West route after flood damage: trains quickly from Friday!
West route after flood damage: trains quickly from Friday!
From Friday, June 6, 2025, the journey between St. Pölten and Vienna will be possible again in just 30 minutes. Thanks to extensive renovation work, the tracks can now be used again at a top speed of 230 km/h. This reopening is of great importance for traffic in the region after a three -month lock of the route caused by floods in September 2024. This reports Noen.at .
The route was again closed in May after a reopening in December 2024 due to necessary repair work. During this time, remote and freight traffic was diverted via the old western route and the connecting railway. The renovation work includes the Atzenbrugger tunnel, where provisional repairs have been replaced by long -lasting components. In addition, mobile flood protection was installed in the Atzenbrugger tunnel.
damage caused by flood
The Tullnerfeld train station was heavily flooded with floods, which the railway and its infrastructure damaged. All electrical lines and distributors were moved to higher locations in order to be able to withstand future floods better. The total damage for the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) is estimated at just under 100 million euros. In order to cover these costs, ÖBB plans to sue the state of Lower Austria, as questions about planning flood protection have been raised. However, this decision is still pending, reports profil.at
Serious damage to the train station and along the route are the result of an extreme flood that devastated numerous households and areas a month ago. While cleaning up, the company at the train station is severely restricted. Commuters often wait in vain for buses because the rail connections are temporarily not available.
Planning and renovation of flood protection measures
The planning for flood protection in the region shows defects. The Perschling flood dam was considered sufficient, but proved to be inadequate and did not hold. The report from the 1990s suggests that a deeper examination of flood risks would have been necessary when planning. The shortcomings on the dam have been known for 27 years, and the urgency of a renovation has existed since 1997. The costs for the renovation that are supposed to begin in spring are around 28 million euros, but the project is delayed by nature conservation requirements and a lack of funds.
This problem is part of a major problem in which the consequences of the climate crisis in Germany and Austria are becoming increasingly clear. Weather extremes, as can be observed this year, require effective measures to adapt and prevent the future. In this way, a comprehensive framework for climate adaptation is also required in German legislation, which obliges the municipalities to develop corresponding concepts ( BMUV.de ).
For rail users, traffic will be resumed on December 15, while the ÖBB is prospect of a four -week lock in 2025 due to the planned renovation measure. The developments for flood protection and the associated structural defects remain a central topic in the region.
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