Underground—EMEA—Austria—Tunneling
Major Orders of more than € 46 Million
in Tunneling for DSI Underground Austria
Semmering – Koralm – Brenner:
In Austria, people are talking about the
Decade of Major Railway Tunnels.
In 2012, construction of the 27.3km long
Semmering Base Tunnel started, which is
scheduled for completion in 2026. The tunnel
has an average longitudinal gradient of 8.4‰,
and trains will pass through this tunnel at
speeds of up to 230km/h.
The second major project is the 32.9km long
Koralm Tunnel. In addition to the Koralm
22
Tunnel, other significant tunnels such as the
approximately 2.1km long Stein Tunnel and
the approximately 6km long Granitztal Tunnel
Chain are being advanced. This major project
will be opened to traffic in 2023.
The third and largest project is the construction
of the Brenner Base Tunnel (BBT). Including
the existing bypass around Innsbruck, the
Brenner Base Tunnel has a total length
of 64km between Innsbruck, Austria and
Franzensfeste, Italy. This mega project will be
opened to regular train traffic in 2026.
Currently, the last major orders have
been assigned for the construction of the
Semmering Base Tunnel. DSI Underground
Austria is proud of the fact that the joint
ventures and clients of all three major
projects have decided to use high quality
DSI Systems! The bidding process was
fierce, but DSI Underground succeeded in
acquiring all three “projects of the century”.
Based on the three major projects,
DSI Underground Austria is expecting a
stable DSI business in Austria for this year
and the years to come.