With the European market increasingly opening up to private operators and with the comeback of night trains well underway, the availability of rolling stock has become a large obstacle, especially for open-access train operators. What...Read more
Tunnelling crews achieved the first breakthrough of the twin-tube Semmering base tunnel construction project in Austria on Friday. The hole-through moment came some seven years after the start of construction.Read more
Czech Railways ČD and the Austrian ÖBB boycotted RegioJet to keep the operator from access to used rolling stock between 2012 and 2016, the European Commission says in a preliminary statement to the companies.Read more
On Thursday, railway companies worldwide called attention to level crossing safety in light of the international level crossing awareness day (ILCAD). The annual conference, spearheaded by the International Union of Railways (UIC), was held in...Read more
ÖBB on Wednesday commenced with the expansion of the so-called Ostbahn from Vienna to the border with Slovakia. The line will be upgraded to a double-track one, while stations along the route will receive an...Read more
With the structural work on the Carinthian side finished, the shell of the Koralm Tunnel is now successfully completed, ÖBB announced this week. The 33 kilometre long tunnel is part of the new double-track, electrified,...Read more
Austrian railway company ÖBB has officially withdrawn from the joint venture responsible for the broad gauge extension from Kosice in Slovakia to Austrian capital Vienna. It has offered its shares for sale to its Russian,...Read more
The previous Dutch cabinet spent millions in 2019 in subsidies for Dutch Railways (NS) to do its part in the Nightjet from Amsterdam to Vienna. It even changed the rules of the concession, which now...Read more
ÖBB is targeting single-track operations on Wednesday on the double-track Pottendorf line, where on Monday afternoon a Raaberbahn-operated train derailment happened that left one dead and 12 injured. The company hopes to partially resume services...Read more
A train derailment in the Austrian municipality of Münchendorf near Vienna has resulted in one fatality and 12 injuries, ÖBB and several media outlets reported on Monday.Read more
ÖBB has submitted al the necessary documents for the environmental impact assessment of the upgrade works along the northern leg of the so-called northern railway, the company announced on Wednesday.Read more
ÖBB aims to invest around 1 billion euros through 2030 in renewable energy such wind, solar and water in a bid to generate an additional 280 GWh, the company announced last Friday at the presentation...Read more
ÖBB has entered the planning stage for the expansion of the Phyrn line, a railway connection between Linz and Selzthal. The railway will be expanded to two lines at various sections, and the financial resources...Read more
Vienna’s lightrail system, also known as the S-Bahn, will be revamped in the coming ten years. The emphasis will be on digitalisation and upgraded infrastructure, which should facilitate the use of longer trains at shorter...Read more
Stadler has received an order for 41 new KISS-type double decker multiple units from ÖBB to the tune of some 600 million euros. The first trains are expected to enter service in 2026.Read more
