At the main station

Agreed: Bus terminal to be renovated next year

The bus terminal at the main railway station, which was completed 20 years ago, will be completely renovated.

(Bild: Dostal Harald)

The renovation, which cost around 6.8 million euros, was actually already unanimously approved by the state parliament in June 2023. However, as reported, the general refurbishment that had already been planned for this year came to nothing because the city and state were unable to reach a financing agreement. Until now!

The Freedom Party had urged several times recently, pushing for an agreement, but SP city leader Klaus Luger did not let this upset him, he said to the "Krone" in mid-January: "After the light rail financing agreement for the S6/S7 and the trolleybuses was passed, there were no more talks before Christmas. But we will tackle the issue soon and see how we can resolve the situation, whether we pay for the refurbishment or not."

General refurbishment and modernization on track
The solution seems to have been found, as Luger and LH Thomas Stelzer have now reached an agreement. The details are already known: the city has to pay a subsidy of 1.7 million euros for the general refurbishment and the associated modernization of the bus terminal. In ten equal, unsecured and therefore capped annual installments of around 170,000 euros from 2026.

In future, the operator will be Schiene OÖ
Furthermore, the city is released from all maintenance and repair services, cleaning including winter services, as well as operating costs. This will be taken over by the future operator, Schiene OÖ. The latter will also have to come up with a solution to deal with the problem of the countless homeless people at the stops. The Bike & Ride facility will also be renovated.

Provided that the local council gives the expected green light, the general refurbishment should be tackled from April/May 2025 at best, but by autumn 2025 at the latest, and the refurbishment and modernization work should be completed by winter 2026.