With the awarding of the largest contract section on the Austrian side of the project, Pfons–Brenner, a significant step has been taken in accomplishing the longest underground rail link, the Brenner...
The population of the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) countries is growing fast: By 2020 its population is forecast to increase by one third, to 53 million people. Accordingly, the demand for better...
On February 20, 2018, Peter Jedelhauser (SBB) and Renzo Simoni (former CEO of AlpTransit Gotthard AG) were in Brussels to collect the 2018 European Railway Award on behalf of everyone involved in...
An important milestone for the continuous four-track east/west axis in Switzerland has been accomplished: The tunnel boring machine has finished the 2600 m long tunnel through the Eppenberg in its...
The „Southern Railway Link Conference“, or Südbahntagung, has been held biennially since 2009, with its venue alternating between Graz and Leoben. The 2017 conference, organised by the University of...
After excavating for more than four years, the first tube of the 7980 m long Solbakk Tunnel, currently the world`s longest subsea tunnel, was broken though at the end of 2017. The tunnel belongs to...
Following a resolution by the Swiss Federal Council dated October 25, 2017, the Federal Roads Office (FEDRO/ASTRA) will draw up a plan for executing the second Gotthard Road Tunnel tube, which will be...
With the extension of the urban railway line U5 past the main station to the west, Frankfurt’s Europaviertel quarter will gain a high-capacity link to the public transport network of the city. The...
Safe and simple emergency lighting in rail tunnels can be a life-saver in case of an emergency. According to the manufacturer, “handraiLIT” from Rhomberg is a long-lived pedestrian guidance system,...
