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June 27, 2020 | Main line

Cross-border services resume as European borders reopen

SPANISH operator Renfe and French National Railways (SNCF) will reintroduce cross-border services between France and Spain from July 1, as other European cross-border rail connections such as Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) NightJet overnight trains begin to return across the continent.

June 19, 2020 | Infrastructure

Tunnelling completed on Austria’s 33km Koralm tunnel

ÖBB Infrastructure completed tunnelling of the €5.4bn 32.9km Koralm tunnel on June 17, 18 years after the first exploratory tunnels were bored.

May 28, 2020 | Main line

SBB and ÖBB to resume near-normal timetable

SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) and Austrain Federal Railways (ÖBB) are resumming services following a relaxation of Covid-19 travel restrictions.

March 27, 2020 | News

Austrian operators cut back services

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) is operating a much-reduced timetable following falling demand for services due to the coronavirus pandemic.

March 16, 2020 | Policy

Borders close in Europe halting international train services

GERMANY’s decision to close its border with Austria, Switzerland, France and Denmark due to the coronavirus pandemic means that international passenger services to most of these countries have been cancelled.

March 2, 2020 | Fleet

Austria to test hydrogen traction

ALSTOM has won a tender from Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), which called for the hire of two hydrogen-powered multiple units. This follows the use of an iLint by ÖBB for a short test run in December 2019.

January 31, 2020 | Fleet

ÖBB orders more Siemens Desiro ML trains

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) has exercised an option for 11 Desiro ML trains from Siemens, fully exercising a framework agreement for 200 trains signed in 2010.

January 7, 2020 | Fleet

ÖBB to procure new EMUs

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) has announced plans to purchase 39 single-deck EMUs, including 11 75m-long sets and 28 100m-long sets, following a market investigation launched in November last year.

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 3, 2019 | Freight

Cosco takes share in Bilk container terminal

CHINA Cosco Shipping subsidiary Ocean Rail Logistics has taken a 15% share in the Bilk container terminal near Budapest, which was previously exclusively owned by Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) subsidiary Rail Cargo Group (RCG).

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