2023-07-17 14:25:50
An SN cartoon shows the men from the S-Link looking for a route from Salzburg to Hallein. This should lead through the house of a neighbor. The family is surprised and appalled. A very funny situation is presented, which made me smile as the person affected. Unfortunately, the drawing hits the nail on the head in many ways.
On the one hand, those responsible for S-Link seem to have no idea where they can now build their regional train in the direction of Hallein. On the other hand, the residents are left completely in the dark as to whether they are affected by the construction project. Once the route has been planned, it will be too late for the residents to successfully represent their interests.
I live with my family in Neualm. This settlement was co-founded by my great-grandfather. He was master brewer and works council at the Kaltenhausen brewery. In this function he campaigned in the 1930s to ensure that their workers could buy building land close to the company. A workers’ settlement was then built in the area. At that time, the brewery had also built the operating track with a connection to the railway.
The railway system was subsequently also used by other factories, e.g. B. Solvay, Binderholz. For almost 20 years, the tracks have only been used sporadically and are in a deep slumber. A demolition has often been discussed. The track system would have to be widened at least twelve meters for the S-Link. Many residents could then literally spit on the wagons from their bedroom window. Or to put it another way, we would then no longer be woken up by the gentle singing of birds, but by the regional train rattling past every quarter of an hour.
I think the opponents of the S-Link have justified fears, because the route is being planned in a densely populated area. It can’t be that the quality of life of hundreds of citizens in Neualm alone deteriorates massively every day under the premise of environmental protection and the improvement of regional transport.
It seems to me that the main focus is on the transport connection of urban residential areas at the expense of the small settlement areas, which are literally left behind.
In addition, there is already a public connection from the greater Hallein area to Salzburg. There is the S-Bahn and ÖBB buses. The Salzach Valley is relatively narrow and densely populated and cannot be built on at will. There are quite a number of ways to get from Salzburg to Hallein by train, motorway, two main roads and some cycle paths.
Mag. Silvia Bergauer, 5400 Neualm/Hallein
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