Major Operation in Wörgl: Evacuations and Train Suspension

The discovery of a 250-kilogram bomb from World War II near the train station in Tyrolean Wörgl (Kufstein district) led to a suspension of train traffic and evacuations of surrounding houses on Wednesday afternoon. The bomb was discovered around 1:40 PM during excavation work with a digger near the tracks, a police spokesperson told APA. Specialists from the bomb disposal service were on site, and the defusal was underway in the early evening.

Train Suspension and Evacuation Due to Bomb Discovery at Wörgl Train Station

How long train traffic at Wörgl station would be interrupted was currently not foreseeable, according to ÖBB. Spokesperson Christoph Gasser-Mair expected restrictions until the early evening when speaking to APA and simultaneously asked for understanding. After all, even if the "go" is given, not everything can be restarted at the push of a button.

While it was temporarily possible to continue traveling by train towards Innsbruck, the station was completely closed again in the late afternoon. The reason: the defusal work had begun. Shortly after the suspension was announced, a rail replacement service for long-distance and regional traffic was set up. Buses were organized for the routes between Wörgl and Kufstein in the Unterland as well as Wörgl and Hopfgarten in the Brixental.

Affected People Accommodated in Fire Station

According to current information, up to 400 people in the surrounding houses and streets were affected by the evacuations, said the deputy district police commander of Kufstein, Christoph Moser, to APA. However, not all affected individuals were likely at home at the time. The people brought to safety found accommodation at the Wörgl fire station.

Access Road to Inntal Motorway Initially Not Passable

The radius of the closures around the discovery site was doubled to 200 meters in the afternoon. Shortly before the start of the defusal, all persons who were outdoors within a radius of 400 meters from the discovery site were asked to leave the area.

Meanwhile, the access road to the Inntal motorway (A12) at Wörgl-Ost was also initially closed for safety reasons in the afternoon. However, traffic on the motorway itself was not affected.

(APA/Red)

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