The route to the platform changes

The opening release reported platforms extended to 220 metres and raised to a uniform height of 55 centimetres. It described the lifts and guidance systems as supporting independent access to the platforms. Shelters were lengthened from 25 to 70 metres, with photovoltaic panels on their roofs. Waiting areas, passenger information and lighting were also renewed. These are reported construction features; the announcement did not provide an independent passenger assessment of how every train and platform combination works in daily service. [1]

Accessibility preceded the ceremony

The ceremonial opening was not the first day the new accessible routes could be used. In a release dated 2 January 2026, ÖBB said that the accessibility work had been completed at the end of 2025, following construction that began in September 2024. Work on the forecourt was still to follow. Keeping these stages separate explains why passengers could encounter a functioning new platform route while other parts of the station surroundings remained a building site.

A project shared with the municipality

Wolfurt’s own announcement of 2 May 2024 had already identified three lifts and a renewed underpass as central elements of the project. It linked these changes to access for passengers with reduced mobility, people with pushchairs and travellers carrying heavy luggage. The municipality also warned of diversions, noise and dust during construction and announced information about the works. The completed project therefore followed a public planning process in which access arrangements during building work were part of the passenger information. At the opening, mayor Angelika Moosbrugger said Wolfurt had waited many years for the renewed station and connected it to everyday mobility in the Hohe Brücke business area. [3][1]

Connecting the station to its surroundings

At the September opening, ÖBB also reported 244 bicycle spaces, including 68 lockable boxes, and a new car park with 16 spaces. These changes concern the connections between the station and other ways of travelling. The underpass additionally received an artwork by Marbod Fritsch based on contributions from 118 local residents. The station’s accessibility improvements sit within this wider redesign of a daily interchange. Their practical value lies in the complete route from the surrounding streets to the platform and the train.