Between Puster Valley and Innsbruck: Direct train connection a further distance

Between Puster Valley and Innsbruck: Direct train connection a further distance

The Mobility Council of South Tyrol, Daniel Alfreider, announced at a request from the Greens that a direct train connection between the Puster Valley and Innsbruck is currently not in sight. For travelers who want to go from the Puster Valley or from Lienz to Innsbruck There was a direct train connection between Lienz and Innsbruck until 2013, which was terminated at the order of the then Tyrolean traffic council. The only way for a direct journey is currently a regular bus that manages the route from Lienz to Innsbruck in about two hours. This bus is particularly popular with the residents of the Upper Puster Valley.

challenge of cooperation

In South Tyrol, however, the bus remains without a stop. In 2023, the state of South Tyrol submitted an application for an additional stop on the South Tyrolean section, but this was rejected by the Tyrol Transport Association (VVT). The Greens, represented by the Member of the Landtag Madeleine Rohrer and Gebi Mair, criticize the lack of cooperation between the state governments of Tyrol and South Tyrol.

Mair pointed out that there are already cross-border ticket cooperation in other regions, such as Kufstein-Kiefersfelden. He sees an urgent need for action: "Everyone would benefit from good connections through the entire Pustertal and Wipptal."

The Greens have now asked Alfreider about the time frame for the restart of the direct access between Innsbruck and Lienz. The answer was sobering: "The medium and long-term plans do not provide for any direct connections between Lienz and Innsbruck." Instead, travelers are expected to have to change to Brixen in the future.

The plans stipulate that Brixen should act as a new hub. The trains in the Pustertal are currently using a half -hourly time, and all available capacities are already being exhausted. Future trains can therefore only be offered to a limited extent, since the single -track route does not allow any further trains.

The MPs Rohrer, Foppa and Oberkofler call for a rapid planning for the expansion of the rail connections through the Puster Valley. According to Rohrer, the construction of the Riggertal loop is only the first step. Without an expansion of the route, it remains susceptible to disorders and the offer cannot be improved.

The future-oriented plans must also include the use of the tracks between Schabs and Franzensfeste for direct and express trains to Innsbruck, which are now no longer required in the Riggertal loop, Rohrer concluded.

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