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Tracks and station building at St. Andrä-Wördern on the Franz-Josefs-Bahn in Lower Austria.

10.08.2026

Franz-Josefs-Bahn Full Service Returns September 7

500 New ÖBB Rail Cargo Group Eanos-y Wagons

04.08.2026

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group Adds 500 High-Volume Eanos-y Wagons

An ÖBB Cityjet regional train stands at Matrei am Brenner station beside freight wagons in an Alpine setting.

03.08.2026

Brenner Line Reopens as Regular Train Services Return

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group Expands Its Presence in Western Europe

24.10.2025

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group Expands Its Presence in Western Europe

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group solidified its market position in the European transportation market after the receipt of the integrated safety certificate by the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA).
ÖBB opens new service center for train maintenance in Innsbruck

15.10.2025

ÖBB opens new service center for train maintenance in Innsbruck

The Austian firm ÖBB has opened a new state-of-the-art train maintenance hall in the city of Innsbruck after investing €70 million and making 50 new hires in a bid to boost the country’s rail infrastructure expansion.

06.10.2025

Public Demand Grows to Preserve Nightjet Night Trains

Some 60,000 or more have signed a Save Nightjet campaign for the preservation of Nightjet night trains, asking for France and the EU to sustain subsidies and ensure the future of cross-border sustainably powered rail transport.
Nightjet Night Trains to End Routes from Paris to Vienna and Berlin

06.10.2025

Nightjet Night Trains to End Routes from Paris to Vienna and Berlin

Nightjjet night trains will no longer operate between Berlin, Vienna, and Paris when December 2025 rolls around because France ends funding for its international night railways.
Austrian state-owned railway operator OBB has cancelled a tender for the manufacture and delivery of up to 200 eHybrid locomotives after receiving no compliant offers, the company said this week.The tender was first opened in 2021.

29.08.2025

OBB Hybrid Locomotives Tender Awarded No BIT

The Tender is declared Unsuccessful. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
ÖBB adopts modern HVAC systems for new battery trains

28.08.2025

Innovative HVAC Systems Power ÖBB’s Battery Trains

ÖBB is poised to transform passenger experience with intelligent and highly advanced HVAC systems in its new FLIRT Akku battery-electric trains.
On June 25, Stadler unveiled the first double-decker long-distance Railjet train in Vienna, built for Austrian operator ÖBB at its Swiss plant

27.06.2025

Stadler Unveils Double-Decker Railjet Train in Austria

On June 25, Stadler unveiled the first double-decker long-distance Railjet train in Vienna, built for Austrian operator ÖBB at its Swiss plant.
Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) has announced the successful completion of testing on the new Koralm line, a 130-kilometer route connecting Graz and Klagenfurt

23.06.2025

Koralm Railway Testing Successfully Completed

Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) has announced the successful completion of testing on the new Koralm line, a 130-kilometer route connecting Graz and Klagenfurt.
On June 13, 2025, ÖBB will present the Weststeiermark station — the largest facility on the Koralmbahn line connecting Klagenfurt and Graz.

09.06.2025

ÖBB Opens Largest Koralmbahn Station — Weststeiermark

On June 13, 2025, ÖBB will present the Weststeiermark station — the largest facility on the Koralmbahn line connecting Klagenfurt and Graz.

05.06.2025

Driver Compliance at New Zealand Rail Crossings Alarming

A new study in New Zealand shows 47% of drivers fail to stop at rail crossings marked with Stop or Give Way signs, highlighting major risks to public safety.
ÖBB plans to purchase 17 used KISS trains from DB to accelerate network expansion in southern Austria and meet rising demand for intercity travel

27.05.2025

ÖBB to Acquire KISS Trains to Boost Southern Routes

ÖBB plans to purchase 17 used KISS trains from DB to accelerate network expansion in southern Austria and meet rising demand for intercity travel.
Austrian Federal Railways is upgrading 60 first-generation Railjet trains, which have been in operation for over 15 years and will continue running across Europe

01.05.2025

Railjet Trains in Austria to Be Modernized by 2031

Austrian Federal Railways is upgrading 60 first-generation Railjet trains, which have been in operation for over 15 years and will continue running across Europe, as reported by the company “NPO A.