!!!U-Bahn, Wiener

Underground Railway, Vienna (U-Bahn): Following the municipal council 
decision on the construction of the Vienna underground railway of 
January 26, 1968, the basic underground network consisting 
of 3 lines was completed in 1982: U 1 Reumannplatz - Kagran; 
U 2 Schottenring - Karlsplatz (runs mainly along the route of the 
former "2er-Linie" tram line) and U 4 Huetteldorf - 
Heiligenstadt (former  Stadtbahn transit line). The U 3 line now 
(1999) runs from Erdberg to Ottakring, the extension to Simmering 
(under construction) will be completed by the year 2000. The U 6 
line (former "Guertellinie" of the Stadtbahn, running along Guertel 
ring-road, with extensions in the south to Siebenhirten and in the 
north to Floridsdorf) was completed in 1996. The total trackage of the 
Vienna underground railway is (1999) 58 km long; building costs 
amounted to more than 90 billion ATS until 1998 (most 
expensive kilometre: Mariahilfer Strasse street, 
2.1 billion ATS, most inexpensive kilometre: Kagran, 
elevated track, 350 million ATS). Plans for the period after 
the year 2000 include the extension of the U 1 from Kagran to 
Leopoldau and the construction of the U 2/5 from the city centre 
(Schottenring) via the Prater Stadium to Stadlau.


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