Full operation from Sunday

ÖBB

Tracks and stations under water - the consequences of the flooding were also enormous for ÖBB.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/AFP (2))

Rivers bursting their banks; houses that were almost completely submerged; railroad stations that were flooded - the images of the floods in September are still fresh in many people's minds. On Sunday, at least ÖBB will be able to put the consequences of the exceptional weather behind it when the new western line goes back into full operation. Find out who played a decisive role here.

The main artery of the domestic rail network was damaged to an unprecedented extent - this is how ÖBB described the consequences for the four-track western line, which was massively affected by the rainfall, storm and flooding in September. The new western line between Vienna and St. Pölten was particularly badly affected.