Wiener Linien upgrades buses and trams with real-time digital displays by 2023
Wiener Linien upgrades buses and trams with real-time digital displays by 2023
Wiener Linien upgrades buses and trams with real-time digital displays by 2023
At nearly 3,700 stops, passengers of Wiener Linien can transfer to other public transport. To know if haste is necessary to catch the connecting line, there will soon be new practical transfer displays in public transport, indicating in how many minutes the next desired public transport departs.
In the future, nearly 500 buses operated by Wiener Linien and in almost 130 Flexity trams will have new transfer displays available on the info screens. These are centrally located in the vehicle interior and inform before each stop about which other lines depart there, in how many minutes the next vehicle starts, and in which direction it travels. Additionally, it will be indicated whether the vehicle is barrier-free accessible or not.
Wiener Linien Transfer Displays with Real-Time Data
"We continuously invest in a modern and efficient public transport system. The new transfer displays are another building block to make public transport even more attractive and to encourage more people to switch to bus and tram," says public transport councilor Ulli Sima.
Approximately 20 seconds before entering the station, the transfer information is displayed on the info screen. This gives passengers enough time to inform themselves about the onward journey after disembarking. The real-time data is received directly from the data hub of Wiener Linien, which is also accessed by the WienMobil app.
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"With our new displays on the monitors, our passengers can orient themselves even better in the public transport network. The new transfer displays offer even better comfort and are an example of how digitalization and technical solutions help to get from A to B even better and faster. This way, we can handle the passenger flow even more smoothly," explains Gudrun Senk, technical managing director of Wiener Linien.
The system was developed in the department for communication technology and train protection of Wiener Linien in cooperation with the technicians from Infoscreen. Currently, the new displays are being implemented in all suitable vehicles. The transition will be completed by March 30 at the latest.
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