Dirty stop on Pilgramgasse: When will it be cleaned?

Dirty stop on Pilgramgasse: When will it be cleaned?

The bus stop at Pilgramgasse in Vienna is causing great dissatisfaction among passengers. Loud meinkreis.at The station is very dirty and looks anything but inviting. While thousands of people use the subway exits in this area every day, the cleanliness of the station falls by the wayside.

The problems at the stop are diverse. The back wall is covered in tags and has an unkempt gray tone. The glass side walls are by no means in better condition and have been decorated with graffiti. Not only does dirt and garbage collect in the bus shelters, the floor is also expensively contaminated with cigarette butts, reports wienerlinien.at.

A transport hub in the planning stage

Pilgramgasse is also the focus of a comprehensive redesign. According to Wiener Linien's plans, a modern transport hub is to be built here. The new U2xU4 station, located on the border between Margareten and Mariahilf, will be upgraded with a spacious new station building under the existing U4 line. Access to the station is via escalators and several elevators, which significantly improves accessibility for passengers.

The plans also include blocking the station entrances on Hofmühlgasse and therechte Wienzeile, which makes connection to the existing network easier. Passengers can look forward to a shortened journey time: only about 2 minutes from the new station to the U2xU3 Neubaugasse and 3 minutes to Matzleinsdorfer Platz, like wienerlinien.at turns out.

Responsibility for cleanliness

Despite the upcoming changes, the question of cleanliness remains relevant. Gewista cleans the stop irregularly, which seems intolerable given the high user frequency. The condition of the temporary stop that was set up during the subway construction work makes it clear: quick action is required here. Wiener Linien has announced that it will work together with Gewista on a solution for regular cleaning.

As the city of Vienna itself reports, the public transport network is one of the densest in Europe, which underlines its efficiency and accessibility. A comparison by the ÖAMTC shows that Wiener Linien ranks third out of 23 major cities tested in Europe. The continuous expansion and modernization of the transport network suggests that the user experience on Pilgramgasse should also be significantly improved in the future.

Vienna has a comprehensive range of public transport options, including subways, trams and buses, all of which are available to the population on a daily basis. The passengers on Pilgramgasse now hope that cleanliness will also be improved. It remains to be seen how the situation will develop in the coming months as the transport hub becomes increasingly important.