- Railjet
The railjet is a new
ÖBB train , which is scheduled to be introduced at the timetable change of 2008/9.Routes
The first route
Budapest –Vienna –Munich should be operational from December 2008, with the second routeVienna –Salzburg –Bregenz ( –Zurich ) following in December 2009. On completion of the current track improvement works, a journey time of 2 hours 15 minutes betweenSalzburg andVienna is planned.Long-term plans:
* 2009Budapest -Vienna -Munich
* 2010Vienna -Bregenz ( –Zurich )
* 2010-12Vienna -Graz -Maribor -Ljubljana ( –Zagreb )
* 2010-12Vienna -Villach -Venice /Lienz
* 2013 Improved frequency for theVienna -Innsbruck -Bregenz ( –Zurich ) lineExternal links
* [http://www.railjet.at/en Official railjet website]
* [http://www.hochgeschwindigkeitszuege.com/oesterreich/index_oesterreich.htm Further information about railjet, including map of proposed routes (German)]
* [http://www.schienenfahrzeugtagung.at/download/PDF2007/1Tag%20Vormittag/2_Wehinger.pdf ÖBB railjet presentation (German)]
* [http://www.bahnnews-austria.at/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7610/ Pictures of the railjet (German)]
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