The Rail Control Commission announced that ÖBB-Personenverkehr AG has withdrawn its application for an examination of the economic balance of its traffic. This ends the proceedings before the Commission and the Westbahn can make trips to Innsbruck with the timetable change on December 11th.
One was originally of the opinion that the application had to be submitted for legal reasons, an ÖBB spokesman told the “Salzburger Nachrichten”: “We wanted to be on the safe side”. However, an examination by lawyers showed that this was not necessary, which is why the application to the rail control was withdrawn. “We see every offer that brings more public transport positively,” said the spokesman.
According to media reports, Westbahn is planning three trips per day in each direction, stops are planned in Kufstein and Wörgl after the stop in Salzburg. The exact departure times will be announced in mid-September. Then the ticket booking is activated.
Regarding ticket recognition, talks are currently being held with the Verkehrsverbund Tirol (VVT), says Ines Volpert, press spokeswoman for Westbahn, to ORF Tirol. There is currently no concrete information as to whether the VVT tickets will also be valid on Westbahn trains.
Source: Nachrichten
