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Half of the Tunnels for the new Railway Line Wendlingen–Ulm are excavated

Another milestone was accomplished on the new railway line Wendlingen–Ulm when the tunnellers crossed over the 30 796 m mark on 19 June. Hence, half of all tunnels on the new railway line are driven. Furthermore, the shell construction of approximately 12 km of the driven tunnels has been completed and equipped with an inner lining. In addition to that, the breakthrough of the Albabstieg Tunnel in Ulm is expected for the beginning of 2017 according to DB Project Stuttgart-Ulm GmbH.

A quarter of the Stuttgart 21 tunnels is driven

For the rearrangement of the rail hub Stuttgart with a total of...

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