The Vienna–Bratislava railway will reopen this weekend after full electrification and double-tracking of the eastern cross-border rail line Marchegger Ostbahn. The upgrade will see faster connections between the…
The Paris-Berlin and Paris-Vienna Nightjet services are facing potential cancellation as early as December 2025, prompting a wave of public concern and protest. A petition created by the…
Austria’s ÖBB has placed responsibility for the end of its Paris night trains from Berlin and Vienna squarely on SNCF and France’s Transport Ministry, saying the flagship services…
Italy’s FS Group has signed a three-year deal with the country’s aviation authority ENAC to put drones to work across rail infrastructure. By embedding the regulator into the…
Austria’s state railway ÖBB has presented its new 2026 timetable, where the launch of the long-awaited Koralmbahn brings a ‘new era’ to long-distance transport in the country. The…
ÖBB’s night train chief has called night trains a ‘niche’ business, warning neighbouring Germany’s Deutsche Bahn to leave the sleeper business in Austrian hands. His blunt remarks to…
Austrian rail manager ÖBB has laid the world’s first rail manufactured using hydrogen-based technology instead of coal, marking a milestone for sustainable railway infrastructure. The rails were produced…
Czech private operator Leo Express wants to launch its first true night train and most ambitious cross-border service to date: a 19-hour journey between Belgium’s Oostende and the…
Austrian state railway ÖBB has amended its rolling stock contract with Siemens Mobility, downsizing the number of next-generation Nightjets it had ordered. The operator is instead shifting its…