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Wiener Lokalbahnen

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Austrian transportation company based in Vienna, founded in 18881

The Wiener Lokalbahnen (WLB) is a transportation company in Greater Vienna, Austria. It is one of the two transportation subsidiaries of the city-owned Wiener Stadtwerke holding, the other one being Wiener Linien. The WLB operate the Badner Bahn, a double tracked (except a single tracked segment in Baden) and completely electrified railway from Vienna to Baden, as well as several bus lines.2 It employed 322 people in 2016.1 Its revenue was €33 million in 2016.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1888Founded1
  • Industryrail transport1
  • HeadquartersVienna1
  • Websitewlb.at
  • Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung1
  • LEI529900MKLZPS8ZUD8Y023
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressPurkytgasse 1B, 1230 Wien, Austria3
  • Registered withFederal Ministry of Justice, 128256m3

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Photo: Rudolf H. Boettcher, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

The Wiener Lokalbahnen (WLB) is a transportation company in Greater Vienna, Austria. It is one of the two transportation subsidiaries of the city-owned Wiener Stadtwerke holding, the other one being Wiener Linien.2

Corporate structure

Wiener Lokalbahnen is part of a group headed by Wiener Stadtwerke. 14 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Wiener Stadtwerke Wien, Austria
    • Wien Energie Wien, Austria
    • Wiener Lokalbahnen Wien, Austria
    • Wiener Netze Wien, Austria
    • Bestattung und Friedhöfe Wien Subsidiary · Vienna, Austria
    • Wiener Linien Subsidiary · Wiener Linien headquarters
    • B&F Wien - Bestattung und Friedhofe GmbH (B&F Wien - Bestattung und Friedhöfe GmbH) Subsidiary · Wien, Austria
    • BESTATTUNG WIEN GmbH Subsidiary · Wien, Austria
    • FRIEDHOFE WIEN GmbH (FRIEDHÖFE WIEN GmbH) Subsidiary · Wien, Austria
    • WIENER LINIEN GmbH & Co KG Subsidiary · Wien, Austria
    • Wiener Lokalbahnen Verkehrsdienste GmbH Subsidiary · Wien, Austria
    • WIENER STADTWERKE Vermogensverwaltung GmbH (WIENER STADTWERKE Vermögensverwaltung GmbH) Subsidiary · Wien, Austria
    • WienIT GmbH Subsidiary · Wien, Austria
    • WIPARK Garagen GmbH Subsidiary · Wien, Austria

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

Division: Rail passenger traffic

The 30.4 km (18.9 mi) long railway operates between the Vienna State Opera and Baden Josefsplatz. It handles around 35,000 people every day, bringing them to work, school, Shopping City Süd or various events along the line. Between the stations "Baden Viadukt" and "Baden Leesdorf" and "Wien Schedifkaplatz" and "Wien Oper", the train operates on tram tracks and therefore must travel slowly. On the remaining route, the train operates as a heavy rail train. All together there are 35 train stations and small stops, at which the station "Karlsplatz" only gets served when the train travels in the direction Vienna Opera.

Division: Bus passenger traffic

The WLB operate the bus lines 357, 358, 359, 360 and 361 in the Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region (VOR). The lines 357, 358 and 359 are the three city bus lines in Baden. The bus line 360, the so-called Casinobus Baden, operates the round-trip Wien Oper – Baden – Bad Vöslau – Gainfarn and is integrated into the night service network of the Wiener Linien. The line 361 operates between Baden, Oeynhausen, Möllersdorf, Bad Vöslau and the "Industriezentrum Niederösterreich Süd".

The WLB are also the operator of the IKEA-bus at the SCS in Vösendorf. For this, one bus of the type MAN NL 263/283 obtained a special foil with the IKEA logo. However, this line has been suspended as of 29 September. 2012. Customers can use the other two IKEA busses leaving from the Siebenhirten metro station (Mo–Sa) or alternatively travel on the "Badner Bahn". The trip segment from Vösendorf Siebenhirten to Vösendorf SCS is free of charge for holders of the Family Card.

Subsidiaries

Wiener Lokalbahnen Cargo (WLC)

The Wiener Lokalbahnen Cargo owns the license to travel on tracks in Austria and the EU. The WLC partly uses its own infrastructure (with its own trains), and third party tracks (also with its own trains) for cargo services. The WLC also owns several cargo rail cars.

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The following trains are used by the WLC:

1 diesel engine, built by the former "Jenbacher Werke"

3 diesel engines, ex DR, series V100

The WLC also rented 11 Eurosprinter ES64 U2 engines from Siemens-Dispolok.

Three electric locomotives (1116 series) are described as Bosporus-sprinters, because they are equipped with railway supervision systems currently used in trains in Hungary (EVM 120), Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey. These trains are currently used in the daily "East Line Shuttle" (Duisburg – Enns/Krems/Wien – Budapest) and in trains going to Hungary.

There are another 8 electric locomotives from the 1116 series, which are mostly used in north–south routes (North sea docks – Austria). These locomotives all wear the colors of the WLC, except the locomotive no. 83, which is red. The WLC colors are blue and creme white.

The cargo division was separated from the main company in late 2007 and is a 100% subsidiary of WLB, run under the name Wiener Lokalbahnen Cargo GmbH (WLC). In 2006 the total revenue was 26,1 Mio. EUR. The goal for 2008 is to increase the cargo volume, especially in the combined freight transport.

WLC also operated several Siemens ES64U4 locomotives (numbers 951 to 954) that were sold to the České Dráhy in 2021, having already operated in the Czech Republic prior to their sale. At the end of 2014, it purchased a Siemens Vectron with the UIC number of 91 81 1193 980-0. In 2017 it purchased three Bombardier TRAXX F140 AC3 locomotives (921-923), followed in 2019 by three more (924-926). Currently two locomotives wear its new livery unveiled in 2020: its sole Vectron (980) and TRAXX number 921. It has also leased other ES64U2 Taurus and Vectron locomotives from various leasing companies, notably Railpool and MRCE and European Locomotive Leasing.

Wiener Lokalbahnen Verkehrsdienste (WLV)

The main assignment of this company is to transport severely handicapped people. The travel bus division of the WLB was also reassigned to the WLV, and so all travel buses had to be re-registered to the WLV. The fleet for disabled consists of 98 Mercedes vans, which are all handicapped accessible. The travel bus fleet mostly consists of buses of the companies Setra, Volvo and Neoplan.

Wiener Lokalbahnen Busbetrieb (WLBB)

The WLBB was established in 2004, and is operative since early 2005. The first two bus lines of the WLBB were the 27A (since 2 June 2005) and 37A (since 9 October 2005), which were operated on behalf of the Wiener Linien. On 1 February, the bus lines 16A and 60A were transferred from the WLB to the WLBB. Therefore, only the bus lines in the region of Baden are operated by the WLB themselves. Since 6 August 2006 the WLBB operate the Viennese bus line 80A instead of the ÖBB-Postbus GmbH on behalf of the Wiener Linien. In 2012, the Wiener Lokalbahnen sold the WLBB to the Austrian transportation company Gschwindl.

From Wikipedia’s article on Wiener Lokalbahnen, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 20163221

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

  • 201633.0M EUR1

Timeline

  1. Nov 5, 2018Parent Directly consolidated by Wiener Stadtwerke3
  2. 1888Founded Founded1

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