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{{short description|European high-speed rail service operated by ÖBB and ČD}}
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'''Railjet''' is a [[high-speed rail]] service in Europe operated by [[Austrian Federal Railways]] (ÖBB) and [[Czech Railways]] (ČD). Branded as ''Railjet Express'' (RJX [[Train categories in Europe|category]]) for the fastest services and as ''Railjet'' (RJ) for services with additional stops, it was introduced in 2008 and operates at speeds of up to {{convert|230|km/h|0|abbr=on}}.  Railjet is ÖBB's premier service and operates both domestically within [[Austria]] and on international services to adjacent major cities in the [[Czech Republic]], [[Germany]], [[Switzerland]], [[Italy]], [[Hungary]] and [[Slovakia]].<ref name="kurier"/>[[File:2020-05-24_ÖBB1116_Railjet_Railjet_on_Kalte_Rinne_Viaduct.jpg|thumb|right]][[File:Railjet_Mosonmagyarovar.jpg|thumb|right]]

==History==
Rather than choosing [[electric multiple unit]]s (EMUs) such as Deutsche Bahn's [[ICE 3]], the ÖBB opted for locomotive-hauled [[Push–pull train|push-pull]] high-speed trains, which could be hauled by its existing fleet of ''Taurus'' high-speed Siemens [[EuroSprinter]] electric locomotives.<ref name="RailwayGazette2007">{{cite web |last1=Wehinger |first1=Dr Stefan |title=Railjet to take off next year |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/in-depth/railjet-to-take-off-next-year/32434.article |website=Railway Gazette International |access-date=3 January 2021 |language=en |date=19 November 2007}}{{subscription required}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|Classes [[ÖBB Class 1016 (Taurus)|1016]], [[ÖBB Class 1116 (Taurus)|1116]] and [[ÖBB Class 1216 (Taurus)|1216]]<ref name="or1"/> of Eurosprinter type ES 64 U, however '''''railjet''''' service will only be carried out by the multisystem version locomotive classes 1116 and 1216<ref name="RailwayGazette2007" />|group="note"}} On 9 February 2006, 9 months after receiving sealed bids, the board of directors of the Austrian Federal Railways awarded Siemens a contract to build 23 sets of 7-coach trains, with the Siemens design viewed to be the best as well as the least expensive.<ref name="or1">{{cite web|url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/siemens-wins-railjet-order.html|title=Siemens wins Railjet order|date=1 March 2006|publisher=[[Railway Gazette International]]|work=railwaygazette.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.schienenfahrzeugtagung.at/download/PDF2007/1Tag%20Vormittag/2_Wehinger.pdf| title=railjet| author=Marl| author2=Pettauer| date=16 April 2007| work=schienenfahrzeugtagung.at| language=de| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929061647/http://www.schienenfahrzeugtagung.at/download/PDF2007/1Tag%20Vormittag/2_Wehinger.pdf| archive-date=29 September 2007}}</ref> In September 2007 Siemens received an additional order for 44 more Railjet trains from the Austrian Federal Railways.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/austria-orders-44-more-railjet-trains.html|title=Austria orders 44 more Railjet trains|date=5 October 2007|publisher=[[Railway Gazette International]]|work=railwaygazette.com}}</ref> The total value of the order was €798 million for 469 passenger carriages.<ref>{{cite web |title=ÖBB Railjet - eine neue Fahrzeuggeneration für die ÖBB |url=https://www.vlaky.net/upload/images/reports/004866/Viaggio_Comfort_prospekt_podrobny_de.pdf |access-date=3 January 2021 |page=5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829190418/https://www.vlaky.net/upload/images/reports/004866/Viaggio_Comfort_prospekt_podrobny_de.pdf |archive-date=29 August 2014 |date=26 September 2008}}</ref>

