Limitless mobility: Tyrolean buses now in German timetables!

Limitless mobility: Tyrolean buses now in German timetables!

Oberallgäu, Deutschland - In the past few days, there has been a significant change in the area of ​​cross -border mobility in the Allgäu. The bus lines from Tyrol have recently been visible in the German timetable information systems. This is a real profit for commuters and travelers who can now easily access Austrian bus connections. It makes the planning of travel across the border much easier and more easily. According to Merkur and alternative bus connections taken into account.

This initiative was founded by a collaboration between the district of Oberallgäu and the Tyrol Transport Association, and is part of a project funded by the European Union. The basis is a mobility data press, which enables the simple exchange of timetable data across the borders. While train traffic has been easily integrated for a long time, bus traffic had remained a problem child for a long time. The integration of the Tyrolean bus lines now marks an important step in the right direction.

a long way to cross -border mobility

It is particularly striking that buses from the Tannheimer valley in Tyrol used to be visible in the German systems. This has now changed, thanks to months of work and intensive discussions between the actors involved. This shows once again: cross -border cooperation is feasible. Such an initiative could serve as a model for other European border regions to promote similar mobility projects.

After all, the need for better coordination in cross -border cooperation has become increasingly clear not only over the past few years, but also due to the challenges of pandemic. In particular, the discussions about rail traffic between Germany and France make it clear that cross-border mobility is essential for European integration, as is also the case on dgap

model for Europe

The actors from border regions should be given an important role in order to actively help shape national political decisions. The expansion of cross -border connections is intended to support initiatives such as the "European Cross Border Mechanism". Even if the focus is currently more on large infrastructure projects, such as the expansion of the rail network, the smaller but also important bus connections must not get out of view.

The integration of the timetable of the Austrian bus lines is only the beginning. In the future, further regions such as Vorarlberg and Salzburg could also be included in the system. However, the need to have a valid ID card when crossing international borders remains and is not disregarded by the passengers.