Built between 1860 and 1871, initially as a single-track route into Austria from Germany, the line was increased to two tracks and formed the main line trunk between Austria and Germany, connecting the German city of Munich to the Austrian cities of Vienna and Salzburg. The line became an important connection between the two countries, which increased its popularity as a key corridor of the Trans-Europ Express and the world famous Orient Express. the locos included: The Deutsche Bahn Class 423 EMU is a light-weight articulated electric railcar for S-Bahn commuter networks in Germany. The train has similar dimensions to its predecessor, the Class 420 EMU, but is significantly lighter and has one large passenger compartment, while that of the 420 is divided into three parts. The DB Class 101 is a class of three-phase electric locomotives built by Adtranz and operated by DB Fernverkehr in Germany. 145 locomotives were built between 1996 and 1999 to replace the 30-year-old and aging Class 103 as the flagship of the Deutsche Bahn, primarily hauling Intercity services The EuroSprinter family of electric locomotives is a modular concept of locomotives for the European market built by Siemens Mobility and are the fastest locomotives in the world. The internal Siemens product name is ES 64, with ES for EuroSprinter and the number 64 indicating the 6,400 kW power at rail ICE 3M or Intercity-Express 3, is a family of high-speed electric multiple unit trains operated by Deutsche Bahn. It includes classes 403, 406 and 407, which are known as ICE 3, ICE 3M and New ICE 3 respectively. Four multisystem trains, known as ICE International, are owned by Nederlandse Spoorwegen LAYERING: DB BR 155,182 MRCE,185.5,185.2 and 143 add additional freight services on the route The DB BR 182,146.2, the 143, and the 112.1 add additional RE and RB services
There are no ICE services on this line, there are only IC, EC and RJ services. Railjet (RJ) services are operated by the national Austrian rail company ÖBB whilst Eurocity (EC) services are operated by ÖBB and DB together. Regional Services are operated by Transdev under the label of Meridian (since 2020 "Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB)"). Freight services are also operated by the ÖBB. EuroCity (EC) / InterCity (IC): BR 101 (DB) ÖBB 1116 (ÖBB) Railjet (RJ): ÖBB 1116 / 1216 (Siemens ES64U2 / ES64U4) Meridian (RE): BR 1430 (Stadler FLIRT 3 (6 cars)) Freight: ÖBB 1116 (see above) ÖBB 1144
