Around a quarter of a century after construction first started on Austria’s Koralm Railway, the final phases are underway, with opening scheduled for the end of this year. Mark Simmons charts the progress of this ambitious new main line and considers how it will benefit the wider European rail network.
Austria’s newest railway approaches the finishing line
Around a quarter of a century after construction first started on Austria’s Koralm Railway, the final phases are underway, with opening scheduled for the end of this year. Mark Simmons charts the progress of this ambitious new main line and considers how it will benefit the wider European rail network.
Part of the commissioning process for new bridges on the line involves load testing. Here four ÖBB locomotives stand on one of the bridges over the Drau valley.
Photo Credit: ÖBB/EVmedia
Categories: Europe, Infrastructure, Main line, Passenger
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