In September 2011 Siemens agreed the sale of sixteen Railjet trainsets to the Czech Railways ([[České Dráhy]]); the sets should have been originally built for an uncompleted order for ÖBB,<ref>{{citation|url = http://www.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/?press=/en/pressrelease/2011/mobility/imo201109033.htm| title = Czech Railways order 16 Railjets from ÖBB master agreement with Siemens| date = 30 September 2011| work= siemens.com| publisher = [[Siemens]]}}</ref> ČD's trainsets were to be hauled by [[Škoda Works|Škoda]]'s [[ČD Class 380]] electric locomotives.<ref>{{citation| url = http://www.railwaygazette.com/index.php?id=44&no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=14060&cHash=7e6ba56ae3| title = CD closes Railjet deal| date = 3 October 2011| work = railwaygazette.com| publisher = [[Railway Gazette International]]| access-date = 3 October 2011| archive-date = 1 September 2017| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170901022820/http://www.railwaygazette.com/index.php?id=44&no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=14060&cHash=7e6ba56ae3| url-status = dead}}</ref> In 2012 Czech Railways cancelled the order.<ref>{{citation|url = https://www.reuters.com/article/czech-railways-siemens-idUSL6E8FR71R20120427| title =Czech Railways backs off $265 mln Siemens train buy (UPDATE 1)| work = reuters.com| date = 27 April 2012|access-date  =8 May 2012|author= Robert Mueller|author2 = Jens Hack}}</ref> A reduced order of seven [[Siemens Viaggio Comfort|Viaggio Comfort]] trainsets was agreed in August 2012.<ref>{{citation| url = http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/czech-railways-finally-takes-over-railjet-train-order.html| title = Czech Railways finally takes over Railjet train order|date = 23 August 2012| work = railwaygazette.com}}</ref>

In June 2014 ÖBB took up an option for a remaining nine railjets from Siemens, planned to be used on the [[Western Railway (Austria)|Westbahn]] route between Vienna and Salzburg and will also be equipped to operate in Italy.<ref>{{citation| url = http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/rolling-stock/obb-to-order-more-railjets.html?device=auto| title = ÖBB to order more Railjets| first = Erwin| last = Reidinger| date = 18 June 2014| access-date = 18 June 2014| archive-date = 31 August 2017| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170831012634/http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/rolling-stock/obb-to-order-more-railjets.html?device=auto| url-status = dead}}</ref>

The first unit was produced on 15 September 2008, and put on display at [[Graz]], then [[Innotrans]] in late September and then at ''Salzburger Verkehrstage'' on 15 October.<ref name="MarlPettPDF">{{cite web |last1=Marl |first1=Pettauer |title=Microsoft PowerPoint - pettauer.ppt |url=http://www.regionale-schienen.at/pdf/6svt/referate/pettauer.pdf |website=Regionale Schienen |access-date=3 January 2021 |date=16 October 2008}}</ref>{{rp|17}} The first ''railjet'' trains began test runs in late 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/raijet-on-test.html|title=Raijet on test|date=1 September 2008|publisher=[[Railway Gazette International]]|work=railwaygazette.com}}</ref>

==Trainsets==
[[File:ÖBB Railjet 1116-236 on Krauselklause-Viaduct.jpg|240x240px|thumb|ÖBB Railjet passing over the Krauselklause viaduct on the [[Semmering railway]]]]
[[File:CD-RJ_als_EC_73.jpg|240x240px|thumb|ČD Railjet on its way to [[Vienna]]]]{{See also|Siemens Viaggio Comfort}}
A Railjet train set consists of seven or nine individual coaches that are permanently coupled with airtight interconnections,{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}} but with buffer and hook couplings on the outer ends of the set of coaches suitable for [[Buffers and screw|buffer and chain]] screw coupling<ref name="SiemensPDFP8">{{cite web |title=ÖBB Railjet - eine neue Fahrzeuggeneration für die ÖBB |url=https://www.vlaky.net/upload/images/reports/004866/Viaggio_Comfort_prospekt_podrobny_de.pdf |access-date=3 January 2021 |page=8 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829190418/https://www.vlaky.net/upload/images/reports/004866/Viaggio_Comfort_prospekt_podrobny_de.pdf |archive-date=29 August 2014 |date=26 September 2008}}</ref> Two complete train sets with two locomotives can be run as a pair giving a train of fourteen carriages.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Werske |first1=André |title=railjet - Hochgeschwindigkeitszüge der ÖBB in Österreich |url=https://www.hochgeschwindigkeitszuege.com/oesterreich/railjet.php |website=Hochgeschwindigkeitszüge |access-date=3 January 2021 |language=DE |date=2 May 2009}}</ref> The coach furthest from the locomotive acts as a [[Control car (rail)|control car]]. The number of carriages per train can be extended up to ten in a single train unit.{{r|MarlPettPDF|p=4}}

The ÖBB Railjet's coach that is the furthest from the locomotive, the cab car, is half Business Class and half First Class. The next coach is First Class only, followed by a coach that is half First Class and the other half is the in-train restaurant. The rest of the coaches are Economy only coaches.

