Renewed Czech bridge and tunnel allow larger trains to Germany
Czech infrastructure manager Správa železnic has finished the reconstruction of a bridge and tunnel near Děčín, important for international rail freight traffic to and from Germany. Earlier on Thursday, the first freight trains started using...Read more
The progress of the Brenner Base Tunnel connecting Austria and Italy
With a length of 64 kilometres, including the bypass of Innsbruck, the Brenner Base Tunnel will be the longest underground railway connection in the world. With construction works hitting important milestones, this is a good...Read more
Adif advances Extremadura-Madrid high-speed line with tunneling
Adif AV has started construction of one of the largest tunnels on the second section of the new high-speed line from Madrid to the Extremadura region in western Spain. Read more
The progress of the Fehmarnbelt tunnel after two years
From dredging works and track tender preparations to controlled explosions, work on Europe’s largest infrastructure project is in full swing. From 2029 onwards, the Fehmarnbelt tunnel will connect Germany and Denmark, taking a shortcut right...Read more
New cross-border Lyon-Turin railway tunnel receives French critique
Over 150 French public personalities have signed a letter asking to stop the construction of the Turin-Lyon railway tunnel and redirect the investments toward exiting trains and routes. The letter was published in Reporterre, an...Read more
Green light for Swedish rail tunnel construction by Spanish consortium
Spanish contractor Comsa in a consortium with Nortúnel S.A will construct the 1.6-kilometre Ersmark tunnel in Sweden. After some delay due to an appeal, the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) says the contract is greenlit to...Read more
New tunnel safety regulations in Italy highlight EU interoperability problems
A new fire regulation in Italy can complicate the existing connections for international operators to the southern European peninsula. Although vital for a safe and resilient rail transport, these new regulations at the moment present...Read more
Austrian Koralm tunnel is now structurally complete
With the structural work on the Carinthian side finished, the shell of the Koralm Tunnel is now successfully completed, ÖBB announced this week. The 33 kilometre long tunnel is part of the new double-track, electrified,...Read more
First stage of excavating the HS2 Chiltern tunnels completed
Two Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) excavating HS2’s longest tunnel have completed the first stage. The first section from the Chiltern tunnel’s south portal to the first ventilation shaft are finished.Read more
Brenner Base Tunnel underground junction not compliant with regulations
A new report concludes that an underground connection to the Brenner Base Tunnel in Germany would not be fully compliant with the current regulations. A connection point underground, instead of the normal above-ground, is preferred...Read more
Helsinki-Tallinn tunnel can open up rail in Finland and Estonia: ‘we love competition’
InterviewThere is an ambitious plan to build a tunnel from Helsinki to Tallinn. Peter Vesterbacka, COB and founder of the company behind the project and founding partner Kustaa Valtonen talk about the progress of the...Read more
HS2 previews design for Greatworth ‘green tunnel’
Planned UK high-speed railway line HS2 has revealed what its so-called green tunnels will look like, beginning with the one-and-a-half-mile long Greatworth tunnel. The double-arched structure is one of three tunnels to be built across...Read more
Europe’s new shortcut: Fehmarnbelt tunnel construction after a year
‘In ten minutes to Denmark? We’re working on it’ – that’s what the sign says at the German site where the start of construction of the Fehmarnbelt tunnel was celebrated last week. In fact, works...Read more