Step 4 – Rail vehicles authorisation & registration

Authorisation under Austrian Railway Act and network registration are prerequisites for the use of rail vehicles on the network of ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG.

Authorisation under Railway Act

Rail vehicles may only be put into operation on the network of ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG if they fulfil the legal requirements according to Railway Act as amended. This concerns, among other things

  • Authorisation under Railway Act (operating licence or authorisation for placing on the market)
  • Projects exempt from approval according to § 36 (4) and § 110 (7) Railway Act
  • Check before the first use of an authorised railway vehicle (route compatibility) pursuant to § 112 Railway Act

Network registration

In addition to the authorisation under Railway Act and the check  of the route compatibility, rail vehicles also require a network registration before being used on the network of ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG. Vehicles with the following interoperability markings are exempt from this requirement:

  • Freight wagons: RIV, TEN CW, TEN GE
  • Passenger coaches: RIC (with a commissioning authorisation before 19.07.2008)

The Network Access/Technical Network Access Division of ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG is responsible for this procedure.

Contacts

Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK), Section IV, Dept. E2

Phone: +43 1 71162 652211

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DI Wolfgang Strehn
Technical network access

ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG
Network access

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