Stadler is showing the ÖBB double-deck Railjet at InnoTrans in Berlin, a 486-seat train due from late 2026 on Vienna–Salzburg services already run by interim double-deckers of equal capacity.
Work has begun on the Verbindungsbahn upgrade in Vienna, a project worth around €511.5 million, but S80 trains every 15 minutes, twice the pre-construction frequency, are not expected until 2036.
In Austria, an ÖBB Digital Automatic Coupling demonstration took place under operating conditions at Vienna’s Floridsdorf freight yard on 11 September, ahead of commercial PioDAC operations in 2027/28.
AUSTRIA: Full service on the Franz-Josefs-Bahn is scheduled to return on September 7, ending summer timetable restrictions as the intensive Kritzendorf–St. Andrä-Wördern works enter their final stage.
AUSTRIA: ÖBB Rail Cargo Group is adding 500 new Eanos-y wagons for scrap metal transport, providing 15% more loading volume as the operator modernises its European freight fleet.
AUSTRIA: The Brenner line reopened to regular passenger and freight trains between Innsbruck and Brenner after ÖBB completed scheduled maintenance during a coordinated trans-Alpine route closure.
HUNGARY–SERBIA: ÖBB Rail Cargo Group has launched a weekly Budapest–Belgrade intermodal service, creating a scheduled rail link for containers and dangerous goods between Central Europe and the Balkans.
AUSTRIA: Weekly Brenner rail deliveries are moving 480 tonnes of concrete additive from Gmunden to Steinach, with the programme expected to replace about 1,480 truck journeys by 2029.
Siemens Mobility has handed the 2,000th Vectron locomotive to ÖBB, marking a production milestone for a European platform approved in 20 countries and sold to more than 115 customers.
The 300th Desiro ML train marks Austria’s fleet milestone of 300 electric multiple units in operation and reflects the success of the Siemens Mobility platform used by ÖBB under the Cityjet brand.
The Terfener Tunnel passing station will allow passenger trains to overtake freight services inside the tunnel as ÖBB upgrades the Kundl–Baumkirchen line to increase capacity across the Lower Inn Valley.
The ÖBB 4020 series retirement has brought nearly five decades of operation to an end for one of Austria’s best-known commuter trains. The final journey took place on the Franz-Josefs-Bahn, closing a long chapter for the Vienna S-Bahn and for many commuters who used these trains in everyday travel.
