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June 23, 2026 | Financial

ÖBB adopts €19.5bn six-year investment plan

Railway funding maintained despite government spending cuts.

May 8, 2026 | Fleet

ÖBB unveils double-deck CityJet

109 commuter variants of the Stadler Kiss EMU ordered under a framework for 186.

March 25, 2026 | Infrastructure

MoU signed for Upper Austria rail network

Key focus will be on developing existing lines, including the Linz Regional Light Rail network.

March 6, 2026 | Technology

DAC undergoes extreme weather testing

Rail Cargo Group tests Digital Automatic Coupler in extreme winter conditions in Austria.

March 5, 2026 | Main line

Westbahn launches open-access services on Koralm Railway

Initial timetable includes three train pairs each day between Vienna and Villach.

February 18, 2026 | Policy

ÖBB to be restructured

Austrian transport minister wants a more agile national railway while pledging not to cut staff.

December 15, 2025 | Infrastructure

Koralm Railway opens to all traffic

New 130km line in Austria is completed on schedule.

November 13, 2025 | Technology

Rail industry partners create new Austrian test facility

PJM and Boom Software will reuse line formerly serving a power station near Graz.

November 11, 2025 | Freight

CER Cargo buys Austria’s WLC

Wiener Lokalbahnen Cargo will be taken over by Budapest-based CER Cargo by the end of this year.

October 20, 2025 | Infrastructure

Austria - Slovakia electrification project completed

Electric services are now running on the upgraded Vienna - Marchegg - Bratislava route.

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