https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed For weeks, people using the Vienna metro network have complained of an unpleasant sewage-like smell at Reumannplatz station on the U1 line. Vienna transport company (Wiener Linien) has now said it will use a special camera to examine the pipes in the station to find out what's causing the stink. https://www.thelocal.at/20161123/wiener-linien-promises-to-solve-mystery-of-stinky-train-station Wed, 23 Nov 2016 11:57:14 +0100 wiener-linien-promises-to-solve-mystery-of-stinky-train-station After an autopsy, a 58-year-old homeless man who died of an apparent heart attack after laying for five hours in an elevator in a busy subway station in Vienna was found to have succumbed to alcohol poisoning. https://www.thelocal.at/20150107/homeless-man-found-in-elevator-died-from-alcohol Wed, 07 Jan 2015 16:28:00 +0100 homeless-man-found-in-elevator-died-from-alcohol A 58-year-old man lay seriously ill from a heart attack in an elevator at one of Vienna's busiest subway stations, with passengers and Wiener Linien staff ignoring him for up to five hours on Boxing Day. https://www.thelocal.at/20150102/man-lay-dying-in-subway-elevator-for-five-hours Fri, 02 Jan 2015 15:43:20 +0100 man-lay-dying-in-subway-elevator-for-five-hours From Monday, Vienna's residents who park in designated locations adjacent to subway stations and ride the train will have to pay more for their parking. https://www.thelocal.at/20140830/park-and-ride-prices-increase Sat, 30 Aug 2014 17:30:00 +0200 park-and-ride-prices-increase Vienna's public transportation network Wiener Linien has commenced work on initial construction for the U5 subway extension, and has made one of the most important choices - the colour scheme for the new line. https://www.thelocal.at/20140828/new-u5-colour-selection-made-for-viennas-underground Thu, 28 Aug 2014 16:53:00 +0200 new-u5-colour-selection-made-for-viennas-underground Test drilling began on Thursday for Vienna's new U5 subway line. This will be the sixth underground train line in Vienna, since the system opened in 1978. https://www.thelocal.at/20140821/construction-begins-on-viennas-u5-subway-line Thu, 21 Aug 2014 15:48:00 +0200 construction-begins-on-viennas-u5-subway-line