moving Vienna region! suburban & urban trains moving Vienna region! train services
moving Vienna region! 51 years of Suburban Railways in Wien und Niederösterreich Over 330.000 passengers daily ~ 150.000 rides crossing the city border ~ 890 trains per day Punktuality ~ 98% (= within 5 minutes) moving Vienna region! train services 2
moving Vienna region! Suburban Rail is champions league! Trains run every 3 minutes Coordination with regional and long distance almost no posibility of substitution due to the amount of passengers moving Vienna region! train services 3
moving Vienna region! Suburban railways need Railway companies with knowledge of planning complex systems High quality of infrastructure High quality of rolling stock moving Vienna region! train services 4
Network 2013 Close cooperation between regional train services and suburban rail. Regional train services have few stations outside the city but all stops in the city center (-> part of Suburban railsystem!) moving Vienna region! train services 5
Network 2013 Good connections between suburban train services and urban traffic modes moving Vienna region! train services 6
timeline 1962: Opening of the Wiener Schnellbahn ~ 8 Mio. passengers in the first year 1963: ~ 17 Mio. passengers in the second year 1979: introducing the new generation of units: 4020 1984: cooperation within Verkehrsverbund Ostregion one ticket for all busses, trams, S-Bahn & underground moving Vienna region! train services 7
timeline 1987: reopening of S 45 after 55 years without passenger traffic. This line runs through the western suburbs of vienna. 1989: closing the gap between Südbahn & Westbahn 2002: rebuilding the S7, the line between City and airport (double track) 2004: connecting regional trains from south and north through the city. Better connections less changing of trains moving Vienna region! train services 8
timeline 2004: introducing a new generation of units: TALENT 2005 2012: rebuilding of many stations 2012 ~ 100 million passengers in urban & regional trains in Vienna 2015: introducing the next generation of units: cityjet 9 moving Vienna region! train services
Modal Split (peak hours in the morning) MA 18, Stadtentwicklung und Stadtplanung Dez 2011 moving Vienna region! train services 10
Modal Split (peak hours in the morning) MA 18, Stadtentwicklung und Stadtplanung Dez 2011 moving Vienna region! train services 11
Modal Split on corridors with/without motorways (peak hours in the morning) corridors with motorways corridors without motorways Motorcars (%) Public transport (%) MA 18, Stadtentwicklung und Stadtplanung Dez 2011 moving Vienna region! train services 12
Current Situation number of trains per day number of trips per day Quellen:, 2011 moving Vienna region! train services 13
Rising Demand 2001 2013 2001 2013 Main line trough city S 45 moving Vienna region! train services 14
reasons for the success It s one system: Railway companies with knowledge of planning & running complex systems, high quality of infrastructure and high quality of rolling stock Good cooperation with public administrations & public interest is necessary for public founding Results: Coordinated timetables, through fares and and practical infrastrukture at the interfaces between means of transport create intermodal mobility chains moving Vienna region! train services 15
Kotal 51 years S-Bahn moving Vienna region! moving Vienna region! train services 16