AUSTRIAN open-access operator Westbahn began serving Vienna Main Station on June 14 after gaining certification for its new fleet of Stadler Kiss 2 EMUs.
AUSTRIAN open-access operator Westbahn presented its new-generation double-deck EMU, the Stadler Kiss 2, to the press on May 19.
AUSTRIAN open-access passenger operator Westbahn announced on May 10 that it has joined the Trainline online ticketing portal, enabling through booking with other operators for the first time.
AN alliance has been formed in Brussels which brings together open-access operators in the passenger and freight sectors with the aim of collectively addressing issues affecting non-incumbent rail companies.
STADLER announced that it will form a joint venture with Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) to take over maintenance of the Kiss EMU fleet used by open-access competitor Westbahn.
THE first Stadler Kiss 2 EMU for Austrian open-access operator Westbahn arrived in Austria at the end of October for trials.
THE first of 10 Kiss 2 double-deck EMUs for Austrian long-distance open-access operator Westbahn was moved from Stadler’s plant at Altenrhein in the Swiss canton of St Gallen to the company’s commissioning centre at nearby Erlen on August 12.
THE first of 10 Kiss 2 double-deck inter-city EMUs ordered by Austrian open-access operator Westbahn in May 2015 was presented to the company's CEO Mr Erich Forster at Stadler's plant in Altenrhein, Switzerland, on July 6.
AUSTRIAN open-access operator Westbahn has announced it will introduce additional Friday, Saturday and Sunday peak services between Vienna and Linz from October 2 to accommodate rising demand.
AUSTRIAN open-access operator Westbahn will purchase 10 additional Kiss EMUs from Stadler in a €180m deal announced by Mr Peter Haselsteiner, director of Rail Holding, Westbahn's parent company.
