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Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB)

January 15, 2025 | Fleet

ÖBB to purchase second-hand Kiss EMUs

German Rail (DB) is selling 17 double-deck trains, originally delivered to Austrian open-access operator Westbahn.

December 4, 2024 | Infrastructure

Semmering tunnel boring complete

Tunnel boring machines (TBMs) have finished work on Austria’s 27.3km new underground line.

November 29, 2024 | Main line

Koralm Railway construction concludes

The new 133km line between Klagenfurt and Graz will open next December.

October 25, 2024 | Policy

European Commission fines ČD and ÖBB €48.7m over RegioJet case

Incumbent operators colluded to prevent new entrant buying second-hand rolling stock, EC investigation finds.

October 10, 2024 | Europe

Austria’s Westbahn partially reopens

Main line closed by flooding in September will reopen fully in December.

September 16, 2024 | Infrastructure

Storm hits Central and Eastern European railways

Passengers warned not to travel as heavy flooding causes extensive damage.

August 15, 2024 | Infrastructure

Storms disrupt Alpine rail services

Severe weather on August 12 closes the Karwendelbahn in Austria and Switzerland’s Zentralbahn line between Brienz and Interlaken.

August 9, 2024 | Main line

“No quibble” rail ticket refunds for Vienna concertgoers

ÖBB offers full ticket refunds for those due to attend cancelled Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna.

July 23, 2024 | Fleet

ÖBB awards Alstom €100m ETCS contract

Project to upgrade onboard signalling equipment runs until 2030.

July 10, 2024 | Commuter Rail

ÖBB announces Arverio as new brand for Go-Ahead Germany

ÖBB completed the acquisition of Go-Ahead’s German activities in February.

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