New timetables: Villach improves bus offer well from December 15th

New timetables: Villach improves bus offer well from December 15th

The city of Villach faces a significant change in public transport. From December 15, 2024, a comprehensive timetable change will come into force, which significantly expands the operating times of public transport. This will offer passengers more flexibility and comfort, since the buses will drive from Monday to Friday from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., which means an hour earlier and two hours later than before.

In addition, there will be additional services, such as a half-hour frequency for line 5a, the St. Martin and Lower Fellach serves. For the first time there will also be regular traffic on Sundays and public holidays for this and line 5b. The city administration is of great importance to the timetable change and expects these measures to increase the number of users, which is of great relevance in a city like Villach that rely on public transport.

new courses and increased frequencies

A total of 138 new courses are introduced by these innovations, which results in an increase in bus offer kilometers by 16 percent. Mayor Günther Albel emphasizes that the city of Villach has never taken so many steps to improve the bus offer. "This expansion of the offer is the result of the numerous suggestions for improvement by the citizens of Villach," he said and thanked for the constructive feedback that contributes to the mobility change.

The improvements in public transport are not only limited to the new courses. The changeover times at important stops, such as the Seebach rail stop, are also optimized. In addition, previous departures are introduced on lines 5a and 5b, as well as four additional courses on line 1, which lead directly from the "Manhattan" district. These measures significantly improve the accessibility of the central points in Villach.

support from Land Carinthia

In addition, the city of Villach is financially supported in the expansion of the bus offer by the state of Carinthia. State Councilor Sebastian Schuschnig stated that the traffic department already helped with 4.8 million euros to expand the bus. In the future, too, the country will spend almost half a million euros annually to improve public transport. The cooperation between the city and the country ensures that Villach's population will benefit from these investments in the long term.

The city of Villach, together with the state of Carinthia, invests around one million euros annually in the traffic expansion. This cooperation shows the commitment of both sides to promote public transport and to improve the mobility of the citizens. The managing director of Dr. Richard Carinthia, Siegfried Tanczos, emphasizes that as a reliable partner for the operation of the bus: SI lines and is pleased to be able to implement these comprehensive improvements for the residents.

These changes meet a lot of positive response from the city councilor, which emphasize the need for a widened and reliable traffic structure. "With this initiative we show that we take the mobility turning seriously," adds city councilor Sascha Jabali Adeh, who also underlines the importance of the citizens' opinions for this project.

For more information about the new timetables and offers, the website www.5min.at referred.