three key messages to Mühlkreisbahn remain the Mühlkreisbahn have a full track and throughout the length No gauging on narrow gauge (high costs without benefits)
Linz tram has the world's exotic gauge of 900 mm - each vehicle is a prototype; The body is narrower by at least 50 cm than a conventional wagon
For the same length, only 60% seats (ÖBB Desiro: 118 / linz lines Cityrunner: 68)
maintain endpoint landscape makes (the gateway to the Bohemian Forest, tourist networking - Interreg Danube and Moldova), ÖBB has section Rohrbach - Aigen -Schlägl 2010 restored
accelerated modernization of the Mühlkreisbahn and must be integrated into the train station Linz expansion with a reasonable use of resources with the aim of driving time to
Linz shorten - landscape makes about 75 min / Linz - Rohrbach about 60-65 min
Immediate removal of speed restrictions rd. 2.5 to 3 million € (Commitment Confederation)
upgrading of the line by 20 - 25 million € feasible (line installations and technical protection of railway crossings)
In addition, barrier-free development platforms, information systems, etc. about 10 million €
Multi-year expansion program requires approx. 6-8 million € pa (eg based on 5 years)
Instant record of planning for integration in Linz Hbf
The Mühlkreisbahn is an essential component of a Linz-speed rail system To cope with the daily transport needs of the central region Linz a functioning and in the region for reaching S - Bahn system, Upper Austria is the only Federal state in which there is currently no plans for an S - rail system is (even Carinthia is already being implemented), The Star-shaped feeding on Linz rail corridors can make sense of S - are combined rail lines;
The connection Mühlkreisbahnhof - Central station has a key role to , in stops within the city area is meaningful links shown with linz lines, outside of Linz are buses on the feeder and distribution function to and from bus stops (revision of the transport plan);
This results both inside and outside of Linz is a hierarchical proper traffic system in which the web, the main burden the transport sector is, thus the road is improved significantly.
NB the Mühlkreisbahn transported 1.825 million passengers in 2009 and still is one of the stärkstfrequentierten regional railways in Austria.
Summary: The region needs for the future of a modern and fast Mühlkreisbahn, both to address the daily commuter traffic and for smooth development of the tourist sites in Upper Austria. The web improves quality of life and helps protect the environment and to prevent noise, congestion and accidents. The Mühlkreisbahn a major component of a future rapid transit system in the Linz area. ZUGKUNFT Mühlkreisbahn