ČD's Railjet has replaced one First Class coach for one Economy class coach, therefore its coach order is slightly different: The coach that is the furthest from the locomotive is half Business Class and half First Class, and the next coach is half First Class and half the in-train restaurant. The rest of the coaches are Economy Class, so the ČD Railjet has one less First Class coach and one more Economy class coach.

The [[industrial design]] company Spirit Design was contracted to provide an exterior and interior design,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spiritdesign.at/showdoc.do?docid=213|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706095942/http://www.spiritdesign.at/showdoc.do?docid=213|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-07-06|title=Design of railjet comes from Spirit Design|work=spiritdesign.at}}</ref> three colour schemes were presented and the livery to be used was decided by poll conducted by the Austrian tabloid [[Kronen Zeitung]].<ref name="col">{{cite web|url= http://www.railcolor.net/index.php?nav=1405285&lang=1| work=railcolor.net| title=ÖBB 1016/1116: Railjet}}</ref> In 2009 the railjet design was given a [[Red Dot]] award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://red-dot.org/2791.html?&cHash=809e62c2fb48e4b2ef5edbc6b6287a35&detail=5235|title=Automobile, Transport und Caravans|work=red-dot.org|language=de|access-date=21 January 2011|archive-date=17 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317100501/http://red-dot.org/2791.html?&cHash=809e62c2fb48e4b2ef5edbc6b6287a35&detail=5235|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.perspektive-mittelstand.de/Internationaler-Good-Design-Award-an-Spirit-Design-fuer-OeBB-railjet-/pressemitteilung/26980.html|title= Internationaler "Good Design" Award a Spirit Design für ÖBB railjet|language=de| work=perspektive-mittelstand.de}}</ref>

===Traction===
{{See also|EuroSprinter}}
The Railjet vehicles are designed to be propelled in push-pull mode by standard electric locomotives, specifically the [[Siemens Mobility|Siemens]] ES64U2 and ES64U4 (ÖBB Class 1116 and 1216 ''Taurus'') already owned by the Austrian Federal Railways, but can also be hauled by any other electric locomotives such as the ÖBB Class 1293 ''Vectron ,'' or diesel locomotives.{{r|MarlPettPDF|p=7}}

The first 23 ÖBB Class 1116 locomotives used in Railjet service were given a number of modifications: a third pantograph and the relevant train safety systems for operating outside Austria (Hungary, Switzerland and the Czech Republic) and a silver-colored side skirt below the floor level, giving a more streamlined appearance. A second set of 20 locomotives were equipped only for work in Austria and Germany and did not receive the side panels or extra systems for international working.<ref name="col"/>

===Carriages===
The bodies of the vehicles are constructed from ribbed, cold-rolled steel, with the driving trailer deriving its forward end shape from the ''Taurus'' locomotives.<ref name="SiemensPDFP8"/>

