Government Brings Major ÖBB Reform to Rail
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The government has agreed on a new, more efficient structure for ÖBB. The new leadership will also benefit from this in 2027. There is a bang effect on the applications.
State Railways to become more efficient, 80 million annual savings planned, price brake on vignette and climate ticket
VIENNA. The draft law amending the Federal Railway Act (BBG) is to be reviewed soon and the amended law will enter into force on 1 January 2027.
The government parties ÖVP, SPÖ and NEOS agreed on a structural reform of the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) on Thursday. With an amendment of the Federal Railways Act, the operational management in the group is to be bundled and subsidiaries converted into GmbHs. By reducing double tracking, ÖBB expects savings of around 80 million euros per year. In addition, the coalition has agreed a price brake for the Austrian climate ticket.
Mobility Minister Hanke: "If you want to become European Railway Champions – this can only be achieved with a future-oriented ÖBB Group – ÖBB structure will be modernised in 2027, streamlined and better geared to customer needs The Federal Government has agreed on the largest ÖBB structural reform in two decades. Mobility Minister Peter Hanke has pushed forward the reform intensively in recent months. The aim is a more modern and [...] The artic…
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