Salzburg drops S-LINK despite court ruling against referendum

The state relies on the 53.3% no vote at the time and no longer pursues S-LINK; the article gives no project cost. The association Die Rote Elektrische demands instead that the Stadtbahn Salzburg project company resume its work

The Constitutional Court (VfGH) declared the Salzburg state government's order for the 10 November 2024 referendum on extending the local railway to Hallein (S-LINK) unlawful in rulings dated 9 December 2025 because the question was unclear; 53.3% had voted no at the time. The state of Salzburg nevertheless wants no new vote and will not pursue the project, according to deputy governor Stefan Schnöll. The association Die Rote Elektrische considers the referendum not legally binding and demands that the Stadtbahn Salzburg project company resume its work (LOK Report, 9 Jan 2026).