The passenger cars are equipped with electropneumatic disc brakes (3 per axle in SF400 bogies),<ref name="sus">{{cite web |title=ÖBB Railjet - eine neue Fahrzeuggeneration für die ÖBB |url=https://www.vlaky.net/upload/images/reports/004866/Viaggio_Comfort_prospekt_podrobny_de.pdf |access-date=3 January 2021 |pages=29–33 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829190418/https://www.vlaky.net/upload/images/reports/004866/Viaggio_Comfort_prospekt_podrobny_de.pdf |archive-date=29 August 2014 |date=26 September 2008}}</ref> as well as electromagnetic track brakes ([[eddy current brakes]]), and a parking brake. The driving trailer also has a manually operated brake using the disc brakes.<ref name="IstvanPDF">{{cite web |last1=István|first1=Szécsey |title=Bemutatjuk az ÖBB RailJet nagysebességű vonatát |url=http://vasutgepeszet.hu/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/200904_11-19_vegleges.pdf |access-date=3 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200908123956/http://vasutgepeszet.hu/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/200904_11-19_vegleges.pdf |archive-date=8 September 2020 |language=hu}}</ref>{{rp|sec. 2.12–2.12.6}} Primary bogie suspension is by coil spring, and secondary suspension is pneumatic.<ref name="sus"/> The driving trailers are designated 'Afmpz', the premium and business class vehicle 'Ampz', the 'bistro' or restaurant car 'ARbmpz' and the economy class cars 'Bmpz'.<ref>{{cite web |title=ÖBB Railjet - eine neue Fahrzeuggeneration für die ÖBB |url=https://www.vlaky.net/upload/images/reports/004866/Viaggio_Comfort_prospekt_podrobny_de.pdf |access-date=3 January 2021 |page=10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829190418/https://www.vlaky.net/upload/images/reports/004866/Viaggio_Comfort_prospekt_podrobny_de.pdf |archive-date=29 August 2014 |date=26 September 2008}}</ref>

The intermediate passenger wagon bodyshells of the first units were manufactured by Siemens in [[Maribor]], Slovenia. Final assembly takes place at the rail works at [[Simmering (Vienna)|Simmering, Vienna]]; the first three trains were assembled by Siemens, the remainder by ÖBB technical services.{{#tag:ref|Rail vehicle assembly, maintenance, modernisation and repair company, as of 2010 owned by [[ÖBB]] and [[Rail Cargo Austria]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.railcargo.at/en/About_us/RCA_group/OeBB-Technische_Services/index.jsp|title=ÖBB-Technische Services GmbH|work=railcargo.at|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706094735/http://www.railcargo.at/en/About_us/RCA_group/OeBB-Technische_Services/index.jsp|archive-date=6 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ts.oebb.at/en/|title=ÖBB-Technische Services GmbH|work=ts.oebb.at|access-date=16 January 2011|archive-date=15 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915145402/http://ts.oebb.at/en/|url-status=dead}}</ref>|group="note"}} The driving trailers are manufactured by ÖBB Infrastruktur Bau{{dubious|date=January 2011}}{{#tag:ref|Since 2009 named ÖBB Infrastruktur AG<ref>{{cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=26971375|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009130352/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=26971375|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 October 2012|title=ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG|publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]|work=investing.businessweek.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oebb.at/infrastruktur/en/|title=ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG|work=oebb.at}}</ref>|group="note"}} under subcontract to Siemens.<ref name="RailwayGazette2007" />

Siemens is the main contractor for the vehicles and markets the coach design as ''Viaggio Comfort''.<ref>{{cite web |title=ÖBB Railjet - eine neue Fahrzeuggeneration für die ÖBB |url=https://www.vlaky.net/upload/images/reports/004866/Viaggio_Comfort_prospekt_podrobny_de.pdf |access-date=3 January 2021 |page=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829190418/https://www.vlaky.net/upload/images/reports/004866/Viaggio_Comfort_prospekt_podrobny_de.pdf |archive-date=29 August 2014 |date=26 September 2008}}</ref> Brake equipment is supplied by [[Knorr-Bremse]], air-conditioning by [[Liebherr]], and doors, carriage connections, toilets and seats are manufactured by other subcontractors.<ref name="RailwayGazette2007" />

==Routes==

===Current network===
[[File:Karte Railjet-Strecken.png|thumb|300px|Railjet routes as of June 2020]]
As of 2025, Railjets of [[ÖBB]] and [[České dráhy|ČD]] serve the following route network. Not all stops are shown, route sections only served by some trains are shown in brackets:<ref>[http://www.oebb.at/de/leistungen-und-services/railjet oebb.at - ÖBB Railjet: The best train in Austria] (German) retrieved 18 September 2016</ref><ref>[https://tickets.oebb.at/de/ticket oebb.at - Offers and tickets] (German) retrieved 17 June 2025</ref>

