Deutsches Eck (transport link)
Deutsches Eck refers to the shorter and cheaper transport road and rail links between the metropolitan area of the city of Salzburg ( and in consequence the eastern part of Austria ) and western Austria over German territory. In this case, perform a railway and a motorway link in the Tyrolean lowlands, which are called Great German Corner, and a federal road in the Pinzgau region of Salzburg, the little German Eck.
About exclusively Austrian territory, however, result only much longer track or federal road links. A continuous intra- Austrian motorway link between the provinces of Salzburg and Tyrol, there is not.
Geography
The Little German Eck joins the Salzburg Flachgau with the Pinzgau. The route runs from east to west, starting from the state road border crossing Walser mountain ( also Little Walser mountain called ) west of Salzburg on the German B 21 past Bad Reichenhall and along the Saalachtal by Schneizlreuth to the German- Austrian border on Steinpass in toads. In general, the further course is to Lofer also expected on the Austrian B 178 to the route of the small German gon. As an alternative starting point and the motorway border crossing at Walser mountain ( a few hundred meters from the main road and also called Great Walser mountain ) can be seen. From there, the route on the A 8 leads to the first connection point Piding and continue on the B 20 to Bad Reichenhall, where it onto the B 21.
The Great German Eck leads the railroad on the intercity routes Salzburg Rosenheim Rosenheim and Kufstein in Tyrol. The traffic goes from Walser mountain on the German motorways A 8 and (from Rosenheim) A 93 up to the border crossing between Kiefersfelden and Kufstein in Tyrol. From the border, the Inn valley motorway ( A 12) is traversed.
These two compounds are significantly shorter than the federal road connection through the Pass Lueg, the Pongau and Zell am See, which runs exclusively on Austrian territory by driving time and driving distance. For example, the distance Salzburg - Lofer under navigation of the little German Eck approximately 43 km (of which about 23 km in Germany ), while the purely intra- Austrian distance is about 108 km.
Since 1993 form in the German Corner of agglomeration of Salzburg, Berchtesgaden and the district of Traunstein the Euregio Salzburg - Berchtesgaden - Traunstein, with approximately 700,000 inhabitants.
Border clearance
1957 Transport Agreement concluded between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Austria, which should facilitate the still cumbersome border traffic. This eliminated the current going through the Pongau and the much shorter road link through the Berchtesgaden area could be used from Austria.
The agreement also special rules for border clearance were agreed. During transit accelerated road border clearance were decided. The transit route had to be passed in a given time; carried goods have been sealed to prevent smuggling. Railway trains were run as a corridor trains that did not stop the transit route. The entry or exit in Germany was not allowed. Since Austria's accession to the Schengen Agreement on 1 January 1997 and the associated free passage of this measure is primarily used to save time, trains continue without stop through Germany, embarking or disembarking is therefore still not possible.
Traffic Tech features
The Austrian Federal Railways who use the rail network of the Deutsche Bahn AG, having to pay user fees. Therefore, the ÖBB be a part of the delay insensitive traffic, especially freight and passenger - night trains over the longer haul Austria (Salzburg -Tiroler -Bahn ) run. For the corridor trains in 1982 in Rosenheim, a compound called Rosenheim loop built, which makes the retraction superfluous in the train station and the local contact of the trains.
A special regulation in the German road traffic regulations created for the main road. Because studded tires are prohibited for cars in Germany, with the following exception for the small German Corner to facilitate the Austrian transit traffic.