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 – Vienna’s open-air markets are
Julia Köhler’s favorite places to
shop, and she gets there faster and
cheaper by public transportation
than by car. Today, she and her
daughter Elsa are taking the metro
to the city’s popular Naschmarkt.
Thanks to our regenerative braking
technology, the system’s trains
are very energy -efficient and eco-
friendly.
 – The Naschmarkt is one of
Vienna’s most popular attractions,
drawing residents and tourists
alike with its wide range of prod-
ucts. Julia Köhler comes here to
buy not only fruit and vegetables
from Austria but also specialties
from southern Europe and Asia.
Public transportation %
In Vienna, % of all journeys are made using
public transportation, well above the European
average of %. The aim is to increase the figure
for Vienna to % by .
metro, bus and tram, state-of-the-art traffic
management technology keeps the city’s
car traffic moving smoothly. “We’re not
anti- driver, we’re pro-people,” emphasizes
Mayor Häupl. “We want the people in our
city to live well and not be overwhelmed
by the traffic.” In general, however, public
transportation always takes precedence
over private transportation in Vienna. In
expanding its public transportation system,
the city is investing heavily in innovative
technologies such as real-time intermodal
journey planners, smartphone-accessible
timetable information and one of the
world’s most advanced metro control
centers.
We’re keeping the traffic moving
Traffic jams and delays are less frequent in
Vienna than in other big cities, and
Siemens technology is playing a pivotal role
in this success. Both the city’s road traffic
management center and its metro control
center rely on our intelligent solutions. The
metro control center manages both the
system’s power supply and its operation,
centrally monitoring all trains, platforms
and display panels throughout the city. In
addition, we’ve been supplying the local
public transport operator, Wiener Linien,
with trains, electrification systems, inter-
lockings and automatic train control sys-
tems for decades.
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