Trains roll through the Tauern tunnel after eight months of break!

Trains roll through the Tauern tunnel after eight months of break!

After a long dry spell of eight months, travelers can finally breathe a sigh of relief: the ÖBB-Tauernbahn's car bleeding between Salzburg and Carinthia has resumed their operation as scheduled. On July 5, 2025 it was time and this day was already celebrated by many passengers.

The rain was particularly gratifying on the first day of the opened service. A wedding party took the opportunity to travel from Mallnitz to the Gastein Valley. Cyclists also came in droves to use the new opportunities. The team of the Tauernschleuse was overjoyed to start the start of the service and look optimistically at the coming days.

Important information about the auto -locking

The use of the car backing brings with it some important regulations that are intended to ensure a smooth crossing. During the transfer, passengers and pets must not stay in the vehicle. Only the/-R handlebar drives on the train with the vehicle and then has to switch to the passenger car on platform 1. People traveling with people are already setting up in the passenger car.

the look into the future

Fern and freight traffic should be resumed as of July 14, 2025. This return to regular operation is particularly important because public transport in Austria has become increasingly important in recent years. Train traffic recorded an increase until 2019 before the pandemic 2020 and 2021 whipped the entire sector.

In 2022, around 295 million passengers used the train, which, considering the dark pandemic times, accuses the future of rail traffic. The ÖBB runs about 4,660 local trains and 392 long -distance trains every day, and the market share of the competition increases again at the pre -crisis level. These developments are extremely important for the region because they not only promote passenger transport, but also support the economic connection of the different regions.

The return to the car background is not only a relief for travelers, but also a sign of a positive turn in public transport after challenging times. Further information on the provisions of the car background can be found on the ÖBB website, which also provides information about the ongoing developments in public transport. For those who are curious about the details, a look at the reports from oebb.at , as well as statistics for traffic development on Statista.com .