* ([[Vienna Airport railway station|Vienna International Airport]] -) '''[[Wien Hbf]] - [[Linz Hbf]] - [[Salzburg Hbf]] - [[Innsbruck Hbf]]''' (- [[Feldkirch railway station|Feldkirch]] or [[Bregenz railway station|Bregenz]] or - [[Bolzano/Bozen railway station|Bolzano/Bozen]])
* '''[[Vienna Airport railway station|Vienna International Airport]] - [[Wien Hbf]] - [[Linz Hbf]] - [[Salzburg Hbf]] - [[Innsbruck Hbf]] - [[Bregenz railway station|Bregenz]] - [[Lindau-Reutin station|Lindau]] - [[Friedrichshafen Stadt station|Friedrichshafen]] - [[Ulm Hauptbahnhof|Ulm]] - [[Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof|Stuttgart]] - [[Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof|Frankfurt]]'''
* ([[Budapest Keleti station|Budapest]] or [[Vienna Airport railway station|Vienna International Airport]] or [[Bratislava-Petržalka railway station|Bratislava]] -) '''[[Wien Hbf]] - [[Linz Hbf]] - [[Salzburg Hbf]] - [[Innsbruck Hbf]] - [[Zürich Hauptbahnhof|Zürich]]'''
* ([[Budapest Keleti station|Budapest]] or [[Vienna Airport railway station|Vienna International Airport]] -) '''[[Wien Hbf]] - [[Linz Hbf]] - [[Salzburg Hbf]] - [[München Hbf]]'''
* '''[[Budapest Keleti station|Budapest]] - [[Tatabánya railway station|Tatabánya]] - [[Győr railway station|Győr]] - [[Wien Hbf]]''' (- [[Salzburg Hbf]]) 
* '''[[Praha hlavní nádraží]] - [[Brno hlavní nádraží]] - [[Wien Hbf]]'''
* ([[Berlin Hauptbahnhof|Berlin Hbf]] - [[Dresden Hauptbahnhof|Dresden Hbf]] -) '''[[Praha hlavní nádraží]] - [[Brno hlavní nádraží]] - [[Wien Hbf]] - [[Graz Hbf]]'''
* '''[[Vienna Airport railway station|Vienna International Airport]] - [[Wien Hbf]] - [[Graz Hbf]]'''
* '''[[Wien Hbf]] - [[Klagenfurt Hbf]] - [[Villach Hbf]]''' (- [[Spittal an der Drau|Spittal-Millstättersee]] ''or [[Udine]] - [[Venezia Santa Lucia railway station|Venice]])''
* '''[[Graz Hbf]] - [[Klagenfurt Hbf]] - [[Villach Hbf]] - [[Spittal an der Drau|Spittal-Millstättersee]]'''
* '''[[München Hbf]] - [[Wörgl Hauptbahnhof|Wörgl Hbf]] - [[Innsbruck Hbf]] - [[Bolzano/Bozen railway station|Bolzano/Bozen]] - [[Verona Porta Nuova railway station|Verona Porta Nuova]]''' (- [[Bologna Centrale railway station|Bologna Centrale]] or [[Ancona railway station|Ancona]] or [[Padova railway station|Padova]] - [[Venezia Santa Lucia railway station|Venice]])

Some services are served by two joint trainsets which might be coupled and separated on their way. For example, a trainset incoming from Budapest is coupled with another incoming from Vienna International Airport at [[Wien Hauptbahnhof|Vienna main station]]. They travel together until Salzburg (providing more passenger capacity on the Vienna - Salzburg core route), where one is separated and continues to Munich, while the other heads to Innsbruck.

All Railjets from and to Innsbruck, Bregenz and Zürich use the [[Deutsches Eck (transport link)|Deutsches Eck]] ''(German corner)'' transit route through [[Bavaria]] without stopping as this is the fastest route between Salzburg and western [[Tyrol (state)|Tyrol]] due to the topography of the [[Austrian Alps]]. The Deutsches Eck provides a dedicated rail bypass near [[Rosenheim]] for this purpose.

