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After the successful completion of the summer construction sites, tracks in four districts and the Neue Donau U6 station will be modernized starting in September.
Wiener Linien has successfully completed the major summer construction projects on schedule, and since Monday, August 31st, the U3 has also been running the entire route again. But excavators and hammers wont take a long break, because from September 14th the Network even more! modernization offensive will begin. in the last round for this year. By the end of the year, further heavily used track sections in the tram network will be renewed and the platform at the U6 Neue Donau station will be renovated.
Donaufelder Strasse: 1,100 meters of new tracks for Floridsdorf An important renovation measure starts on September 8th on Donaufelder Strasse. By the end of December, Wiener Linien will be replacing around 1,100 meters of tracks there. In addition, the Carminweg stop will be renovated and widened. From September 8th, car and bus traffic in the construction site area will only be possible from Floridsdorf in the direction of Josef-Baumann-Gasse.
From September 14th there will be restrictions on lines 25, 26 and 27. They will not be able to travel between Josef-Baumann-Gasse and Floridsdorf until the end of the year and will be rerouted or short-routed:
As a replacement, bus line 26E runs between Floridsdorf and Josef-Baumann-Gasse.
The track construction site on Brunner Strasse is entering its final phase and will be completed in the first half of September. Since Monday, August 31st, all turning lanes on the entrance to the A22 at the Brunner Strasse/Shuttleworthstrasse intersection have been free again.
New tracks for line 49 in Rudolfsheim-Funfhaus From September 14th, Wiener Linien will be modernizing the tracks in Huglgasse and Marzstrasse. From September 21st to October 31st, trams cannot run between Hutteldorfer Strasse and Schweglerstrasse. Line 49 will be discontinued and lines 9, 46 and 52 will take over a large part of the 49er route; passengers can also switch to the U3:
Line 12A will be rerouted via Schweglerstrasse.
Track work on lines D and 1 In Althanstrasse, line D is receiving new tracks. From September 28th to mid-November it runs in two sections: between Nussdorf and Augasse and between Borse and Absberggasse. Alternatives available include the lines U2, U4, U6, 1, 5, 12, 37, 71 and 40A as well as the S40.
The tracks on Windtenstrasse will also be renewed from October 20th to mid-December. Line 1 will therefore be rerouted from Knollgasse to Reumannplatz from October 27th to mid-December. During this period it will not run between Knollgasse and Stefan-Fadinger-Platz. Alternatively, passengers can use bus routes 7A and 65A.
U6 station Neue Donau is being modernized The U6 station Neue Donau is also being extensively renovated. The surface, platform edge and seals on the platform will be renewed. The new floor covering will also improve the tactile guidance system for visually impaired people. In addition, renovations will be carried out in the entrance area, on the facade and on the pipes.
The U6 will remain in operation throughout the work. In the direction of Floridsdorf, there will be no stop at the Neue Donau station from September 14th until probably the end of 2026. In the direction of Siebenhirten, the station will continue to be observed. Passengers can continue one station and quickly reach the Neue Donau station with a train in the opposite direction. In 2027, work will continue on the opposite side of the platform.
Investment in a reliable public transport network The Wiener Linien brings more than two million people to their destinations reliably and efficiently every day. To ensure that it remains this way in the future, the existing network is constantly maintained. In 2026, Wiener Linien will renew a total of 12.5 kilometers of tracks and 33 switches. They are consciously relying on larger, concentrated renovations: although these lead to temporary restrictions, they make entire sections of the route fit for the coming decades.
Passengers can find current information on all modernization projects and operating restrictions at www.wienerlinien.at/baustellen and in the WienMobil app.
Wiener Linien recommends its passengers to plan their individual route in the WienMobil app or at wienmobil.at and to allow a little more time.
Eunike de Wilde Wiener Linien Communications Tel. +43 664 88606864 presse@wienerlinien.at www.wienerlinien.at
