700/http://www.wlb.at/eportal/ep/programView.do/pageTypeId/11128/programId/12346/channelId/-22403 |archive-date=14 July 2014 }}
Since 14 December 2014, there is a new train station at the state clinical center ({{langx|de|Landesklinikum}}) in Baden. Despite its addition to the route, the length of a journey could be kept at 62 minutes.{{cite web|title=Fahrplanwechsel bringt Verbesserung für Fahrgäste |url=http://www.wlb.at/eportal/ep/contentView.do/pageTypeId/11124/programId/65531/contentTypeId/1001/channelId/-46088/contentId/75293 |publisher=Wiener Lokalbahnen |access-date=16 December 2014 |language=de |date=24 November 2014 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216210248/http://www.wlb.at/eportal/ep/contentView.do/pageTypeId/11124/programId/65531/contentTypeId/1001/channelId/-46088/contentId/75293 |archive-date=16 December 2014 |df= }}
From April until November 2024, trains will be diverted from their normal northern terminus due to construction. During this time, trains end at Quartier Belvedere station, near Wien Hauptbahnhof.{{Cite web |title=Sperre Wiedner Hauptstraße |url=https://www.wlb.at/umleitung2024 |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=Wiener Lokalbahnen |language=de-DE}}
Rolling stock
Original 26 class 100 high-floor units built between 1979 and 1993 by Simmering-Graz-Pauker served the line. In order to provide headways of 7.5 minutes 14 low-floor class 400 units were ordered from Bombardier, they were produced from 2000 to 2010 and put in operation as double-unit trains with a class 100 units to provide accessibility.{{cite journal|title=Letzte vier T400 an die Wiener Lokalbahnen ausgeliefert |journal=LOK Report |date=2010 |url=http://www.lok-report.de/news/news_europa_oesterreich.html |access-date=1 July 2014 |language=de |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100824131710/http://www.lok-report.de/news/news_europa_oesterreich.html |archive-date=August 24, 2010 }} In December 2018 Wiener Lokalbahnen presented the new class 500 Flexity trams designed by Bombardier Transportation (now part of Alstom), 18 trains were ordered with an option for 16 more,{{cite journal|title=Wiener Lokalbahnen unveils the design of the new LRVs |journal=Railway PRO |date=2019 |url=https://www.railwaypro.com/wp/wiener-lokalbahnen-unveils-the-design-of-the-new-lrvs/ |access-date=27 May 2024 |language=en }} 12 of those were taken in 2023. The new trams will replace all class 100 units of which only 10 are still in service.{{cite journal|title=WLB's Class TW500 In Passenger Service |journal=Railvolution |date=2023 |url=https://www.railvolution.net/news/wlb-s-class-tw500-in-passenger-service |access-date=27 May 2024 |language=en }}
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! Built ! Numbers ! Cars ! Length ! Width ! Weight ! Power ! Max. speed | ||||||||
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| 100 | 1979, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991–1993 | 101–126 | 10 (16 decommissioned) | 26.750 m | 2.40 m | 37 t | 2 x 190 kW | 80 km/h (limited to 78 km/h) |
| 400 | 2000, 2006, 2009–2010 | 401–414 | 14 | 26.942 m | 2.50 m | 35 t | 4 x 100 kW | 80 km/h |
| 500 | 2021–2024 | 501–530 | 18+12 (+4 option) | 27,82 m | 2.55 m | 42 t | 4 x 110 kW | 80 km/h |
GuentherZ 2004-06-19 0068 Lokalbahn Wien-Baden historische Garnitur.jpg|historical trainset
TWT 2011 IMG 3378.jpg|historical trainset
Baden-wlb-zug-bestehend-aus-frueheren-588641.jpg|trainset from Cologne
Baden_Josefsplatz.jpg|class 100 and 400 trainsets
WLB 502+510 Wiedner Hauptstrasse 2023-05-04.jpg|class 500 trainset
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Badner Bahn}}
- [http://www.wlb.at Website of Wiener Lokalbahnen]
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{{Coord|48.0994|N|16.3149|E|source:wikidata|display=title}}
Category:Rail transport in Austria