Tag: ÖBB
Heavy rain, hail – storms in the Murtal: train connection interrupted
Heavy storms with heavy rain and hail fell in the Styrian Murtal on Sunday evening. The ÖBB reported an interruption of the train connection due to storm damage. Those affected…
to blame for tunnel construction? – Lack of water at the Semmering causes a stir
Ancient springs in the mountain range are drying up. Affected farmers see the cause in the construction of the tunnel. For ÖBB, however, it is climate change. When the cattle…
Rail replacement service – Arlberg railway line closed for five days from Friday
Due to maintenance work on the Arlberg route, there will be no train connection between Tyrol and Vorarlberg from next Friday morning until Wednesday night. ÖBB relies on rail replacement…
Due to construction work – Tauern Tunnel will be closed for a month
The ÖBB Tauern tunnel between Carinthia and Salzburg will be closed for a month due to “urgent and unavoidable maintenance work”. As announced by ÖBB, the ban applies from April…
Budapest to Vienna horror train trip: couple left out in the cold
With a six and a half hour delay in Vienna! For the Dacho couple, the journey home from Budapest became torture! Terrible end to a lovely weekend: Mr. and Mrs.…
Catenary defective – storm damage: fire brigade freed train passengers
A regional express suddenly came to a standstill on Friday evening on the Pyhrnbahn near St. Pankraz in Upper Austria due to an overhead line fault on the open route.…
Found during work – air traffic had to be diverted because of a bomb
In the area of the Westbahn in Wels, an intensive search for aerial bombs from the Second World War has been going on for weeks. And the search is successful.…
Train traffic stopped – Air bomb discovered again in Wels
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What you need to know – arrival, program: everything about the Nightrace 2023
On Tuesday it’s finally that time again: The legendary Nightrace takes place in Schladming – for the first time in two years with 40,000 fans. What you need to know…
Kerosene in groundwater – freight train crash causes environmental disaster
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Because of the pandemic & war – Purkersdorf has to wait for a new city station
The plans for the new construction of the train station in Purkersdorf are delayed. “Have to go back to the start,” says ÖBB. Admittedly, the world looked different two years…
Traffic jams and accidents – train strike causes chaos in early traffic
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