Kombiverkehr offers new route München-Wels
Starting this week, Kombiverkehr is offering a new intermodal route between Germany and Austria. Trains are already up and running direct journeys between the München-Riem and Wels CTT terminals. Three departures per week in both...Read more
Port of Vienna gets in the game of semi-trailer transport
The Port of Vienna and Düsseldorf will connect with three weekly roundtrips. The new service focuses on transporting non-cranable semi-trailers and was launched in cooperation with Helrom Trailer Rail.Read more
Is the Kosice-Vienna line cancelled for good?
The extension of the broad gauge line (1,520 mm) between the Slovakian city of Kosice and Vienna has been on the planning table since 2008. Yet, fourteen years later, and following multiple declarations of intent...Read more
First China train arrives in Austrian city of Graz
The Austrian city of Graz is welcoming its first train from China this morning. A loaded block train with 41 40-foot containers filled with consumer items from Suzhou rolled into the Cargo Center Graz in...Read more
Put waste on the rails, says Austria
In Austria, a legal amendment has been proposed to increase the transport of waste by rail. Currently, 80 per cent of this waste is still transported by road, although the cargo type is very suitable...Read more
Vienna South enters 2nd expansion phase, 3rd around the corner
The Austrian railway company ÖBB has launched the second expansion phase of Vienna South Terminal. The handling capacity will be increased by around 50 per cent, which corresponds to an increase of 105,000 ITE (intermodal...Read more
ÖBB and DB present joint route to Brenner Base Tunnel
The route for the new German-Austrian railway line from the north to the Brenner Base Tunnel (currently in construction) has been decided. Of the five possible routes, the so-called ‘purple variant’, which consists of around...Read more
MSC connects Antwerp-Vienna with Leo Shuttle
The Leo Shuttle, a new dedicated intermodal rail service by MSC, aims to connect the company’s MPET terminal at the Port of Antwerp with Vienna. The new service will also involve the Port of Antwerp...Read more
ÖBB acquires 90 new bulk freight wagons
ŽOS Trnava, a Slovak rail cars and locomotives manufacturer, will undertake the development and building of 90 new freight wagons for ÖBB. The new wagons belong to the Faccns series of freight self-dumping 4-axle wagon,...Read more
Andreas Matthä: ‘ÖBB will be climate-neutral by 2030’
The ÖBB will be climate-neutral in the mobility sector by 2030. That is what the Austrian railway company said on the occasion of the launch of the European Year of Rail on Monday. “By investing...Read more
RCG launches new Italy-Germany connection four times per week
Starting from 29 March, Rail Cargo Group will add a new intermodal connection between Verona, Italy, and Hannover in Germany. The service will be part of RCG’s European TransFER rail network, but it could also...Read more
Hupac takes the train from Geleen to South-Eastern Europe
As of 3 March, Hupac launched a new intermodal connection between RTC Geleen in the south of the Netherlands and Wells CT and WienCont terminals in Austria. The new rail line offers further possibilities for...Read moreGreen electricity for all RCG trains in Germany
After its Austrian network, Rail Cargo Group is now operating its German network entirely by green electricity. Trains on all TransFER services in Germany are running on traction current that comes 100 per cent from...Read moreÖBB’s financial injection in Upper Austria: what is in it for freight?
ÖBB is investing 265 million euros in railway infrastructure in the Federal State of Upper Austria this year. The Austrian railway company is focussing on additional capacity, fit and safe rail routes and attractive train...Read moreAlbatrossExpress expands Austrian network
Wolfurt terminal in Austria has become part of the AlbatrossExpress network. The TSA terminal, part of the ÖBB infrastructure, will serve five itineraries per week starting from 13 December. Additionally, it will connect with important...Read more
Commission approves Austrian support scheme
The European Commission has approved an Austrian financial support scheme for rail freight transportation. The scheme which is compiled by two measures aims to cover grants and relieve rail operators from track access charges. With...Read more
Austria integrated in Green Xpress network with 12 new lines
From mid-December Lineas will take its Xpress trains from Antwerp to Austria with two new services. One connects the Belgian hub to Wolfurt, while another links Antwerp to Wels and Vienna. In total, 12 additional...Read more
More than 17 billion invested in Austrian railways till 2026
Over the next six years, Austrain railway company ÖBB will invest almost three billion euros annually in the railway network on behalf of the federal government. Of the total 17.5 billion to be spent up...Read moreWith the Brenner Basis Tunnel, Austria is not there yet
The first freight trains must run through the 55-kilometer-long Austrian prestige project, the Brenner Basis Tunnel (BBT), in ten years from now. The Alpine country can then greatly relieve the Brenner route for freight traffic...Read more