From December 2018 faster Railjet trains were denominated as ''Railjet Express (RJX)'' between Salzburg and Vienna stopping only in [[Linz]] and [[Sankt Pölten]] in order to distinguish them from those with the additional stops in [[Vöcklabruck]], [[Attnang-Puchheim]], [[Wels]], [[Sankt Valentin]], [[Amstetten, Lower Austria|Amstetten]] and [[Tulln an der Donau|Tullnerfeld]].

===Development===
Commercial services started on 14 December 2008 between [[Munich]], [[Vienna]] and [[Budapest]],{{r|MarlPettPDF|p=17}}{{r|IstvanPDF|p=11}} gradually replacing the former [[EuroCity]] connection until September 2009. In December 2009 new services started between Vienna and [[Zürich]] via [[Innsbruck]] as well as between Vienna and [[Bregenz]].<ref name="TrogerGruberPDF">{{cite web |last1=Troger-Gruber |first1=Regina |title=High performance lines in Austria |url=http://vrt.fd.cvut.cz/data/konference/25p.pdf |at=Slide 10 |publisher=[[Czech Technical University in Prague]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831040837/http://vrt.fd.cvut.cz/data/konference/25p.pdf |archive-date=31 August 2017 |date=14 November 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Those services to Bregenz/Zürich via Salzburg and Innsbruck were increased by the end of 2010.<ref name="TrogerGruberPDF"/><ref name="Marl, Pettauer 2014, p.2">Marl, Pettauer, ÖBB RailJet, Area of Deployment 2010–2014, p.2</ref> Following the completion of the track improvement works on the ''[[Western Railway (Austria)|Westbahn]]'' in December 2012, running at speeds between {{convert|200|-|230|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} the journey time between [[Salzburg]] and [[Vienna]] is now about 2hr20min and between Vienna and Innsbruck is about 4hr15min.<ref name="RailwayGazette2007" />

From 2011 to 2020 Railjet trains used to run from Budapest to [[Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof|Frankfurt (Main)]] and on the weekends to [[Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof|Wiesbaden]] (until 2017) via Vienna, Munich and [[Stuttgart]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Neuer ÖBB-Fahrplan ab Mitte Dezember |url=https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20101013_OTS0124/neuer-oebb-fahrplan-ab-mitte-dezember |website=www.ots.at |date=13 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Eisenbahnen in Ulm, um Ulm und um Ulm herum - History und Aktuelles |url=https://www.ulmereisenbahnen.de/aktuelles2012.htm}}</ref> Those routes are now partially covered by EuroCity trains, while [[Deutsche Bahn]] also offers [[Intercity Express|ICE]] services on similar routes.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=ÖBB-Personenverkehr AG |title=Mit der Bahn Deutschland entdecken. |url=https://www.oebb.at/dam/jcr:506050ee-3a5e-4826-a410-55e16d5138bf/sparschiene-deutschland.pdf |website=oebb.at |date=April 2025}}</ref>

Since October 2011, Railjet trains also run on the [[Southern Railway (Austria)|Southern Railway]] line from Vienna to [[Graz]] and [[Klagenfurt]]/[[Villach]].<ref>{{cite web |title=ÖBB-Railjet auch auf der Südstrecke |url=https://www.vienna.at/oebb-railjet-auch-auf-der-suedstrecke/3059761 |website=www.vienna.at| date=19 October 2011| access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref> From 2013 to 2017 trains also served [[Lienz]] in [[East Tyrol]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.meinbezirk.at/osttirol/c-lokales/railjet-sorgt-fuer-beste-verbindungen-zwischen-wien-und-lienz_a792373 |title=Railjet sorgt für beste Verbindungen zwischen Wien und Lienz |first1=Hans |last1=Ebner |website=www.meinbezirk.at |date=17 December 2013 |access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref> This service has been now replaced by an [[InterCity]] train while Railjet trains serve up to [[Spittal an der Drau]] near the [[Millstätter See]].

