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Almost exactly one year later, Praha main station experienced another milestone in the ComfortJet project: while on 9 April 2024 the first train, the then temporarily configured eight-car unit, was officially presented here for the first time, on 14 April 2025 the complete nine-car unit ran from the same station for its first passenger service.

Two ComfortJet units are now present in the VUZ test centre.

Since September, ComfortJet NMUs have been deployed on the SC 240/241 "Košičan" Prague - Ostrava - Košice and EC 178/175 and EC 176/177 "Berliner" Prague - Berlin - Prague services.

On 9 September 2024, the inaugural journey for the new nightjet pair Wien Hbf - Roma Tiburtina and return, operated in cooperation between ÖBB and Trenitalia, took place.

On the occasion of InnoTrans, ČD deployed for the first time a non-traction ComfortJet unit, namely 004, on the EC "Berliner" services on 24 and 25 September.

Starting Sunday 29 September 2024, ČD uses two ComfortJet non-traction multiple units (Nos. 004 and 005) into regular passenger service on the EC 178/175 and EC 176/177 "Berliner" Praha - Berlin trains.

On 25 September, ČD, Siemens Mobility and Škoda Group presented the ComfortJet cars to the public.

Although the first railjet 2 non-traction multiple units of ÖBB have already started regular passenger service this March, tests are still underway on the Velim circuits.

On 11 June 2024, ČD ComfortJet 002 unit conducted another test run, the following day is scheduled to be put into service with passengers for the first time.

Under this motto, ÖBB put the first nine-car railjet of the new generation into service on 22 March 2024; initially it ran on the domestic route Wien - Feldkirch on supplementary services.

On 9 April 2024 a joint event of ČD, Siemens and Škoda took place at Praha hl. n. station presenting the new ComfortJet non-traction unit (NMU).

On 22 March 2024, ÖBB inaugurated service for the first railjet of the new generation.

Many operators are facing the difficult problem of upgrading or retrofitting the ETCS OBUs (On-Board Units) to their Taurus locomotives. Moreover, the same is true for the railjet non-traction multiple units (NMUs) of ÖBB and ČD.

On 4 March 2024, ČD, in cooperation with the Siemens Mobility and Škoda Group production consortium, started training employees on ComfortJet non-traction multiple units (NMUs).

On 25 January 2024 DSB unveiled the first of the Talgo 230 non-traction multiple units (NMUs) for its long-distance fleet.