Topic: Brenner Base Tunnel

European auditors say TEN-T core network completion by 2030 is now ‘entirely out of reach’

The EU and its Member States have been working to implement the so-called TEN-T network. It seeks to create coherent and multimodal infrastructure across the…
CROSS-BORDER PROJECT Key milestone achieved in Brenner Base Tunnel construction

The exploratory tunnel of the future Brenner Base Tunnel (BBT) is now excavated. Earlier this week, workers from the Italian and Austrian sides met at…
Future of the Connecting Europe Facility Cross-border projects press EU Commission to keep CEF III

Four major cross-border projects in Europe are urging European institutions to maintain a strong financing mechanism such as the Connecting Europe Facility III (CEF III).…
still 19 km left in austria Brenner Base Tunnel: Excavations in Italy are complete

Excavation works for the Brenner Base Tunnel (BBT) on the Italian side are officially finished. The team handling the tunnel-boring machine (TBM) Flavia completed the…
possible delays Germany might not get access to the Brenner Base Tunnel until 2050

The German Christian Democratic parliamentary group CDU/CSU rejected Deutsche Bahn’s (DB) project for German access to the Brenner Base Tunnel, running between Austria and Italy.…
Italy and Austria at odds about shift to rail along Brenner axis

Austria wants Italy to increase the share of goods moved on the railways when being transported across their shared border, which is currently 26 per…
Green light for the construction of key Brenner Tunnel access route

The Trento bypass, a key element to provide access to the Brenner Base Tunnel on the Italian side, has been greenlit for construction. This signal…
Faulty tracks at Brenner Station lead to rail freight traffic reduction

Rail freight traffic at the Brenner Station, the main rail border crossing between Italy and Austria, has been reduced until further notice since Wednesday 22…

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9 years until the Brenner Base Tunnel: let’s look at where we are

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.…
ÖBB kicks off 2023 with 3,4 billion euros in rail investments

ÖBB has started 2023 with a bang in announcing combined railway infrastructure investments of 3,38 billion euros in the various Austrian states. The eastern part…
Trento bypass: another step closer to the Brenner Tunnel

The Italian infrastructure manager Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) has launched a procurement for 970 million euros for the Trento rail bypass, in north-west Italy. This…
Brenner Base Tunnel construction proceeds with major breakthrough

The Brenner Base Tunnel moves closer to completion after the latest construction phase. The tunnel connecting the Italian town Fortezza with the Austrian border is…