On 15 June 2014, [[České dráhy]] inaugurated a Railjet connection from [[Wiener Neustadt]] to [[Prague]]. Since December 2014, trains run from [[Graz Hauptbahnhof|Graz]] to Prague main station ([[Praha hlavní nádraží]]) via Vienna and [[Brno hlavní nádraží|Brno]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.railjournal.com/rolling-stock/first-czech-railjet-enters-service/ |title=First Czech Railjet enters service |first1=Quintus |last1=Vosman|website=www.railjournal.com |date=15 May 2014 |access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref>

Since December 2014, trains serve the new [[Wien Hauptbahnhof]], passing [[Wien Meidling railway station|Wien Meidling]] and the [[Lainz Tunnel]] since 2015. From Wien Hauptbahnhof trains also serve [[Vienna Airport railway station|Vienna Airport]]. 

From December 2016, newly delivered Railjet trainsets replaced further [[InterCity]] trains on existing routes within Austria.<ref name="kurier">[https://kurier.at/wirtschaft/oebb-neue-railjets-von-siemens-ersetzen-alte-ic-waegen-auf-weststrecke/77.967.716 kurier.at - "New Railjets from Siemens replace old IC carriages on western tracks"] (German) retrieved 18 September 2016</ref> From December 2017, the existing Vienna-Villach route was extended to [[Venezia Santa Lucia railway station|Venezia Santa Lucia]] via [[Udine]].<ref name="kurier"/><ref name="venice2017">{{cite news |url= https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/item/2553-italien-oesterreich-spirit-of-venezia-verbindet-wien-und-venedig.html |title=Italien/Österreich: "Spirit of Venezia" verbindet Wien und Venedig |website= www.lok-report.de |lang=de |date= 14 December 2017 |access-date=24 June 2025}}</ref> This is the first Railjet connection to a coastal region.

Since 9 December 2018 a Railjet Express train connects directly Zürich to [[Bratislava]] via Vienna, expanding the service to [[Slovakia]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/item/8517-oesterreich-neue-direktverbindung-im-railjet-xpress-nach-bratislava.html |title=Österreich: Neue Direktverbindung im Railjet xpress nach Bratislava  |date= 7 December 2018 |access-date=23 June 2025}}</ref>

Since May 2020 there is a direct [[Berlin]]-Graz connection via [[Dresden]], Prague and Vienna and from December 2020 a Railjet service connects [[Bolzano]] in [[South Tyrol]] to Vienna via [[Brenner, South Tyrol|Brenner]] and Innsbruck.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.dmm.travel/nc/news/railjet-berlin-prag-wien-graz/ |title=Railjet Berlin-Prag-Wien-Graz  |date= 2 December 2019 |access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.unsertirol24.com/2019/06/28/oebb-railjet-faehrt-erstmals-bis-nach-bozen/ |title=ÖBB-Railjet fährt erstmals bis nach Bozen  |date= 28 June 2019 |access-date=23 June 2025}}</ref>

On 12 December 2021 a new Railjet Express schedule was introduced by ÖBB between Frankfurt and Vienna via Stuttgart, [[Ulm]], [[Biberach an der Riss|Biberach]], [[Friedrichshafen]], [[Lindau]], Bregenz and Innsbruck.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://wochenblatt-online.de/ein-railjet-auf-der-schwaebischen-eisenbahn-biberach-und-oberschwaben-erhalten-neue-fernverkehrsverbindung-nach-frankfurt-und-wien/ |title=Ein 'Railjet' auf der Schwäbischen Eisenbahn: Biberach und Oberschwaben erhalten neue Fernverkehrsverbindung nach Frankfurt und Wien |date=7 October 2021 |access-date=17 June 2025}}</ref>

