Bus station moves next to railway station in Körmend2012. március 21.
The County of Vas witnessed the inauguration of its first intermodal node in Körmend on 15 February 2012. Improving the connection between different transport modes is one of the most efficient ways to enhance competitiveness in community transport.
The consortium of GYSEV Zrt. and Vasi Volán Zrt. won 105 million forints of subsidy from the funds of the New Széchenyi Plan. The 137 million forint project built a new bus station with 10 open-air and 13 covered rain-proof bus bays next to the railway station in a plot owned by the railway company. A monument like warehouse was turned into a resting facility for bus drivers and dispatchers. The building will also be used to sell Volán passes.
In recent years, the bus station of Körmend has served approximately fifty thousand lines and more than one million passengers. With a larger capacity, the new station will make changing vehicles simpler, faster and smoother. According to plans, the intermodal node will be further developed by establishing P+R, B+R parking lots and a new pedestrian overpass.
The project in Körmend is only part of a major one worth nearly 600 million forints, directly affecting 19 towns and villages (including Kőszeg, Sárvár, Szentgotthárd and Szombathely). This complex package involved the building and renovation of passenger pavilions and bus stops in Celldömölk and its micro region, and the preparation of an expert study for the planned regional transport association. The installation of passenger information and road surveillance systems on the vehicles and at the stops will soon bring the entire project to completion.
The development projects involving local and intercity bus transport and public railway services will have a beneficial impact upon the transport of Vas County as a whole. Passengers will be the primary beneficiaries of the harmonised operation of community transport service providers and of harmonised regional services. The increasingly attractive offer of services may also mitigate the burden on state budget by more economical operation and decreasing reliance on state funding as a result of increasing revenues.
The town of Körmend has received more than 7.5 billion forints of development funds since 2007, with nearly 30 new project support contracts signed in the value of approximately 3.8 billion forints since the new government took office. The New Széchenyi Plan built a local incubator house and embellished the downtown. During the past five years more than 105 transport development projects have received more than 170 billion forints of subsidy in West Transdanubia.
Source: Ministry of National Development