ÖBB (Österreichische Bundesbahnen - Austrian Federal Railways) is the national railway system of Austria. It is the successor to the Bundesbahn Österreich (BBÖ) (Federal Railway of Austria) which was incorporated into the Deutsche Reichsbahn following the Anschluss of 1938.
96% of the Austrian rail system is electrified, electrification of the system having begun in 1912. The last regular steam locomotive was retired in 1978.
Statistics
In 2000 the ÖBB had:
- 49,000 employees (it is one of the largest employers in Austria).
- 3,500 route miles.
- 1,500 locomotives.
- 22,000 passenger vehicles.
- 182,000,000 passengers were carried, generating approximately €1,000,000,000 in revenue.
- 93,000,000 bus passengers were carried, generating approximately €80,000,000 in revenue.
- ÖBB's bus services travel 32.4 million miles per year.
Principal Lines
Austrian Eastern Railway
Austrian Northern Railway
Austrian Northwestern Railway
Austrian Southern Railway
Austrian Western Railway
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