More than 12,000 commuters use Upper Austria’s buses every day. Transport Association (OÖVV) to Linz. With a share of 40 percent, employees from the Mühlviertel make up the largest proportion of commuters to Linz. It is not for nothing that the routes from the Mühlviertel are among the busiest bus routes in all of Upper Austria. The transport association will further strengthen these connections in the coming weeks. Additional offers are to come into effect in two stages following the semester break and immediately following Easter.
The extensions primarily affect the connections from Rohrbach-Berg, Bad Leonfelden, Gallneukirchen, Hagenberg, Freistadt and Königswiesen to the state capital. In total, the timetable offer will be expanded by 300,000 bus kilometers per year, said Infrastructure and Mobility Councilor Günther Steinkellner (FP) and the Managing Director of the Upper Austrian Transport Association, Herbert Kubasta, in a broadcast at the weekend. This will continue to drive the consistent expansion of public transport in Upper Austria. “Since 2018, more state budget funds have flowed into public transport than into road construction. In doing so, we are sending a clear signal in the direction of the mobility turnaround, without neglecting the implementation of important road construction projects,” says Steinkellner.
The fact that the current expansion is concentrated on the districts of Freistadt, Urfahr-Umwelt and Rohrbach has to do with the fact that – as reported in the OÖN in November – a complete new tender for the entire line bundle is imminent in the Perg district for 2024 anyway. This is currently being prepared.
After the regional bus service had already achieved record passenger numbers last year, those responsible for the transport association expect a further increase from March: From then on, the Upper Austria climate ticket, which is significantly cheaper than the currently applicable tariffs, will be available once more.
In view of the staff shortages that are also rampant among bus companies, serving these increases with additional offers is tantamount to a feat of strength, says OÖVV Managing Director Herbert Kubasta: “In order for us to be able to implement these improvements, we not only need the appropriate financial resources, but also transport companies, who can implement these service expansions.” That this solidarity with the transport companies was successful is not a matter of course in times like these.
Due to the closure of the Linz Dornach junction, lines 310, 311 and 312 will no longer serve the Linz Altenberger Straße B125 and Linz Steg stops. Please use the Linz Linke Brückenstraße bus stop as a replacement and find out regarding the changed bus connections. With routes 310/925 and 311/932, two new connections will be offered from Freistadt to Linz (6.35 a.m.) and from Linz to Freistadt (7.45 a.m.). The timetable on lines 310, 311 and 312 has been expanded to include new bus connections:
09.35 a.m. Freistadt – Linz (Line 312)
12.15 p.m. Linz – Freistadt (line 310)
1.10 p.m. Freistadt – Linz (Line 310)
2.15 p.m. Linz – Freistadt (Line 310)
3.52 p.m. Freistadt – Hagenberg – Linz (line 311)
5.33 p.m. Linz – Freistadt (line 311)
9.05 p.m. Götschka – Linz (line 311)
9:00 p.m. Linz – Götschka (Line 311)
10.00 p.m. Linz – Götschka (line 311)
3.36 p.m. Hagenberg Agricultural Education Center – Linz (line 311)
7.45 a.m. Gallneukirchen – Linz via Pfarrfeld (312)
Saturday connection 07.10 a.m. Linz – Gallneukirchen (line 312)
Saturday connection 07.15 a.m. Gallneukirchen – Linz (line 312)
The departure times and the travel time profile will be adjusted on the three lines. With course 119 of line 310 (new departure time 09.10 a.m.!!) the service from Neumarkt is no longer available. Course 923 of line 310 will be replaced by the new course 312/937 via Gallneukirchen.
In the case of routes 102 and 104 on line 311, the Linz Hessenplatz stop will not be served.
In the case of courses 106 and 108 of line 311, the stops in the Hagenberg municipal area are served “only for getting off”.
For routes 136, 138, 135 and 137 of route 311, the bus is routed over the Nibelungen Bridge instead of the JKU.
Courses 109 and 111 of line 311 will be extended back to Freistadt Böhmertor.
Course 118 of line 312 is now running via Gallneukirchen Pfarrfeld with a changed travel time profile and stopping pattern.
With course 144 of line 312, the operation of the Mittertreffling Ort/B125 stop is no longer required due to a lack of demand. Replacement by line 316.
Route 101 of route 312 does not use the route via Mittertreffling.
For routes 103-115 of line 312, the travel time profile in the Gallneukirchen – Linz section will be standardized.
Course 117 of line 312 will be replaced by the new course 933.
Course 119 of line 312 will be extended back to the Radingdorf industrial area. On lines 312 and 310, the Freistadt P+R Süd stop will be served regularly as part of the construction of the new industrial park, and there will be no need to stop.
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Due to the closure of the Linz Dornach junction, the Linz Altenberger Straße (B125) and Linz Steg stops will no longer be served on routes to Linz.
New bus connections will be added to the offer:
1:40 p.m. Linz JKU – Alberndorf
Saturday connection 7.45 a.m. Gallneukirchen – Linz
Saturday connection 4.35 p.m. Linz – Gallneukirchen
On Saturdays there are 4 new bus connections in each direction between Linz and Pröselsdorf
Travel times between Spattendorf and Rinzendorf will be reduced on all routes towards Alberndorf.
Course 106 will be set 30 minutes later and will now depart Linz Hbf at 9:35 a.m.
