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Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB)

September 7, 2023 | Main line

DB and ÖBB to expand cross-border services to cope with rising demand

Additional services and new trains will be introduced between Germany and Austria in December.

August 31, 2023 | Uncategorized

ÖBB agrees framework contract with Siemens for up to 540 EMUs

The framework contract is worth more than €5bn.

August 22, 2023 | Infrastructure

ÖBB Infrastructure signs ETCS Level 2 framework agreement with Siemens

First ETCS Level 2 installations under the deal go live on two Austrian lines.

July 24, 2023 | Fleet

ÖBB awards Stadler €1.3bn framework contract for 120 battery trains

The trains will operate in the east of Austria.

July 7, 2023 | Fleet

ÖBB awards €600m contract to Stadler for double-deck Railjet and Cityjet trains

These are the first double-deck Railjet inter-city trains which ÖBB has ordered.

June 20, 2023 | Infrastructure

First passenger train through Austria’s Koralm tunnel

33km tunnel forms part of 130km Koralm railway from Graz to Klagenfurt.

May 9, 2023 | Freight

ÖBB and UZ introduce Vienna - Kyiv intermodal service

First regular, high-frequency service to Ukraine.

May 5, 2023 | Fleet

IRJ News in brief - Fleet

Euro6000 locomotives for Captrain España and Alpha Trains, more Vectrons for PKP Cargo, ÖBB couchette car modernisation contract for Škoda, and EuroDual testing underway in the Balkans.

March 15, 2023 | Fleet

ÖBB orders 27 additional Desiro ML EMUs

The order adds to the 246 Desiro ML trainsets already on order.

February 13, 2023 | Fleet

IRJ News in brief - Fleet

Valencia signs LRV contract, more Siemens Vectrons for Czech Railways, open gangway metro trains for New York, and a tender for up to 67 new coaches in Austria.

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