Deutsche Bahn wants to grace 100 train stations in Bavaria in an immediate programme, but Lohr train station is not among them. This was stated by Mayor Mario Paul during the city council meeting at the request of Dirk Rieb (CSU).
Deutsche Bahn recently announced a move towards greater comfort and accessibility at train stations. Among other things, it should be about beautifying facades, floor coverings and entrances, as well as additional benches and new lighting. Together with the Federal Ministry of Transport, around 2.7 million euros have been invested in improvements to around 100 stations in Bavaria.
The conditions have been criticized for years
Dividing 2.7 million by 100 gives a total of 27,000 euros per seat. It goes without saying that no big hits are possible with this one. But at the Lohr train station they would be happy with small improvements. The conditions there have been criticized for years. They range from missing toilets to lack of accessibility.
After all, the station concourse is now open again. But much more likely won’t happen in the foreseeable future. Paul said in response to Rieb’s question that Deutsche Bahn did not ask about the 100 station schedule. Paul explained that Lohr is not part of the party saying the local station building has been in private ownership for years.
When will noise protection arrive?
It is also unclear when another project of Deutsche Bahn in the Lohr area will come into effect: the installation of noise protection along railway tracks. Torsten Ruf (ÖDP) wanted to know whether the town hall knew when the “noise abatement” that had been discussed for years would arrive in Lohr.
Paul explained that it was “a long time ago” that the railways gave information about the city council, probably in 2016. Since then, nothing has been heard from the railways. Paul recalled that the statement at the time was that they wanted to start work on noise protection from Würzburg in the direction of Aschaffenburg.
In the Retzbach/Zellingen area, noise protection works are currently underway along the tracks. According to the mayor, planning for the Gemünden area is underway. When it comes to deciding when to continue in the direction of Lohr, “the train sets the pace”. But the city could ask for more, concluded Paul.
