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WESTbahn fights for fair open-access conditions in the Austrian rail market

6 August 2015 | By Erich Forster, Managing Director of WESTbahn

Few private rail operators have entered into open-access long-distance travel – incumbents try to keep the monopoly alive, and it seems the way to non-discriminatory integration of all railway companies is difficult. Ever since WESTbahn’s operational launch, the private railway company has been fighting against discrimination in the Austrian open-access…

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WESTbahn shakes up Austrian market

1 August 2013 | By Erich Forster, CEO, WESTbahn Management GmbH

WESTbahn Management GmbH is a private railway company that launched operations in December 2011 offering passenger services between Vienna, Salzburg and Freilassing. We are the first private long-distance railway company in Austria, offering almost hourly intervals. Due to a top speed of 200km/h, the journey time of WESTbahn trains from…