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December 9, 2019 | Main line

Austria pushes ahead with direct-award train operating contracts

AUSTRIA’s Ministry of Transport has decided to award a one-year stop-gap contract to Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) to run services in the Vienna region followed by a nine-year contract.

December 3, 2019 | Commuter Rail

ÖBB and City of Vienna agree €2bn infrastructure package

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) and the City of Vienna have announced a bundle of infrastructure measures worth €2bn to improve rail transport in Vienna and its surroundings.

December 2, 2019 | Infrastructure

Milestone reached on Brenner base tunnel project

AN important milestone has been reached during the construction of the 55km Brenner Base Tunnel, with the completion of 50% of the total tunnel excavations.

November 25, 2019 | News

Vienna - Wampersdorf track doubling continues

AN official ceremony was held to mark the completion of a project to double track the 13.4km Hennersdorf - Münchendor section of the Vienna - Wampersdorf - Wiener Neustadt line on November 22.

November 18, 2019 | Fleet

Austrian Federal Railways seeks more EMUs

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) has announced plans to procure new single-deck EMUs.

October 30, 2019 | Fleet

Stadler fends off Chinese competition to win Westbahn contract

STADLER has won a €300m contract to supply and maintain 15 Kiss double-deck EMUs from Austrian open-access inter-city operator Westbahn, prevailing in a competition with China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC).

October 29, 2019 | Fleet

Westbahn confirms December train service cutback

AUSTRIA’s open-access inter-city operator Westbahn has confirmed that it will withdraw its hourly Vienna Praterstern - Salzburg service on December 14, cutting the frequency between the two cities in half.

October 24, 2019 | Freight

Westbahn owners launch rail freight operator

TWO of the founders of Austrian open-access passenger operator Westbahn, Mr Hans-Peter Haselsteiner and Dr Erhard Grossnigg, launched a new rail freight traction company called Frachtbahn Traktion on October 24.

October 24, 2019 | Main line

Additional long-distance and regional services for ÖBB in 2020

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) has announced the details of its 2020 timetable, due to come into operation on December 15, which will offer new connections within Austria and internationally.

October 4, 2019 | Main line

ÖBB PSO contracts reduced to 10 years

AUSTRIA’s Federal Administrative Court (BvWG) has approved the reduction of a 15-year direct-award contract to operate long-distance, regional and local services in the east of the country, which was awarded to Austrian Federal Railway (ÖBB) last December, to 10 years.

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