Rockfall in Wachau

Public transport drivers are confused due to road closure

Both the roadway and the Danube cycle path are currently blocked.(Bild: NÖ Straßendienst)

The right bank of the Danube near Aggsbach-Dorf in the district of Melk can also be visited by bus. A special timetable until June 28th provides a remedy.

More than 13,000 cubic meters of rock fell onto the B33 in Aggsbach-Dorf in the district of Melk at the beginning of June. To enable cyclists and pedestrians to circumnavigate the closed section, a ferry service is to be implemented by the start of the vacations - as reported by the "Krone" newspaper. In any case, it is clear that the clean-up work will take some time.

Special timetable until June 28
There was also confusion among bus users on the affected route. The fact is: the buses are running, but there is still a special timetable on the regional bus route 720 until Friday, June 28.

Route divided
This route will be split until then. A 12-metre bus will run between the train station stops in Krems and Melk - albeit via a detour through the Dunkelsteinerwald forest. The stations Hundsheim near Mautern-Ort to Aggstein-Süd are not served here. A second bus will attempt to serve the omitted stops as best as possible.

According to Verkehrsverbund Ostregion, the initial focus would have been on school transport. How the line will operate on school-free days is still being worked out.

You can find the special timetable here: VOR special timetable line 720
Further information: www.vor.at or VOR AnachB App