Supporting maximum track availability: How voestalpine Railway Systems supports the entire railway infrastructure lifecycle

2026-03-25 |

From training at the company’s own academy through planning, surveying and alignment planning to production, logistics and installation support, voestalpine Railway Systems provides end‑to‑end system solutions across the entire value chain. Supported by professional on‑track service teams and comprehensive digital monitoring throughout the full lifecycle, these solutions maximize track availability, reduce lifecycle costs, and ensure long‑term rail infrastructure performance based on the principles of the circular economy.

Railway infrastructure is under increasing pressure: higher traffic volumes, limited track access periods and ambitious climate targets require solutions that go beyond individual products. voestalpine Railway Systems addresses these challenges with a fully integrated, system-based approach that supports the entire railway infrastructure process.

As a leading global provider of integrated and intelligent railway infrastructure systems, voestalpine Railway Systems combines rail, turnout, signaling, fastening and digital solutions with services and expertise along the full asset lifecycle – always with one clear goal: maximum track availability.

From planning to installation: automation as a performance driver

Already in the early project phases, voestalpine Railway Systems supports infrastructure operators with surveying, alignment planning, training and consulting. Highly productive manufacturing and pre‑assembled turnout systems, combined with just‑in‑time logistics, significantly reduce installation time and track closures. In practice, turnout installation time has been reduced from around 65 hours to just 8 hours through a high degree of pre‑assembly and optimized logistics concepts.

Digitalization & predictive maintenance

Digitalization is a key lever for increasing availability. With zentrak, voestalpine Railway Systems offers an intelligent ecosystem for infrastructure monitoring, asset and maintenance management, and rolling stock monitoring.

Real-time condition data enables predictive maintenance, reduces unplanned downtime and extends asset life – transforming maintenance from reactive to data-driven and proactive.

Sustainability across the lifecycle

Sustainability shapes the entire value chain of voestalpine Railway Systems – from durable products and circular‑economy‑optimized turnout solutions to efficient maintenance concepts. This approach is complemented by greentec steel, voestalpine’s ambitious phased roadmap towards green steel production, forming the foundation for high‑performance, safe and climate‑friendly rail infrastructure.

By combining automation, digital systems and sustainability in one integrated approach, voestalpine Railway Systems enables railway operators worldwide to achieve higher availability, lower lifecycle costs and future-ready infrastructure – Performance on Track®.