ÖBB awards €2.6bn contract for new digital interlockings

After a multi-year best-bidder tender, ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG awarded the framework agreements for new digital interlockings to Siemens Mobility and Hitachi Rail on 22 September 2026; the combined contract value is around €2.6 billion, of which around €1.3 billion goes to Siemens Mobility according to Siemens. The framework agreement runs for at least ten years, complemented by a 25-year service contract; the first pilot project is scheduled to enter operation in the fourth quarter of 2030, followed by a nationwide rollout (source: ÖBB press release, 22 September 2026; second source: Handelsblatt, 22 September 2026). Date is a placeholder: according to ÖBB the first pilot project is due to enter service in the fourth quarter of 2030, with the nationwide rollout to follow. Announced on 22 September 2026.