Westbahn Archives - Page 3 of 7 - International Railway Journal

Westbahn

April 20, 2020 | Financial

Austria grants temporary PSO to ÖBB and Westbahn for Vienna - Salzburg route

AUSTRIA’s Federal Ministry for Climate Protection has temporarily awarded Westbahn and Austrian Federal Railway (ÖBB) a public service obligation (PSO) contract to operate an hourly service between Vienna and Salzburg.

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 19, 2020 | News

AllRail forecasts €540m hit for private passenger rail operators

EUROPE’s Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants (AllRail) says its members are facing huge drops in passenger numbers and revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic.

March 9, 2020 | Passenger

Westbahn in transition

Westbahn introduced a significantly reduced service at the December 2019 timetable change. While a backward step for the private operator, as CEO Dr Erich Forster reveals in an exclusive interview with Kevin Smith, in the medium-term it will aid the company’s plan to run as a viable alternative to ÖBB.

December 6, 2019 | Policy

Westbahn says proposed EU reforms favour incumbents, not passengers

AUSTRIA’s open-access passenger operator, Westbahn, has hit out at proposed reforms to European railway regulations which it says will benefit incumbent state operators rather than passengers.

November 11, 2019 | Main line

Austrian court rules in favour of lower access charges

AUSTRIA’s Federal Administrative Court has ruled that the Austrian rail regulator Schienen-Control must revise its approval of ÖBB Infrastructure’s track access charges for 2011-2017.

November 8, 2019 | Financial

SNCF to increase stake in Westbahn following EMU dispute

SNCF has announced that it will increase its stake in Railholding, the owner of Austrian open-access inter-city operator Westbahn, from 17.4% to 25.1%.

October 30, 2019 | Fleet

Stadler fends off Chinese competition to win Westbahn contract

STADLER has won a €300m contract to supply and maintain 15 Kiss double-deck EMUs from Austrian open-access inter-city operator Westbahn, prevailing in a competition with China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC).

October 29, 2019 | Fleet

Westbahn confirms December train service cutback

AUSTRIA’s open-access inter-city operator Westbahn has confirmed that it will withdraw its hourly Vienna Praterstern - Salzburg service on December 14, cutting the frequency between the two cities in half.

October 24, 2019 | Freight

Westbahn owners launch rail freight operator

TWO of the founders of Austrian open-access passenger operator Westbahn, Mr Hans-Peter Haselsteiner and Dr Erhard Grossnigg, launched a new rail freight traction company called Frachtbahn Traktion on October 24.

« Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … 7 Next »

Rail market intelligence to unlock your business potential.

Sign up for the IRJ Rail Brief Newsletter