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Operator for the transport system in Vienna

Wiener Linien (Viennese Lines) is the company running most of the public transit network in the city of Vienna, Austria. It is part of the city corporation de.

Until decentralisation on 11 June 1999, Wiener Linien was Wiener Stadtwerke – Verkehrsbetriebe, a directly administered subsidiary of the Vienna city government as they had been for over a hundred years. They are still under city control as part of the responsibilities of the City Administrator for Finance, Economics, Work, International affairs and Wiener Stadtwerke, currently Peter Hanke. As of 2009, Wiener Linien employ approximately 8,000 people and serve approximately 812 million passengers. Ridership numbers have climbed since the 1970s and now exceeds those of 2005 by approximately 60 million. The number of annual season ticket holders has risen to a new record of 334,577, of whom approximately one third are seniors. 24% of all passengers are schoolchildren. Sales rose slightly in 2004 to €345.2. According to surveys, 36% of all journeys in Vienna are completed using public transport, which puts the city in first place in Europe. Since 2012, Wiener Linien has also pioneered the concept of the 365 Euro Ticket, in this case valid within the Kernzone Wien des Verkehrsverbund Ost Region (Vienna Core Zone of the Eastern Region Transport Association) for the general public. Passengers are represented by a Passenger Advisory Council and can make suggestions for improvements. Council members serve four year terms.

The Wiener Straßenbahn (Vienna tramway) has existed since 1865, when the first horsedrawn tram went into service; the first line was electrified in 1897. Originally operated by private transport firms, the tramway was purchased by the city government around 1900 and in the years that followed massively expanded under the name Gemeinde Wien Städtische Straßenbahnen (Municipality of Vienna City Tramways). Electrified at the city's expense, the trams were integrated into the transport network in 1925. Until construction of the U Bahn, the trams were the primary mode of public transport in Vienna. After 1945, numerous tram lines were abandoned because of increasing use of private cars or converted to bus routes because of economic unviability. Beginning in 1978, in the course of construction of the U Bahn, tram routes parallelling U Bahn routes were introduced. Nonetheless, the tram system in Vienna remains one of the most extensive in the world. 28 routes currently operate on of rail. Further cutbacks are expected in the next few years as the U Bahn continues to expand; however, extensions and new lines are also planned, above all in the 21st and 22nd districts.

The Municipality of Vienna has operated bus lines since the 1920s; they increased in importance after suburban development increased demand for transport connections and after many tram lines in densely built up areas were replaced by bus service. Currently approximately 700 buses are in operation on 117 daytime and 21 nighttime routes along approximately of streets, carrying approximately 202 million passengers a year. Vienna Linien bus routes are designated with A (for Autobus) or B (for Bus) to distinguish them at a glance from tram routes. About 55% of daytime bus routes are operated by sub contractors on behalf of the Wiener Linien.

In 2005, Wiener Linien received the negative Big Brother Award in the People's Choice category because of camera surveillance.