LH Mikl-Leitner on the “Christmas miracle” on the ÖBB West route

The ‘new’ western route has not been accessible since mid-September due to the flood disaster. This resulted in numerous train cancellations, delays and, above all, significantly longer travel times for many commuters in Lower Austria. According to ÖBB, normal operations will resume on the western route on December 15th.

“It’s good that normal operations will resume on the western route from December 15th. “This is a very important message, especially shortly before the intensive Christmas travel,” says State Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner. “Commuters have been forced to switch to their cars in the past few weeks or to spend significantly more time on the train than they would have liked,” said Mikl-Leitner, who “thanked all ÖBB employees who were responsible for the flood relief.” have repaired the damage.”

At the same time, the state governor emphasized: “After many weeks of emergency on the western route, commuters are now rightly expecting that the announced Christmas miracle will come true and that the ÖBB will function reliably and on time again.”