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Wien (Vienna - capital of Austria - 1.7 million inh.) boasts one of the world's largest tram networks, plus the "Badner Bahn", a light rail line operated by Wiener Lokalbahnen which shares tram tracks between Philadelphiabrücke and Kärntner Ring/Oper.

Tramway

- 1435 mm gauge
- network length 165 km
- 28 lines
- rolling stock: older high-floor trams E1 ((Lohner/SGP) and E2 (SGP/Bombardier) with trailers c3, c4, c5; low-floor "ULF" types A (24 m) and B (35 m) (Siemens)

There is an underground tram section between Südtiroler Platz and Eichenstraße on tram route 18, which connects the two main railway stations (Südbahnhof and Westbahnhof), with a short branch below Wiedner Hauptstraße (lines 1, 62 and WLB), and a southern ramp at Matzleinsdorfer Platz (lines 1 and 6). Part of the tunnel is also used by tram routes 1, 6, 62 and WLB (Badner Bahn). The underground tram system includes a total of 6 stations, Südtiroler Platz, Blechturmgasse, Kliebergasse, Matzleinsdorfer Platz, Eichenstraße and Laurenzgasse.

Wiener Linien (Official Site)

Verkehrsverbund Ostregion (VOR - tariffs and timetables)

Wiener Lokalbahnen (Badner Bahn - Light Rail)

Vienna Tramway by André Loop (incl. many U-Bahn photos)

Wiener Linienpläne Online

Wolfgang Auer's Vienna Tramway page

Newsgroup (Verkehr in Österreich)

FanPage der Wiener Linien by Gerardo Valido Gonzalez

Straßenbahnjournal

Public-Transport.at by Steve Stipsits

Robert Schwandl: WIEN U-BAHN ALBUM. Urban Rail in Vienna. Oct. 2006, Robert Schwandl Verlag, ISBN 3-936573-14-X (More details)

Robert Schwandl:

   TRAM ATLAS SCHWEIZ & ÖSTERREICH

Dec. 2010, Robert Schwandl Verlag, ISBN 3-936573-27-5 (More info)

Detailed geographically correct maps of all Swiss and Austrian tram and trolleybus systems, illustrated with numerous colour photos and enhanced with basic data about routes, lines, rolling stock, etc.

Wolfgang Kaiser: Die Wiener Straßenbahnen. Vom "Hutscherl" bis zum "Ulf". - Nov. 2004, 160 p., GeraMond, ISBN 3765471895