Smoke in Vienna's Stephansplatz Subway Station: Fire Brigade Operation and Restrictions on U3

Due to smoke development in a technical room near an escalator, the Vienna professional fire department was deployed to the Stephansplatz subway station on Wednesday morning. The operation affected the trains of the U3 line, which did not stop at the station in both directions for nearly an hour, according to Wiener Linien. As an alternative, the lines U1, U2, U4, 2A, and 3A were available.

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The cause of the smoke development remained unclear for the time being. "The fire department was able to extinguish the fire quickly. Our technicians are on site and are checking the infrastructure," Wiener Linien reported. Around 10:45 AM, the continuous operation of the U3 was resumed. The U1, which also operates at Stephansplatz, was not affected.

(APA/Red)

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