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ÖBB signs off on new rail tunnelling works on Brenner Base Tunnel approach

Public hearings about the project mean drilling won't begin in earnest until 2026. 2023, ÖBB / Sailerbrothers

ÖBB-Infrastruktur green lit plans for the construction of 2.6-kilometres worth of shafts and tunnels on the new Unterinntal line last week. The railway also serves to upgrade the northern approach to the Brenner Base Tunnel. Work on the new tunnel will begin later this year.

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ÖBB construction work

ÖBB signs off on new rail tunnelling works on Brenner Base Tunnel approach

Public hearings about the project mean drilling won't begin in earnest until 2026. 2023, ÖBB / Sailerbrothers

ÖBB-Infrastruktur green lit plans for the construction of 2.6-kilometres worth of shafts and tunnels on the new Unterinntal line last week. The railway also serves to upgrade the northern approach to the Brenner Base Tunnel. Work on the new tunnel will begin later this year.

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Author: Nick Augusteijn

Former Chief Editor of RailTech.com

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