Westbahn Company to Provide Bus Service

TransportRail ♦ Published: September 13, 2011; 14:21 ♦ (Vindobona)

The new Austrian competitor to the Federal Railways (ÖBB) intends to extend its transport services to bus lines.

Westbahn Company to Provide Bus Service / Picture: © WESTbahn Management GmbH

In December 2011, Westbahn will provide 18 rides between Vienna and Salzburg. This part of the Austrian railway network is one of the few distances, which are able to achieve positive net results. The CEO of Strabag, Hans-Peter Haselsteiner and the former manager from ÖBB, Stefan Wehinger, founded the company in 2009.

What is more, Westbahn aims to provide additional transport…