Annual Report 2025 – ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG

ÖBB-Infrastruktur Aktiengesellschaft Group Management Report | Consolidated Financial Statements 8 The impact of budget consolidation on ÖBB As part of the Austrian Federal Government’s budget consolidation measures, ÖBB – as one of the major state-owned companies – has been set a cost-saving target by its owner for May 2025. In particular, this provided for savings within the framework plan. According to the 2025–2030 framework plan, total investment has been cut by approximately EUR 300.0 to EUR 500.0 million per year. However, at around EUR 3.2 billion per year, they remain at a high level compared with the record figure set in 2024. This cost-saving target was set out alongside a clear commitment to infrastructure development. The government will continue to invest consistently in rail maintenance, in order to ensure the high quality of Austria’s rail infrastructure. Not least because investment in rail infrastructure brings about the necessary shift from road to rail, and above all because ÖBB makes a significant contribution to domestic value creation, thereby providing an indispensable boost to the economy. Market environment In response to the increasingly competitive market environment, particularly in the freight transport sector, ÖBB launched an internal efficiency programme in mid-2025. The aim is to reduce controllable budgeted costs across the Group by 10% and to position the Group to compete effectively in the future. In line with the varying market dynamics and challenges faced by subgroups, the programme comprises tailor-made initiatives at subgroup level, which are coordinated under the umbrella of ÖBB-Holding AG. Across the Group, total annual savings amounted to approximately EUR 300.0 million, achieved through synergies in cross-functional areas, reductions in administrative and operating costs, as well as process optimisations and productivity gains. In 2025, the upward trend in operating performance on the rail network of ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG continued. The increase in train-kilometres stood at 3.4%. In freight transport, operational performance rose by 3% to around 41.0 million train- kilometres. Passenger transport once again saw robust growth in operational performance. It stood at 3.6% in 2025, bringing the total operational performance to approximately 127.0 million train-kilometres. Development of operating performance in ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG’s network Operating performance in passenger transport Operating performance in freight transport (train kilometres, change on previous year in %) (train kilometres, change on previous year in %) Source: ÖBB. The long-planned closure of the Tauern line until the end of June represented a major restriction on the rail infrastructure in 2025. Freight transport, in particular, had to make significant detours as a result of the closure of this vital transalpine route. The important Western Line between Vienna and St. Pölten was also partially closed for almost four weeks between May and June, further restricting capacity on the rail network. Further line closures lasting weeks or months occurred, among other places, on the Arlberg line and on the main line of the Vienna S-Bahn between Floridsdorf and Praterstern. The closure of the lines was necessary in order to carry out essential renovation and maintenance work. since 2019 since 2019 6.8% 5.8% 3.2% 4.2% 3.6% 18.2% 5.7% 2.0% -3.6% 0.0% 3.0% -0.4%