Öbb boss Andreas Matthä warns “two to three sports years” and Öbb. From 2026, the Deutsche Bahn renovations also have a major impact on trains in Austria. ÖBB customers must expect distractions, longer travel times and timetables.
The patience of the passengers is “a bit further tense”, formulates Öbb CEO Matthä. But the renovation of soft, traces and overhead lines in Germany is “without alternative”. Last year there was no Austrian freight train “according to schedule where he had to drive”. And half of the delays of the domestic train are due to abroad, Matthä illustrates the current situation.
Measurements and longer travel times
However, ÖBB would form major challenges in Germany for a few months. Trains are diverted on some routes that can have a sensitive impact on travel time. But time schedules must also expect passengers.
Here you can see an overview of the most important train changes due to renovation work in Germany:
More traffic was waiting for roads
To maintain both passenger and freight transport as much as possible, the rail infrastructure around 100 percent is used around 100 percent, but only 80 percent of the current capacities can be protected, according to the ÖBB CEO.
Due to the 20 percent lower capacity on the rails, freight traffic is also moved to the street, Matthä explains. In Upper Austria, the Infrastructure Councilor Günther Stinkellner (FPö) sees the second -dress Innkreis highway A8 to Passau.
Source: Krone
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