Vienna Stadtbahn
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The Vienna Stadtbahn was a historic urban rail network in Vienna, Austria, designed in the late 19th century (with notable contributions by architect Otto Wagner), parts of which were later integrated into the city’s modern U-Bahn and S-Bahn systems.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vienna Stadtbahn Donaukanal line | 1 |
| Vienna Stadtbahn Wiental line | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public transport system
ⓘ
urban rail network ⓘ |
| architect | Otto Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Vienna Secession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
history of transport in Vienna
ⓘ
rail transport in Austria ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1890s ⓘ |
| convertedTo | electric rapid transit lines ⓘ |
| country | Austria ⓘ |
| designer | Otto Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electrification | not electrified in original operation ⓘ |
| fareSystem | integrated with mainline rail fares in early years ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasGermanName | Wiener Stadtbahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Donaukanallinie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gürtellinie NERFINISHED ⓘ Oberleitungsstrecken and connecting lines ⓘ Vorortelinie NERFINISHED ⓘ Wientallinie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageSignificance |
important example of early 20th-century urban rail design
ⓘ
key work in Otto Wagner’s architectural oeuvre ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Austro-Hungarian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact | influenced later design of Vienna U-Bahn ⓘ |
| inception | late 19th century ⓘ |
| infrastructureReusedBy |
S45 line of Vienna S-Bahn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U4 line of Vienna U-Bahn NERFINISHED ⓘ U6 line of Vienna U-Bahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Vienna
ⓘ
Vienna metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| networkLength | several tens of kilometres ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
elevated viaducts
ⓘ
ornate station buildings designed by Otto Wagner ⓘ riverside and canal-side alignments ⓘ |
| openingDate |
1898
ⓘ
1899 ⓘ 1901 ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Royal Austrian State Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Austro-Hungarian state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | public transport network of Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | mass transit for Vienna ⓘ |
| propulsionSystem | steam traction ⓘ |
| serviceType |
suburban rail
ⓘ
urban rail ⓘ |
| status | defunct as an independent system ⓘ |
| successor |
Vienna S-Bahn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vienna U-Bahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackType | double track ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Karlsplatz Stadtbahn Station
subject surface form:
Karlsplatz Stadtbahn Station
this entity surface form:
Vienna Stadtbahn Wiental line
subject surface form:
Karlsplatz Stadtbahn Station
this entity surface form:
Vienna Stadtbahn Donaukanal line
subject surface form:
Karlsplatz Stadtbahn pavilions