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March 5, 2026 | Main line

Westbahn launches open-access services on Koralm Railway

Initial timetable includes three train pairs each day between Vienna and Villach.

March 12, 2025 | Fleet

Westbahn orders high-speed fleet to grow network

Smile EMUs from Stadler will operate on the new Vienna - Graz - Villach service from March 2026.

October 10, 2024 | Europe

Austria’s Westbahn partially reopens

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

February 2, 2024 | Financial

Westbahn celebrates best-ever annual results

The Austrian open-access operator’s turnover increased by 35% year-on-year in 2023.

February 1, 2023 | Main line

EC announces 10 cross-border passenger rail pilot projects

The projects are designed to overcome the barriers to introducing cross-border services.

December 14, 2022 | Passenger

Austrian operators expand services in new timetable

Competition for ÖBB on Tyrol route as it increases its international and domestic offering.

September 14, 2022 | Main line

Westbahn expands to Innsbruck

Private operator will run three daily trains to the state of Tyrol from the December timetable change.

June 24, 2022 | Fleet

CRRC double-deck EMU for Westbahn completes first run at Velim

Westbahn will lease four trains from CRRC.

May 10, 2022 | Passenger

New leadership team seeks to grow Westbahn’s offer

Westbahn is ready to leave the Covid era behind and is eyeing service expansion in Austria and beyond, as recently appointed joint managing director, Thomas Posch, explains to Kevin Smith.

March 17, 2022 | Main line

RegioJet awarded Austrian operating licence

The license allows the operator to use its own staff on services in Austria.

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