Topic: Austria

2024 figures RCG improves performance, but financial results worsened due to ‘flood catastrophe’

Austrian state-owned railway holding ÖBB published its figures for 2024. Despite slight increases in net tonnes transported and turnover, its rail freight arm Rail Cargo…
Future for freight New Austrian government seeks energy tax exemption for rail

Austria is getting a new government. Three political parties have agreed on a coalition agreement that will form the basis of Austria’s policies for the…
Capacity is available Can rail freight pick up volumes amid Austria-Italy road axis disruptions?

Traffic along a key road freight axis on the Austrian border with Italy, the Lueg viaduct, will be reduced by 75 per cent at least…
Wave of retirements ÖBB needs 24,500 new employees in the next five years

Austrian national rail operator ÖBB needs a rather sizable influx of new employees in the coming year. The company is expecting approximately 9,000 workers to…
Construction phase finished After more than 20 years, the Austrian Koralmbahn nears completion

Construction works for the brand-new Koralmbahn started in 2001, and now, more than 20 years later, the railway is getting closer and closer to being…
frequency increase Lidl’s Tailwind Intermodal expands Koper-Graz ‘Panther Shuttle’

Tailwind Intermodal, the ‘neutral’ rail freight subsidiary of supermarket chain Lidl, will expand its Panther Shuttle service from the port of Koper, in Slovenia, to…
central europe Important rail freight arteries to reopen in Austria and Germany

The Neue Weststrecke in Austria, between Vienna and St.Polten, and the German Riedbahn, between Frankfurt/Main and Mannheim, will both reopen on Sunday 15 December. The…
one step closer Excavations for Semmering Base Tunnel are officially completed

The two tubes which will form the future Semmering Base Tunnel, a key infrastructure to improve connectivity between Graz and Vienna, in Austria, have been…
Infrastructure renovation Tauern tunnel in Austria closed until July 2025

The Tauern tunnel, a vital trans-Alpine rail artery in Austria, has closed for modernisation works. It will remain inaccessible until July 2025, and will get…
Silk Road meets in Vienna European Silk Road Summit 2024: a complete programme to connect the dots

With a few weeks remaining for the big meet-up of the Silk Road industry in Vienna on 27 and 28 November, RailFreight.com is thrilled to…
rolling stock monitoring Austrian solar-power tracking for DB Cargo

A Vienna-based telematics specialist has won a contract with DB Cargo AG to provide self-powered monitoring telematics hardware for freight rolling stock. CargoMon Systems GmbH…
European Silk Road Summit 2024 The heart of Silk Road beats in Vienna this year, will you be there?

Hundreds of Eurasian rail and supply chain professionals are gathering in one place. Key Silk Road topics are highlighted on the agenda. A European capital…