Bahn-chaos in Lower Austria: commuters and students are in front of that!

Bahn-chaos in Lower Austria: commuters and students are in front of that!

A secret report by the Ministry of Transport causes excitement in the eastern region of Austria and threatens to endanger the mobility of many commuters and students. According to information that the Krone , massive cuts for public transport were announced in 2026. Originally, an additional three million train kilometers were planned for the eastern region, but this number has now been reduced to frightening 250,000 kilometers. The commuters and pupils who are dependent on reliable means of transport are particularly affected and who have to fear their daily connections.

political entanglements and public effect

The political arguments between Lower Austria's FPÖ state vice Udo Landbauer and the former Greens Minister Leonore Gewessler additionally heat the conflict. Landbauer criticized the fact that the Green Minister had left to answer ruined planning and massive cuts in the public transport area. Lower Austria suffers most from these cuts, since twelve significant rail connections are drawn from traffic, which corresponds to a loss of 80 percent of the promised aids. Other federal states such as Upper Austria, Vienna, Burgenland and Styria are also affected.

The proposed solution of the ministry that the federal states should bear the additional costs of up to 12.5 million euros themselves is met with massive criticism. Landbauer now demands support from Transport Minister Peter Hanke, while Gewessler insists that the reduction plans, which the FPÖ negotiated in government negotiations, are the main cause of the savings. She emphasizes that responsibility cannot be postponed to others, but is due to the decision -makers of the FPÖ, whose policy endangers the mobility of people in the region.