After 14 kilometers and 3.5 years of tunneling, ‘Serena’, a 300-meter Tunnel Boring Machine, reached the Brenner Pass under the Alps. In May 2018, the machine started its work on an exploratory tunnel, going from...Read more
Austrian railway manager ÖBB infrastructure will benefit from an additional 700 million euros over 6 years compared to the previous year. The goal is to improve the flow of rail traffic and increase capacity on...Read more
From a sustainability point of view, the Austrian transport company ÖBB wants as many people as possible to use public transport. To this end, it introduced the so-called Klimaticket, which allows you to travel on...Read more
The European night train network is further expanding with the launch of two new connections from December. Passengers can now book the sleeper train Vienna–Munich–Paris. Together, Deutsche Bahn, ÖBB and SNCF will run this connection...Read more
The Translate4Rail project has reached a milestone on the border between Italy and Austria. Last month, drivers and dispatchers from both countries have tested a prototype translation system in a practical trial.Read more
Austrian Railways ÖBB has ordered 20 extra night trains from Siemens Mobility to expand its Nightjet fleet. They are part of the next-generation ÖBB Nightjets, of which 33 will be in service by 2025 between various...Read more
The flooding in western Europe leaves behind major damage on railways. Large clean-up and restoration efforts are in progress, in this article an overview. Several lines in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria and towards the...Read more
ÖBB Infrastructure is renewing its fleet with low-emission maintenance vehicles from Plasser & Theurer. 50 modern 4-axle electric tower cars and track wagons are being procured. The first vehicles will be deployed in 2023 on...Read more
Austrian railway infrastructure manager ÖBB will further improve the track between Vienna and Slovakia’s capital Bratislava. The entire stretch will be electrified and expanded to double track. This will shorten the travel time between the...Read more
The first Nightjet train from Vienna to Amsterdam and Brussels arrived on Tuesday morning. Operator ÖBB planned to start the new connection in December, but this was delayed due to the pandemic. With the night...Read more
Deutsche Bahn has completed its planning for the 2021 summer timetable. From the beginning of July, DB will start numerous additional connections to popular holiday regions in Germany and Austria. More than 330 ICE trains...Read more
The ÖBB Nightjet train service abroad will be started up again on May 24 after a pause because of the coronavirus. The regular daytime trains to and from Germany, Italy and Czech Republic will also...Read more
A number of interest groups and FlixBus have filed a case to challenge a license and subsidy to Dutch Railways NS for operating a night train connection to Austria. According to them, the decision of...Read more
The European Commission has imposed fines of more than 48 million this Tuesday because Deutsche Bahn, NMBS and ÖBB have formed a cartel. Between 2008 and 2014, the companies made mutual agreements about who would...Read more
The route for the new German-Austrian railway line from the north to the Brenner Base Tunnel (currently under construction) has been decided. Of the five possible routes, the so-called ‘purple variant’, which consists of around...Read more
