ÖBB signs off on new rail tunnelling works on Brenner Base Tunnel approach
ÖBB-Infrastruktur green lit plans for the construction of 2.6-kilometres worth of shafts and tunnels on the new Unterinntal line last week. The railway also serves to upgrade the northern approach to the Brenner Base Tunnel....Read more
The progress of the Brenner Base Tunnel connecting Austria and Italy
With a length of 64 kilometres, including the bypass of Innsbruck, the Brenner Base Tunnel will be the longest underground railway connection in the world. With construction works hitting important milestones, this is a good...Read more
ÖBB announces almost 3.4 billion euros in fresh rail investments
ÖBB has started 2023 with a bang in announcing combined railway infrastructure investments of 3.38 billion euros in the various Austrian states. The eastern part of the country and the federal state of Styria will...Read more
ÖBB experiments with the use of ‘climate concrete’
ÖBB has carried out a pilot project for the use of ‘climate concrete’ during construction works on the train station in Bregenz, the company said on Monday. The project involved five technical partners and marked...Read more
ÖBB completes major electrification and modernisation projects
ÖBB has wrapped up its “largest electrification project in recent years” with the overhaul the Marchegger Ostbahn. The project completed on Thursday enables the introduction of the low-floor Cityjet rolling stock. Elsewhere in Austria, the...Read more
Work on Austria’s Koralm line enters final phase
By the end of next year, ÖBB aims to inaugurate the Koralm line, a new route between Klagenfurt and St. Paul im Lavanttal. With the work now in its final phase, the emphasis will shift...Read more
ÖBB rail operations in Austria suspended due to strike action
All ÖBB traffic in Austria was suspended for the entirety of Monday 28 November following a failure to reach an agreement with railway union KV.Read more
ÖBB begins Arlberg rockfall protection work
Austrian national rail operator ÖBB is to carry out rockfall protection work on the Arlberg west ramp in the Bings region. Subsidiary ÖBB-Infrastruktur has begun important preparatory work in the area this month and expects...Read more
ÖBB begins using world’s first wind turbine purely for traction current
In Lower Austria, ÖBB has put the world’s first wind turbine that is solely used for traction current into operation. With a tip height of 200 metres and a rotor diameter of 112 metres, the...Read more
ÖBB introduced novel railway bridge support structure
ÖBB has for the first time installed a pre-fabricated railway bridge support structure with much thinner and lighter concrete walls than usual. The solution was tested by the the Vienna University of Technology, a partner...Read more
ÖBB presents night train strategy following record summer
ÖBB has laid out its strategy for the coming year. At the presentation of its new time table on Thursday, ÖBB CEO Andreas Matthä said the operator wants its facilitate customers travelling farther, more often...Read more
Drop in railway accidents does not stop ÖBB from launching new safety campaign
Despite a steady drop in the number of railway accidents and fatalities in Austria over the past decade, ÖBB is embarking on a new safety campaign aimed at school-going children, adolescents and young adults on...Read more
ÖBB increases use of solar energy in western Austria
ÖBB is working to install more solar panels in the states of Vorarlberg and Tyrol, with new installations planned on such buildings as train stations, track construction halls and terminal buildings.Read more