The City Airport Train (CAT) is an express airport rail link train that operates from Vienna Airport to Wien Mitte in the Vienna city centre. Inaugurated in December 2003, it is operated by ÖBB.
The City Airport Train is temporarily operating with buses during the railway maintenance works, offering reliable non-stop connections up to 5 times per hour between Vienna Airport and Vienna city center (transport hub Wien Mitte). Children under 15 travel for free. It is expected to resume its train service in November 2027 with new rolling stock.
Operations The CAT is jointly owned by Flughafen Wien (50.1%) and ÖBB (49.9%). Operations commenced on 14 December 2003.Wien CityAirportTrain starts Today's Railways Europe issue 98 February 2004 page 44Austria: ten years of open access Today's Railways Europe issue 186 June 2011 page 28 Previous and new rolling stock Each CAT set consists of three bilevel Siemens Viaggio Twin carriages hauled in push-pull configuration by a monosystem ÖBB Class 1016 locomotive. Previously, multisystem ÖBB Class 1014 and ÖBB Class 1116 locomotives were used.OBB 1116 in CAT livery Today's Railways Europe issue 122 February 2006 page 45
In 2027, three new Stadler Kiss bilevel EMUs will replace the existing rolling stock.Three Kiss EMUs ordered for use on Wien airport express Railway Gazette International 19 October 2023
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