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May 6, 2021 | Infrastructure

Austrian government will not support broad gauge line

The line from Slovakia to Vienna was first proposed in 2008.

January 25, 2021 | Metros

Wiener Linien awards contract for U-Bahn extensions

VIENNA public transport authority Wiener Linien has awarded a €242m contract for the construction of two packages to extend lines U2 and U5 to a consortium of Hochtief Infrastructure Austria, Swietelsky, and Habau Hoch und Tiefbau.

August 24, 2020 | Europe

ÖBB to invest €40m in Vienna Simmering Nightjet depot

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) will invest €40m to upgrade its Vienna Simmering depot to accommodate the operator’s expanding fleet of Nightjet trains.

July 20, 2020 | Main line

RegioJet announces launch date for Prague - Budapest service

CZECH open-access operator RegioJet has announced it will launch two daily service from Prague to Budapest from July 31.

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.

August 22, 2019 | Metros

Siemens presents first Vienna U-Bahn Type X bodyshell

SIEMENS Mobility and Vienna public transport operator Wiener Linien presented the first completed bodyshell for the third-generation fleet of Vienna U-Bahn trains at Siemens’ Simmering plant on August 22.

March 11, 2019 | Fleet

ÖBB orders more Desiro ML EMUs from Siemens

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) has exercised an option for 24 additional Desiro ML EMUs from Siemens.

November 12, 2018 | Main line

Westbahn and Meridian announce direct Vienna - Munich services

AUSTRIAN open-access operator Westbahn and Meridian, a subsidiary of Bavarian Overland Railway (Bob), announced on November 12 the launch of a three-times per day direct Vienna - Munich service from April 2019.

October 8, 2018 | Metros

Vienna starts work on U-Bahn expansion project

A ceremony was held in Vienna on October 8 to mark the start of construction on a U-Bahn project to split Line U2 and build two extensions to create a longer Line U2 and a new Line U5.

September 11, 2018 | High-speed

ÖBB releases plans for Köstendorf - Salzburg high-speed line

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) have released plans for a new 21.3km-long high-speed line east of Salzburg to relieve congestion on the existing western section of the Vienna-Salzburg line, which will in future be assigned to suburban and regional passenger services.

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