At the nationwide "Rail Day" on Saturday at the Murnau train station, several politicians called for significant improvements.
"We still have a lot of work ahead of us," summarized District Administrator Anton Speer (Free Voters).
Murnau
- Noises made by trains usually don't inspire enthusiasm.
But extraordinary circumstances sometimes bring out unusual feelings.
For example with Christian Scheuerer.
The non-partisan Ohlstadt town hall chief and spokesman for the district mayors was one of several speakers at the rally at Murnauer Bahnhof on Saturday.
"When driving there," he said, he was "glad to hear a train again."
The Pro Bahn Oberbayern district association and the Werdenfelsbahn action alliance wanted to use the nationwide "Rail Day" to set a signal for the future of the Werdenfelsbahn.
At 4 p.m. sharp, an announcement rang out over the station area.
A few people were milling around on this rainy Saturday afternoon.
But a cluster formed between taxi parking lots and ticket machines.
There: a microphone, a pedestal made of beverage crates, a banner with the inscription "More rail for the climate" and "Half-hourly!".
On Rail Day, numerous events related to railways and tracks took place nationwide.
On this day, "the entire industry will show what it's made of," according to the official website.
"Total failure during the Passion Play"
In Murnau, the day was used for a rally.
"But we don't want to complain about the current situation, but want to send a signal together with all political and social forces in the region and present the expectations for the expansion of the Werdenfelsbahn with concrete goals and deadlines," said Norbert Moy, Chairman of Pro Bahn Oberbayern. previously announced.
On site, the Weilheimer emphasized that "we need double-track sections, especially between Murnau and Uffing".
In 2030, more trains are to be on the rails, which in turn will require more underpasses and overpasses.
And he also looked at the route between Murnau and Oberammergau - "a tragedy in recent years", a "total failure at the time of the Passion Play".
For 30 years, the people in the district have been demanding better rail transport,
stressed Petra Daisenberger.
The spokeswoman for the local Greens group in Murnau and the surrounding area called for "a strengthening of the railways" and saw politicians as having a duty.
But “those in charge do not feel responsible and those in charge are not responsible”.
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Members of the state parliament are present: (from left) Florian Streibl, Harald Kühn and Andreas Krahl.
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The consequences of the train accident in Burgrain were discussed several times, including by Daisenberger, who criticized that the rail replacement service "doesn't deserve the name".
Murnau's Mayor Rolf Beuting (ÖDP/Bürgerforum) saw no "full-blown rail replacement service" on the Ammer Valley Railway either.
The head of the town hall spoke of “eternal defects” on the route, which should be closed for a year “perhaps once” for a comprehensive renovation.
The mayor also thought about reactivating the Hechendorf train station.
"In the future," he said, "it must be the case that the railways come to the citizens, not the citizens to the railways."
Christian Scheuerer was also busy with the substitute transport, which should have worked at the start of school last week.
As far as the half-hourly cycle was concerned, he remained cautious: "There, where it works".
For the spokesman for the mayor of the district, with a half-hourly service to Murnau and with moving trains from Murnau to Oberammergau or to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, both routes are currently at a standstill, “a great, great deal has been gained”.
The member of parliament Florian Streibl (free voters) meanwhile questioned the privatization of the railways.
His colleague Harald Kühn (CSU) warned not to disregard private transport, even if he himself only drives a car "if necessary, not out of passion".
Krahl's longing
The third member of the state parliament, Andreas Krahl (Greens), regarded the district as a symbol of a "messed-up transport policy".
If this does not come to an “immediate end”, there is no longer any need to worry about tourism.
He would like "nothing more than a half-hourly service", but first of all you have to be able to rely on the quality of the rail traffic.
"We need tremendous financial resources," emphasized Krahl.
And according to district administrator Anton Speer (free voters), punctuality is required in addition to half-hourly intervals.
"We still have a lot of work ahead of us."
His deputy Dr.
Michael Rapp (CSU) had the last word in the hour-long rally, and he used that to draw conclusions when he said: "You're not going away now, and everything is different".
But there was a common consensus and we talked to each other.
Pro-Bahn representative Moy should have left the rally with the certainty that the Ammergaubahn will not be forgotten.
He has that "impression" sometimes.
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the course has been set for the two-track expansion of Uffing-Murnau