Since April 2024 direct Railjet services connect Munich to [[Verona]], [[Bologna]] and [[Venice]] via Innsbruck and Bolzano on the [[Brenner Railway]] replacing the old EuroCity trains<ref>{{cite news |url= https://muenchen.t-online.de/region/muenchen/id_100378868/muenchen-neue-railjet-zuege-nach-italien-worauf-kunden-achten-muessen.html |title=Premierenfahrt: So sieht der neue Railjet nach Italien aus |first1=Sara |last1=Guglielmino |website=muenchen.t-online.de |date=5 April 2024 |access-date=23 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= https://news.provinz.bz.it/de/news/neuer-railjet-premierenfahrt-am-freitag-5-april |title=Neuer Railjet: Premierenfahrt am Freitag, 5. April |website=news.provinz.bz.it |date=18 March 2024 |access-date=24 June 2025}}</ref> and since 17 April 2025 a new Railjet in the same corridor was introduced, extending the service from Bologna up to [[Ancona]] and running until October.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.merkur.de/lokales/muenchen/faehrt-in-beliebte-urlaubsregion-bahnreisen-europa-neuer-railjet-geht-in-muenchen-an-den-start-und-93617080.html |title=Neuer Railjet geht in München an den Start – und fährt in beliebte Urlaubsregion |first1=Jonah |last1=Reule |website=www.merkur.de |date=13 March 2025 |access-date=18 June 2025}}</ref>

Services to [[Ljubljana]] and/or [[Zagreb]] have been discussed since 2010 but have since not materialized.<ref name="Deployment0910">{{cite web |last1=Marl |first1=Pettauer |title=Area of Deployment railjet 2009-2010 |url=https://www.cee.siemens.com/web/slovakia/sk/corporate/portal/press/k2ts/Documents/Area%20of%20Deployment%20railjet%202009-2010.pdf |website=Siemens |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716065535/https://www.cee.siemens.com/web/slovakia/sk/corporate/portal/press/k2ts/Documents/Area%20of%20Deployment%20railjet%202009-2010.pdf |archive-date=16 July 2011 |date=9 September 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Passenger services==
Railjet trains have three levels of service; economy, first and business classes.{{r|MarlPettPDF|p=10–16}}

Business class has the highest level of service, containing premium seating for 16 passengers located in the front part of the [[Control car (rail)|control car]] at the opposite end of the train to the locomotive. The seating plan is in an 'open compartments' style similar to a [[corridor coach]] layout, but open plan and doorless, and intended to be a considerable improvement over previous first class accommodation. A [[galley (kitchen)|galley]] separates the business and first class compartments.

First class seating occupies the remainder of the control car, the second coach and half of the third coach which also contains spaces and facilities for wheelchair users. 76 seats are provided in [2+1] formation. The remainder of the third coach contains the restaurant which provides an at seat service. The remaining four coaches provide 316 economy class seats in [2+2] formation, the fourth coach also contains an area for families and children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.energy-efficiency-days.org/IMG/pdf/28_R-Schmid_BB_Railjet_4th_UIC_EE_24sept09.pdf|title=Procurement & Operation of ÖBB railjet, Concerning Aspects of Energy Efficiency|publisher=ÖBB Personenverkehr|at=The railjet configuration, Slide 4|work=energy-efficiency-days.org|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726031920/http://www.energy-efficiency-days.org/IMG/pdf/28_R-Schmid_BB_Railjet_4th_UIC_EE_24sept09.pdf|archive-date=26 July 2011}}</ref>

From the 38th set of trains onwards the galley is replaced with a seated restaurant area.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fahrgast-kaernten.at/DE/oesterreich_DE_1.html#newsinfo111|title=Railjet: Nun doch mit Speisewagen|date=9 November 2010|work=fahrgast-kaerten.at|language=de}}</ref>

<gallery widths="200" heights="130">
File:ÖBB railjet - Economy class (2nd class) (9370596353).jpg|Economy class (ÖBB)
File:Railjet first class.jpg|First class (ÖBB)
File:Premium Class ÖBB railjet (4387966054).jpg|Business class (ÖBB)
File:ČD-Railjet Economy Class.jpg|Economy class (ČD)
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[List of high-speed trains]]
* [[Train categories in Europe]]
* [[Nightjet]]
* [[Rail transport in Austria]]
* [[Rail transport in the Czech Republic]]

==Notes==
{{Reflist|group="note"}}

==References==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category-inline|Railjet}}
*{{Official website|name=ÖBB Railjet}}
*[https://www.cd.cz/en/nase-vlaky/railjet/railjet/-27275/ Czech Railways Railjet]
*[http://www.kaemena360.com/360/RailJetTour/ Railjet Virtual 360° Tour]
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20200331232901/https://www.railjets.com/about-railjet.html About Railjet]}}


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