▁target ▁for ▁Al lied ▁bomb ing ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁strateg ic ▁importance . ▁ ▁Operation ▁▁ ▁Up ▁to ▁today , ▁the ▁Sal zburg - Ty rol ▁Railway ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁east – west ▁railway ▁link ▁to ▁Ty rol ▁that ▁runs ▁entirely ▁on ▁Aust rian ▁territory . ▁The ▁fact ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁parallel ▁motor way ▁link ▁on ▁national ▁territory ▁gave ▁the ▁line ▁great ▁importance , ▁especially ▁before ▁Austria ' s ▁acc ession ▁to ▁the ▁EU ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁However , ▁its ▁significance ▁is ▁increasing ly ▁on ▁the ▁w ane , ▁partly ▁because ▁it ▁has ▁the ▁characteristics ▁of ▁an ▁Al pine ▁railway ▁with ▁ste ep ▁hills ▁and ▁tight ▁curves , ▁hence ▁high - speed ▁rail ▁transport ▁is ▁not ▁possible . ▁Aust rian ▁east - west ▁trains ▁therefore ▁usually ▁use ▁the ▁route ▁from ▁Sal zburg ▁via ▁Rosen heim ▁station ▁in ▁Germany ▁to ▁In ns b ruck , ▁trans iting ▁the ▁Deutsch es ▁E ck ▁link . ▁ ▁The ▁line ▁is ▁important , ▁though , ▁especially ▁for ▁regional ▁services , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁conne x ion ▁from ▁In ns b ruck ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁capit als ▁K lagen furt ▁and ▁Gra z ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁from ▁Sal zburg ▁to ▁Gra z ▁( via ▁the ▁En ns ▁Valley ▁Railway ). ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁only ▁Aust rian ▁coach ▁transport ▁service ▁from ▁North ▁Ty rol ▁to ▁L ien z ▁in ▁East ▁Ty rol ▁leaves ▁from ▁K itz bü hel ▁station ▁on ▁the ▁Sal zburg - Ty rol ▁Railway .