Brenner Base Rail Tunnel, Austria
Key Data:
Location
Austria
Connected routes
Innsbruck (Austria) to Fortezza (Italy)
Estimated cost
€6bn
Length
56km (35 miles)
Maximum speed
250km/h
Approved
2009
Construction begins
2011
Completion
2025
Minimum radius
1,270
Operating speed for goods trains
100-120km/h
Construction phase
2010-20
Control and command system
ETCS Level 2
Length from the Innsbruck bypass to Fortezza
62.7km
Longitudinal grade
4-6.7%
Tunnel length
56km (35 miles)
Lines
Two Alphie rail lines
Power
25kV 50Hz overhead supply
Rolling stock
Haulage equipment, tunnel supply equipment and service equipment
