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Within the European Union, Austria is among the leaders regarding the distance traveled by rail per inhabitant and year: 1,510 km (940 mi) in 2022. [1] It was ranked fifth among national European rail systems in the 2017 European Railway Performance Index. [2] Austria is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC).
ÖBB Railjet train near Pfarrwerfen on Salzburg-Tyrol Railway. German and Austrian ICE trains operate at a maximum speed of 230 km/h (145 mph), as do Austrian locomotive-hauled trains (called Railjet) which were launched in 2008. The section between Attnang-Puchheim and Salzburg has not been part of the massive investments during the past decades.
Headquarters in Vienna Railjet (RJ), the high-speed-train of ÖBB Intercity-Express (ICE) Map of the main network in Austria InterCity (IC) on the Semmering railway ÖBB Nightjet (NJ) train in München Hbf An ÖBB EuroCity (EC) train in Bolzano, South Tyrol RegionalExpress train (REX) in Vienna Regional train (R) in Styria The Vienna S-Bahn is a suburban metro railway network in the ...
Railjet is a high-speed rail service in Europe operated by Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and Czech Railways (ČD). Branded as Railjet Express (RJX category) for the fastest services and as Railjet (RJ) for services with additional stops, it was introduced in 2008 and operates at speeds of up to 230 km/h (143 mph).
Vienna has an extensive train and bus network. The convenience and flexibility of the public transport system is reflected by its popularity; 53% of Viennese workers travel to their workplace by public transport. [1] The overall modal split was 39% public transport and 27% private transport in 2016, compared to 29% and 40% respectively in 1993. [2]
Busiest railway stations in Austria Source: ÖBB; Rank Station Daily passenger movements Year Number of Platforms Locale State Image Source 1 Wien Hauptbahnhof: 123,500 2018/2019 12 Vienna [1] 2 Wien Meidling: 78,226 2018/2019 8 [1] 3 Wien Mitte: 61,872 2018/2019 3 [1] 4 Wien Praterstern: 59,123 2018/2019 4 [1] 5 Wien Floridsorf: 51,957 2018/ ...
Fast-moving torrents of muddy water swept cars through the ski resort of St. Anton, in western Austria, on Friday, footage posted on social media showed. Meanwhile record rainfall hit parts of ...
Up to today, the Salzburg-Tyrol Railway is the only east–west railway link to Tyrol that runs entirely on Austrian territory. The fact that there is no parallel motorway link on national territory gave the line great importance, especially before Austria's accession to the EU in 1995.