Construction of key Brenner Tunnel access route due to start this year
The Trento bypass, a key piece of infrastructure that will offer access to the Brenner Base Tunnel on the Italian side, has been green lit for construction. Work will begin later this year, Italian infrastructure...Read more
Czech Gepard Express wins tender Brno – Vienna service over RegioJet
Offering a lower price and shorter travel time, operator Gepard Express has won the tender for the direct rail connection between Brno and Vienna International Airport in favour of current operator RegioJet. Operations will start...Read more
Austria and Czech Republic join forces to bring ‘Emperor Franz Josephs railway’ into the 21st century
Named after Emperor Franz Joseph I of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the ‘Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Bahn’ is a railway that connects the Austrian capital Vienna to Prague in Czech Republic. Its first section went into operation in 1868. Now,...Read more
ÖBB to give Vienna S-Bahn a major upgrade
With passenger numbers growing rapidly in the eastern region, the Austrian Ministry of Climate Protection and the City of Vienna are investing in the renewal of the S-Bahn Vienna main line. Indeed, some sections of...Read more
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