Connection railway plans: ÖBB under pressure - construction start in danger!

As part of the construction work, ÖBB also plans to build an transfer office in the Veitingergasse/Jagdschlossgasse area and pedestrian underpasses in the same place. Another important point in the discussion is the planned tree plantings on private ground, as there is a lack of available public areas. The ÖBB has promised to cover the costs. The tree plantings are to take place up to 1,000 meters from the route in order to burden the residents as little as possible.

tree plantings and criticism

But the "connecting railway better" initiative criticizes that the quantities of trees to be felled were not recorded. In order to create transparency, information and documents for plantations on the ÖBB website are to be provided by the end of June. These tree planting actions are important in order to alleviate the effects of construction work on nature and to compensate for the loss of the trees.

The entire project aims to make the connecting railway as part of the inner-city express rail network more attractive, as the ÖBB also explains. The planned west-east connection with the S80 is to run from Vienna Hütteldorf to Vienna Meidling to the Seestadt Aspern. The new route offers numerous connections to the five subway lines in Vienna, which facilitates access to the city center.

improved mobility for Vienna

The attracting of the connecting railway will also significantly improve the possibilities for cyclists. With a total of 400 covered bicycle parking spaces at new stops, switching to public transport is facilitated. This supports the initiative to reduce waiting times at the level crossings. At the moment, the barriers are closed on average 15 to 20 minutes per hour, which could increase drastically to 15 minutes if the S-Bahn clock is compressed. The creation of barrier -free crossing options is therefore a central goal of the project.