!!!Stadtbahn, Wiener

Stadtbahn, Vienna, transport lines erected by the Imperial Railways to 
connect the main rail tracks with parts of Vienna that were further 
away from the railway system (also for military reasons, hence 
steam-driven) 1892-1901: Wiental (Wien valley) line and Donaukanal 
(Danube Canal) line, Guertel line, Vororte (suburban) line; partly as 
underground, partly as elevated railways; architectural design (one of 
the main works of Vienna Secessionism) by O. Wagner.

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Passenger transport was suspended in World War I, the Wiental, 
Donaukanal and Guertel lines were taken over by the Municipality of 
Vienna in 1924/25 and electrified. The Wiental-Donaukanal line was 
converted into the underground line U 4 from 1976-1981, 
subsequently the Guertel line was transformed into U 6 and 
extended up to Philadelphiabruecke bridge and up to Siebenhirten in 
1995. The Vororte line has been line S 45 of the Wiener  
Schnellbahn since 1987.

!Literature
A. Horn, Wiener Stadtbahn, 1988.


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