Top Spot for ÖBB in Price and Reliability in European Comparison

The non-governmental organisation Transport & Environment (T&E), which advocates for sustainable transport, considered various aspects such as cost and reliability in their report. In this, the Italian Trenitalia, the Swiss SBB and the Czech Regiojet achieved higher rankings than the ÖBB.

ÖBB Leads in Night Trains in European Comparison

In the sub-ranking for night trains, the ÖBB even won the ranking. The predominantly private Westbahn, which operates in Austria on the western route, was not considered in the study. The German Railways (DB) only ranked 16th in a comparison of 27 railway companies. The third-placed Regiojet also connects Prague with Vienna, scoring particularly well on price.

Good Price-Performance Ratio at ÖBB

"Our analysis shows that ticket prices do not correlate with higher service quality," write the authors. "While ÖBB and Trenitalia offer a good price-performance ratio, operators like Eurostar charge almost double the European average price per kilometre, but still do not offer better services." The provider Eurostar, which operates high-speed trains from London through the Eurotunnel, is ultimately also at the bottom of the study. The main reasons for this are high ticket prices and low reliability.

The non-governmental organisation called on states to invest in the rail network to improve reliability. The fees for railway operators should also be reduced to make tickets cheaper.

(APA/Red)

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