Gürtel, Vienna
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The Gürtel is a substantial beltway of Vienna. Running 13.1 km parallel to the famous Vienna Ring Road, it encompasses the inner city districts and follows the route of the former Linienwall outer for
The Währinger Gürtel close to Vienna's General Hospital (Allgemeines Krankenhaus). To the left is Währing, Vienna's 18th district.
Painting of the Linienwall fortification (by August Stefan Kronstein)
U-Bahn station Alser Straße at Hernalser Gürtel, seen towards the north
Burggasse-Stadthalle station of the U6 line, towards the north
Vienna Stadtbahn
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The Vienna Stadtbahn was a rail-based public transportation system operated under this name from 1898 until 1989. Today, the Vienna U-Bahn lines U4 and U6 and the Vienna S-Bahn run on its former lines
Vienna's Stadtbahn network in 1937
Opening of the Wiener Stadtbahn (postcard 1898)
Before electric cars, ca. 1910
Wien River and Stadtbahn, on Längenfeldgasse (street)