Fewer train stops

Commuters fall by the wayside in Weitwörth

Pupils and commuters - for them, only every second local train stops in Nussdorf-Weitwörth.

(Bild: Markus Tschepp)

The Lokalbahn-Express no longer stops at Nussdorf-Weitwörth station since the start of school. Tens of Flachgau commuters and schoolchildren are furious about the abrupt timetable change.

Waiting times, delays, canceled trains. Local train commuters in Flachgau are used to a lot. The timetable has a new, nasty surprise in store for the start of school: the Lokalbahn-Express (Lex) no longer stops in Nussdorf-Weitwörth.

The station was only renovated in 2017 and expanded with a huge commuter parking lot.

(Bild: Markus Tschepp)

Get up earlier, arrive later
The popular stop, including the huge parking lot, is now only served every half hour. Previously it was every 15 minutes. "Without further ado, the most important connections in the morning were canceled," says Carina Pitterka. The commuter no longer understands the world. She and her three children rely on the local train. Some pupils now even have to get up earlier to arrive at school later.

The express train rushes through Weitwörth because of the risk of delays, explains operator Salzburg Linien. However, the Lex still stops in Oberndorf or Antherin. "We still have delays. Yesterday it was around ten minutes again," says Pitterka.

A solution is a long way off. Neither the operator nor politicians currently have a quick solution at hand. Only when the two-lane extension to Bürmoos is completed will a 15-minute interval be conceivable. So it will probably be 2028.