City Airport Train
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 CAT service in August 2012 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Airport rail link |
| Locale | Vienna, Austria |
| First service | 14 December 2003 |
| Current operator | ÖBB |
| Website | www.cityairporttrain.com |
| Route | |
| Termini | Vienna Airport Wien Mitte |
| Distance travelled | 19 kilometres |
| Average journey time | 16 minutes |
| Service frequency | Twice hourly |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | ÖBB Class 1016 + 3 Siemens Viaggio Twin double-decker carriages |
| Track owner | ÖBB Infra |
The City Airport Train (CAT) is an express airport rail link train that operates from Vienna Airport to Wien Mitte in the Vienna city centre. Inaugutrated in December 2003 it is operated by ÖBB.
Operations
The CAT is jointly owned by Flughafen Wien (50.1%) and ÖBB (49.9%). Operations commenced on 14 December 2003.[1][2]
The service run between Vienna Airport and Wien Mitte stations every half hour from early morning until around midnight with a journey times of 16 minutes with no intermediate stops.[3]
Trains temporarily ceased operating from March 2020 until March 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
Rolling stock
Each CAT set consists of three bilevel Siemens Viaggio Twin carriages hauled in push-pull configuration by a monosystem ÖBB Class 1016 locomotive. Previously, multisystem ÖBB Class 1014 and ÖBB Class 1116 locomotives were used.[5]
In 2027, three new Stadler Kiss bilevel EMUs will replace the existing rolling stock.[6]
References
- ↑ Wien CityAirportTrain starts Today's Railways Europe issue 98 February 2004 page 44
- ↑ Austria: ten years of open access Today's Railways Europe issue 186 June 2011 page 28
- ↑ Timetable City Airport Train
- ↑ OBB reintroduces CAT Vienna Airport express rail service International Railway Journal 30 March 2022
- ↑ OBB 1116 in CAT livery Today's Railways Europe issue 122 February 2006 page 45
- ↑ Three Kiss EMUs ordered for use on Wien airport express Railway Gazette International 19 October 2023
External links
Media related to City Airport Train at Wikimedia Commons- Official website