The main tasks of ÖBB-Holding AG, which holds all shares in the subsidiary companies of the ÖBB Group, include exercise of the share rights and uniform strategic alignment of the ÖBB Group.
The ÖBB Group has started to operate on 1 January 2005. The previous ÖBB Company was replaced by a Group structure with ÖBB-Holding AG at the very top of the Group and individual stock corporations (AG) and limited liability corporations (GmbH) which are responsible for their own business results. With this structure the competitivity of the railway shall be safeguarded in the future.