AUSTRIA: ÖBB Infrastruktur has awarded the €220m contract to build Wien’s new Hauptbahnhof to a consortium led by Strabag.
The first stage will be ready by 2013 and the overall project in 2015. The redevelopment will incorporate around 100 shops and restaurants and 600 car parking spaces. Later phases will include office and residential developments.
AUSTRIA: The final go-ahead for the construction of the Brenner base tunnel is due to be signed at a meeting of the German, Italian and Austrian transport ministers on May 18. Infrastructure Minister Doris Bures announced on April 15 that legal procedures were complete. The 55 km tunnel will ...
AUSTRIA: Testing has begun of the first Railjet push-pull trainsets to be delivered to Austrian Federal Railways (RG 11.07 p713). ÖBB placed a €245m order for an intial 23 trains with Siemens in February 2006, excercising a €571m option for a further 44 in September 2007. The first two ...
Austrian Federal Railways is preparing to take delivery of the first of 67 push-pull railjet trainsets able to run at 230 km/h
