Cause of Smoke in Vienna U1 Station Determined

A damaged pantograph on a train of the Vienna U-Bahn line U1 was the cause of the smoke from the Praterstern station to Vorgartenstraße on Thursday evening. This was communicated by the Wiener Linien after internal investigations on Friday upon request by the APA.

Damaged Pantograph Led to Smoke in Vienna U1 Station

The train driver noticed an electrical fault at 5:40 PM when entering the Praterstern station, it was explained. Subsequently, passengers were asked to disembark. No one was injured.

The train was driven onto a siding between Praterstern and Vorgartenstraße. Smoke development occurred there, confirmed the Wiener Linien the findings from the previous day. Passengers were escorted out of both stations and the fire department was called in, which spoke of "slight smoke development." The fire department operation was concluded shortly before 7:00 PM. After checking the power rail, the U1 resumed operation shortly thereafter.

(APA/Red)

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