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September 29, 2025 | Infrastructure

Brenner Base Tunnel exploratory tunnel breakthrough

The 57.5km exploratory tunnel has been holed through, a key milestone in the project to construct the world’s longest railway tunnel between Austria and Italy.

September 25, 2025 | News

PKP’s Beroud elected CER chairman

Alan Beroud will succeed ÖBB CEO, Andreas Matthä, on January 1.

September 12, 2025 | Freight

Vienna South intermodal terminal expansion underway

The project will boost capacity at the key freight terminal by 44%.

June 19, 2025 | Europe

Austria’s Koralm Railway enters final testing phase

The new line is on course to fully open in December as planned.

February 18, 2025 | Europe

EU commissioner offers strong support for rail

Apostolos Tzitzikostas backs rail to improve Europe’s military mobility while outlining several other priorities for his five-year term in a speech at the European Railway Award 2025 ceremony in Brussels.

November 4, 2024 | Infrastructure

Electrification begins on Austria’s Mattigtalbahn

Final stage of the project to upgrade the single-track branch line.

July 18, 2024 | Infrastructure

Work underway on Linz - Wels four-track project in Austria

Project will boost capacity of the vital West Line.

February 1, 2024 | Europe

ÖBB completes acquisition of Go-Ahead Germany

The deal was cleared by the European Commission (EC) last month.

January 19, 2024 | Financial

EC clears ÖBB’s acquisition of Go-Ahead Germany

The deal is expected to be finalised by the end of this month.

January 19, 2024 | Fleet

ÖBB orders first 70 EMUs from framework deal with Siemens

The order is split into three train configurations.

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