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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

02.10.2023

Nightjet – the flagship of European night train travel

Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) has unveiled its cutting-edge Nightjet fixed-formation locomotive-hauled trainsets designed for overnight travel, hailing them as 'the new flagship of European overnight train travel', according to the railway portal Railway Supply, citing Railway Gazette.

14.09.2023

ÖBB has introduced the first Stadler Servicejet firefighting and rescue train

The national infrastructure operator, ÖBB-Infrastruktur, has unveiled the primary carriage of the inaugural train, as reported by the railway portal Railway Supply.

10.09.2023

3D Printing of Railway Components

ÖBB Train Tech, a business of Austrian Federal Railways, turned to Chromatic to explore the possibility of using 3D printing for replacement components, as reported by the railway portal Railway Supply.

29.08.2023

Supply of Battery-powered Shunting Locomotives

Austrian carrier OBB has entered into a framework agreement with the German company Zagro for an amount of €25 million for the supply of up to 34 battery-powered shunting locomotives, as reported by the railway portal Railway Supply.

30.05.2023

The first presentation of the new ÖBB suburban trains for Tyrol

The new Cityjet Desiro ML (MainLine) suburban trains will be operated by VVT in Tyrol on the route between Innsbruck and Kufstein starting from October 2023 The routes will gradually expand to the line between Landeck and Innsbruck, and from June 2024 to the line between Wörgl and Salzburg, according to Railway Supply, citing ÖBB.

16.03.2023

ÖBB orders more Desiro ML electric trains

The Austrian Federal Railways has ordered 27 more Desiro ML EMUs from Siemens Mobility. Commissioning is planned from 2025.

09.01.2023

ÖBB to invest over three billion euros in rail infrastructure in 2023

In 2023, more than three billion euros will be invested in the infrastructure of the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB). Among the projects to be implemented this year are the expansion and modernization of railway lines and stations, as well as the construction of additional photovoltaic power plants for cleaner energy production.

09.12.2022

ÖBB completes major electrification and modernization projects

ÖBB completed its "biggest electrification project in years" with a major overhaul of the Marchegger Ostbahn. The project, completed on Thursday, allows the commissioning of the Cityjet low-floor rolling stock.

27.05.2022

ÖBB withdraws from the Vienna-Slovakia wide gauge project

The Austrian railway company ÖBB has officially pulled out of the joint venture responsible for expanding the wide gauge line from Kosice in Slovakia to the Austrian capital Vienna.

11.05.2022

A batch of corn was delivered to farmers in Upper Austria by rail from Ukraine

Rail Cargo Group, part of the ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways), delivered the first train with corn from Ukraine to Austria on May 6.

11.05.2022

ÖBB Rail Cargo delivered food for the Kyiv Zoo

The Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) informs that they have delivered food intended for animals in Ukrainian zoos. The cargo division of ÖBB Rail Cargo recently delivered 20 tons of animal feed through Hungary to the Ukrainian border, reports Railway Supply.