ÖBB: Western Route Back to Full Operation from Sunday
However, a significant change will not occur until the Koralmtunnel is commissioned in December 2025, according to the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) in a statement on Wednesday. There are minor improvements in local transport in the eastern region and in Tyrol.
ÖBB Plans Major Timetable Change for End of 2025
In 2025, the Federal Railways will operate approximately 4,600 trains daily in local and regional transport, and the ÖBB will offer 340 connections daily within Austria and abroad in long-distance transport. This means that the volume remains almost the same as in 2024. The state railway company is planning major timetable changes for the end of 2025: In December, the Koralmtunnel is expected to go into operation, which will directly connect Graz and Klagenfurt and is expected to significantly expand connections in the south of Austria.
Improvements in ÖBB Local Transport in the Eastern Region and in Tyrol
For this year, the ÖBB is primarily announcing improvements in local transport. In the eastern region, the Federal Railways are introducing a new night S-Bahn on the S80 line between Vienna Hütteldorf and Vienna Aspern Nord. This operates on weekends and on nights before public holidays at 30-minute intervals, with connections to the night S-Bahn in Vienna Meidling (towards Mödling) and to the night traffic of the Badner Bahn (towards Baden). Between Vienna Central Station and Vienna Aspern Nord, two additional early trains will run on weekdays from next week. In addition, the REX8 (regional express) between Vienna and Marchegg will be significantly accelerated. There are also improvements in Tyrolean local transport: The regional express between Innsbruck and Ötztal station will now run continuously every half hour, and the capacity on the S3 Innsbruck-Brenner line will be increased. In addition, the early connections from Innsbruck to Imst will be expanded. The S8 line between Hochfilzen and Zell am See will now run every hour.
(APA/Red)
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