About Westbahn
It is our ambition to offer excellent quality rail transport between Vienna, Salzburg and Munich or Innsbruck.
Westbahn has been operating between Vienna, St. Pölten, Salzburg and on to Innsbruck, or Rosenheim and Munich since December 2011, making it one of the oldest private providers of long-distance rail passenger services in Europe. After more than a decade, it is impossible to imagine the Austrian rail market without us. Founded in 2008 as part of the rail liberalization in the European Union as the first operating subsidiary of Rail Holding AG, we try to live up to our high quality standards every day on every journey.
Our values
What we stand for
Reliability
Westbahn places the highest value on reliability in order to offer its passengers punctual and dependable train connections.
Climate protection
Westbahn is committed to climate protection and relies on environmentally friendly measures to promote sustainable mobility and the protection of our climate.
Excellent Service
Westbahn is characterized by good service to ensure the highest comfort and satisfaction of its passengers.
Inclusivity
Westbahn is committed to inclusivity in order to offer all passengers, regardless of their individual needs, a barrier-free and accessible travel experience.
Flexible service
Well informed and flexible booking everywhere.
With the new fleet, we have also introduced the "Relax Check-in": Every seat on the train is equipped with a QR code. When the code is scanned, a suitable ticket that was previously booked online is automatically suggested. By clicking on it, it is automatically "linked" to the seat, which in most cases eliminates the need for ticket checks by the crew. Traveling with the WESTbahn is thus not only uncomplicated, our passengers also decide autonomously whether they want to travel undisturbed or would like to be in an exchange with our crew.
Our Westbahn Fleet
The comfortable alternative
Our modern blue, white and green fleet – consisting of 15 Stadler KISS 3 double-decker trains, 4 CRRC PANDA double-decker trains and, from March 2026, 3 Stadler SMILE high-speed trains – offers our passengers a first-class travel experience with the highest level of comfort. All Westbahn trains feature a low-floor design for step-free access and wide doors that allow passengers to board and alight quickly.
Our fleet also offers the following amenities:
- Comfort & technology: comfortable leather seats, one power socket per seat and free Wi-Fi.
- On-board service: Onboard WestCafés (with coffee, cold drink and snack vending machines) and separate toilets for men and women.
- Three comfort classes: While the "Standard Class" is already excellently equipped, the "Comfort Class" offers additional legroom and tables with facing seats. In "First Class", travellers enjoy maximum comfort thanks to our 2+1 seating layout and exclusive seat service.
DI Thomas Posch
MANAGING DIRECTOR | SPEAKER OF THE BOARD
Marco Ramsbacher MSc
MANAGING DIRECTOR | BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Board of Directors Rail Holding AG | Management Westbahn Management GmbH
Supervisory Council Rail Holding AG
The Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Rail Holding AG is Dr Andreas J. Ludwig, and Anna-Theresa Korbut, Andreas Nadler and Jean-Baptiste Guenot are delegated as owner representatives.
Dr. Andreas J. Ludwig
CHAIRMAN OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD
Anna-Theresa Korbutt
Representative of the owners
Jean-Bapitiste Guenot
Representative of the owners
Andreas Nadler
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE OWNERS
Punctuality
Punctuality is Westbahn's first and foremost priority. However, delays are unfortunately not unavoidable. Reasons for delays at WESTbahn:
Since we run our train service in a networked system of all passenger and freight trains between Vienna Westbahnhof and Innsbruck on ÖBB Infrastruktur AG tracks or between Salzburg and Munich on DB Netz AG tracks, the reasons for delays can be manifold.
Westbahn was able to achieve an overall punctuality of 83% in December 2022.