AUSTRIAN open-access operator Westbahn has released the new timetable for its Vienna - Salzburg service which will enter operation at the timetable change on December 10 2017.

AUSTRIAN open-access operator Westbahn has released the new timetable for its Vienna - Salzburg service which will enter operation at the timetable change on December 10 2017.

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) has commenced construction of the new West Styria station, which is situated east of the Koralm tunnel in Groß Sainkt Florian, southern Austria.

VIENNA celebrated the opening of a 4.6km extension of U-Bahn Line U1 on September 2 when a host of local dignitaries riding on the first train from Reumannplatz to the line’s new southern terminus at Oberlaa.

WITH construction of the new Koralm Line from Graz to Klagenfurt now in full swing between Werndorf and Klagenfurt, it has now been decided to start construction of a new 19km line between Graz and Werndorf in 2019.

AUSTRIA’s railway network carried a total of 288.8 million passengers in 2016, an increase of 6.4 million from 2015, according to figures released by Austrian rail regulator Schienen-Control in its annual report.

STADLER’s EC250 Giruno high-speed train travelled through the Gotthard Base Tunnel for the first time on July 2, and the Giruno steps up its high-speed testingon the Velim test circuit in the Czech Republic.

AUSTRIAN open-access operator Westbahn began serving Vienna Main Station on June 14 after gaining certification for its new fleet of Stadler Kiss 2 EMUs.

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) is set to order 25 additional Talent 3 EMUs from Bombardier after concluding a new public service obligation contract with the Austrian Transport Ministry and the province of Tyrol for the operation of regional services in the west of the country.

AUSTRIAN open-access operator Westbahn presented its new-generation double-deck EMU, the Stadler Kiss 2, to the press on May 19.