The Cityjet double-decker train has been in service in Austria’s eastern region since June 2026, offering passengers modern design, comfortable seats, and barrier-free boarding and alighting.
Features and use
Features
The Cityjet double-decker train impresses not only with its modern Cityjet design, but also with its facilities. A wide range of modern amenities ensures comfortable travel for our passengers: spacious barrier-free boarding and alighting areas with low-floor access, multifunctional areas in every carriage with space for bicycles, strollers and luggage, automatic climate control in the passenger area, power sockets including USB ports in every row of seats and free Wi-Fi.
Use
The main operation area of the Cityjet double-decker train is the north-south axis in Austria’s eastern region. This includes REX services from Znojmo/Retz via the Nordwestbahn line or from Břeclav/Bernhardsthal via Vienna to Wiener Neustadt and Payerbach-Reichenau.
- Maximum speed: 160 km/h
- Seats: approx. 591 (six-car trainset) or approx. 371 (four-car trainset)
- Comfort classes: 2nd class
- On-board restaurant: No
- Bicycle spaces: up to 60 (six-car trainset) or up to 36 (four-car trainset)
- Barrier-free boarding and alighting with low-floor access
- 2 wheelchair spaces in the intermediate carriage with height-adjustable side-wall tables
- Barrier-free toilet
- Tactile elements, colour contrasts and the two-senses principle for passenger information