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After nine days, the U1 can finally run through the entire city of Vienna again. And there is also news for the U2.
Until the late hours of Thursday night, it was not clear whether the U1 would actually be able to run normally again from Oberlaa to Leopoldau from Friday. Wiener Linien had been aiming for the first week of December, but things have moved faster. Since the start of operations, trains have actually been running again at Stephansplatz, Karlsplatz, and Hauptbahnhof.
As reported, exactly ten days ago an old “Silberpfeil” train set caught fire in the tunnel between Stephansplatz and Reumannplatz. Six employees were slightly injured; fortunately, the train was not carrying passengers. But the damage in the tunnel was enormous.
Delicate fire repair
It was not only the removal of the damaged train set that was delicate. As only became apparent in the following days, dozens of meters of track, electronics, and infrastructure had been destroyed. The transport company worked day and night to repair the damage, and on Thursday, test runs were carried out late into the night. At the last second, the green light was given.
Commuters had to be patient over the last few days and switch to replacement services with slower streetcars. In addition, the Wiedner Hauptstraße, along which the Badner Bahn and the 1 line run, is still closed. But now everything should be running again, including the U2.
It was closed for the last three years as part of the U2/U5 work between Schottentor and Karlsplatz, which meant that the important connection along the west side of the Ring was lost. There will also be a first public media ride here on Friday at 9 a.m. Wiener Linien has been testing the route for weeks. A date for the general reopening can be expected.
The Vienna U1 has been running normally again from Oberlaa to Leopoldau since Friday after a fire in the tunnel between Stephansplatz and Reumannplatz caused considerable damage.
Wiener Linien has been working day and night on the repairs, and the U2 is also about to reopen after a three-year closure as part of the U2/U5 work.
- source: heute.at/picture: pixabay.com
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