Course 136 at 6:38 p.m. from Gallneukirchen to Alberndorf is canceled due to lack of demand.
For all routes towards Linz, the travel time profile between Schweinbach B125/Abzw. Place and Linz Altenberger Strasse.
Courses 113 and 115 are set 30 minutes later. New departure times: 8:27 a.m. and 10:27 a.m. in Alberndorf.
There will be minor changes to the departure times and travel time profile on all routes 315 and 316.
With course 157, a new early course from Gallneukirchen to Linz will be offered at 4.50 a.m. on route 315.
At 5:40 a.m., a new morning service on route 315 runs from Linz to Gallneukirchen.
With route 158 of route 315, a new route from Linz to Gallneukirchen will be added at 9:10 a.m.
With the courses 132, 125 and 134 of route 316 as well as course 160 of route 315, 4 new courses are offered:
9:21 a.m. Pregarten train station – Hagenberg agricultural training center
9.30 a.m. Hagenberg Agricultural Education Center – Gallneukirchen
10.10 a.m. Linz – Gallneukirchen
11.00 Uhr Gallneukirchen – Hagenberg
Courses 116, 120 and 124 of route 315 will be extended back to Linz Hbf.
Course 109 of route 315 is cancelled.
Route 104 of line 315 is now also connected to Pregarten on school-free workdays.
Course 130 of route 316 now runs from Monday to Friday, if working days, the route will be changed via Pregarten Schulzentrum.
Courses 116, 124 and 111 of route 315 now operate from Monday to Friday if it is a working day.
With course 101 of line 316, the Pregarten Schulzentrum stop is not served. The departure of the course is set to 06.43 later.
Course 103 runs Monday through Friday if weekday. The service at the Pregarten Schulzentrum bus stop will no longer be available and the course will depart later at 7:43 a.m.
With course 123 at 8.30 a.m., a new course will be offered on route 316 from Hagenberg Agrarbildungszentrum to Gallneukirchen (and on to Linz, route 315).
With routes 159, 161 and 163 at 8.55 a.m., 9.55 a.m. and 10.55 a.m., 3 new routes from Gallneukirchen to Linz will be included in the timetable.
Courses 121 and 125 of line 315 will be (re)extended to Linz Hbf.
Course 125 now runs from Monday to Friday if working days.
Courses 105 and 133 will run from Monday to Friday from March 26, 2023 if it is a working day.
Due to the seasoning of courses 907 and 908, courses 107 and 108 of line 315 are no longer available.
Course 104 at 12.35 p.m. from Gallneukirchen to Riedegg is canceled due to lack of demand.
Course 108 starts at 2:27 p.m. in Gallneukirchen Schule, the Gallneukirchen Marktplatz stop is no longer available.
The stops Mittertreffling Ort/B125, Innertreffling Am Teich, Holzwiesen b. Gallneukirchen, Unterweitersdorf fire brigade and Radingdorf commercial area are no longer served by line 319 due to lack of demand.
All alternating shift routes in the direction of Windhaag will be extended back from Linz voestalpine/bus terminal.
To relieve line 329, course 101 serves the Grünbach b.Fr. stop. Market square, Grünbach b. Mrs. Schlag, Grünbach b. Fr. B38/Asp. Place and Freistadt Graben. New departure time in Grünbach b.Fr. Market place at 04.03. Course 104 will return to the Grünbach b. Fr. Marketplace extended.
In the direction of Windhaag near Freistadt, the stops from Freistadt Böhmertor are only served for getting off.
Travel times will be reduced or the travel time in the Rainbach area and in the village of Leopoldschlag will be adjusted on all routes.
Courses 114, 116 (5:45 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. from Freistadt), 117 and 119 (5:14 p.m. and 6:14 p.m. from Windhaag) will be (back) extended to Mairspindt near Windhaag. New departure times in Mairspindt: 5:11 p.m. and 6:11 p.m.
Due to the closure of the Linz Dornach junction, service at the Linz stops is temporarily suspended on all routes of lines 340 and 341
Altenberger Strasse (B125) and Linz Steg. Please use the Linz Linke Brückenstraße bus stop as a replacement and find out regarding the changed bus connections.
For route 103 of line 342 (06:51 Königswiesen – Perg), the new Königswiesen Neue Heimat Nord stop will be included in the timetable.
The Königswiesen Lindner stop is renamed Königswiesen Neue Heimat Süd.
With course 133, a new on-demand course from Pregarten train station to Hagenberg agricultural training center will be offered at 7.43 a.m.
For course 101 (5:55 a.m. from St. Leonhard), the route changes due to the closure of the Dornach junction and the Linz Altenberger Straße stop is no longer served. The travel time will be adjusted.
All rotating shift courses in the direction of Weitersfelden will be extended back to Linz voestalpine/bus terminal. New departure times: 05:41, 13:41 and 21:41.
On school days additional early connection Neufelden 06:32 – Linz
On workdays, additional express route Linz 12:16 – Rohrbach as well as express followingnoon connection Rohrbach 16:25 – Linz
Frequency increases also on holidays and on Saturdays
Frequency increase on line 270: thus continuous half-hourly service between Linz and Bad Leonfelden even during the day
Reinforcement of the shift bus connection Linz Chemiepark (approx. 16:05) – Linz Hafen – Bad Leonfelden – Haslach.
