Südbahntagung 2013

Koralm Tunnel and New Semmering Base Tunnel: State of Development

Division of contract sections and types of drive for producing the Koralm Tunnel Quelle/source: ÖBB-Holding AG
Division of contract sections and types of drive for producing the Koralm Tunnel
Quelle/source: ÖBB-Holding AG
Overview of division of the contract sections and the driving concept for the New Semmering Base Tunnel Quelle/source: ÖBB Infrastruktur AG
Overview of division of the contract sections and the driving concept
for the New Semmering Base Tunnel
Quelle/source: ÖBB Infrastruktur AG
Semmering Base Tunnel: Visualization of the future portal design at Gloggnitz in Lower Austria Quelle/source: ÖBB-Holding AG
Semmering Base Tunnel: Visualization of the future portal design at Gloggnitz in Lower Austria
Quelle/source: ÖBB-Holding AG
Emergency stop in the New Semmering Base Tunnel Quelle/source: HBI Haerter AG, Bern
Emergency stop in the New Semmering Base Tunnel
Quelle/source: HBI Haerter AG, Bern
Emergency stop in the Koralm Tunnel Quelle/source: HBI Haerter AG, Bern
Emergency stop in the Koralm Tunnel
Quelle/source: HBI Haerter AG, Bern

The Südbahn represents a significant inner-Austrian railway link and is at the same time a part of the pan-European Corridor VI from the Baltic states to Upper Italy, connecting the Baltic Sea with the Adriatic Sea. Two of Europe’s biggest tunnelling projects are being tackled on this axis: the 32.9 km long Koralm Tunnel passes below the mountain range between Styria and Kärnten and the 27.3 km long New Semmering Base Tunnel will link Lower Austria with Styria (please refer to the news-section with the latest on abrogation of the construction permit on page 8).

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