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SOUTHERN EXPERIENCE LINE MORE 80 km NEW TUNNELS AND UNDERPASSES 3,500,000 18 PEOPLE LIVING IN THE SOUTHERN NEWLY BUILT RAILWAY STATIONS, TRAIN LINE’S COMMUTER BELT STOPS, AND FREIGHT TRAFFIC FACILITIES 33 km KORALM TUNNEL, ONE OF THE LONGEST RAILWAY TUNNELS IN THE WORLD 1 h 20 min 250 km/h SHORTER TRAVEL TIME POSSIBLE MAXIMUM VIENNA – KLAGENFURT LINE SPEED WL 15,000 JOBS IN THE OPERATING STAGE AFTER 2026 50 min 2026 SHORTER TRAVEL NEW, MODERNISED TIME GRAZ - VIENNA FACILITIES PUT INTO OPERATION Experience more. > 5,000 EMPLOYED WORKERS When we say "experience more", we mean all the 200 km 14,000,000 many dimensions of human travel: arriving, living EXTENDED, MODERNISED TONS OF EXCAVATED AND RAILWAY LINE EXTRACTED MATERIAL and learning. 150 NEW BRIDGES AND In 2026, trains will speed from Vienna to Klagen- UNDERPASSES furt in just 2 hours and 40 minutes and from Graz to 170 km 210,000 NEW CONSTRUCTION ROUTE NEW SEGMENTS ARE BEING Klagenfurt in 45 minutes. Covering a total of 470 km, BUILT IN THE TUNNEL they will pass through numerous new railway stations ~90 and through the Semmering and the Koralpe moun- MODERNISED RAILWAY STATIONS AND TRAIN STOPS tains at the highest of speeds. And when it comes to more "experiences" - just wait until Austria’s new Southern Line opens! 4 The Benefits The Benefits 5 The future of traveling and transport SHORTER TRAVEL TIMES The Southern Line is one of the largest and most VIENNA – GRAZ 2017: from 2 h 35 min 2026: 1 h 50 min VIENNA – KLAGENFURT 2017: from 3 h 55 min 2026: 2 h 40 min spectacular infrastructure projects of the coming decade. GRAZ – KLAGENFURT 2017: from 2 h (by bus) 2023: 45 min 200 kilometres of railway lines will be modernised and 170 kilometres newly built. This project has already led to the employment of 5,000 people and is expected to create 15,000 more jobs in the future. This new line will allow millions of tonnes of goods to get to their destination faster and for less money. Increased mobility More Freedom Fewer detours Shorter travel times 3.5 million people live in the Southern Line’s commuter belt. Every year, 34 million passengers travel with Austria’s They want to be mobile and enjoy internationally imported long-distance trains – twice as many as before the turn goods from all around the world. Austria’s largest creator of the millenium. People leave their cars at home and of railway infrastructure, ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG, is dedicated travel by train if attractive connections are available. Proof to fulfilling this wish. One of its most important tasks is to of this could be seen after the expansion of the 300-km- expand the North-South railway connection. In concrete long Western Line between Vienna and Salzburg. We ex- terms, this translates into more than a quarter of a century pect the same development for the approximately 470-km- of hard work and dedication for 170 kilometres of new and long Southern Line (including the Northern Railway), whose 200 kilometres of modernised railway lines. commuter belt is home to more people than the Western Line. More Europe Fewer borders More Possibilities Fewer restrictions ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG is working on more than 100 large and small scale projects along the so-called Baltic-Adriatic Corridor In addition to some 37 million passengers per year on from north to south. Stretching between the Baltic and the southern line, 22 million tonnes of goods are trans- Adriatic seas, this area covers a total of 1,700 kilometres. The ported by ÖBB along it and over the country's borders corridor is both favoured and co-financed by the European to Southern European destinations, such as the Adriatic Union. For Austria, the inclusion of the Southern Line in this ports. An extended, high-performance line allows these far-reaching, trans-European connection means valuable ac- goods to reach their destination even faster. Thanks to its cess to emerging economies and the most important seaports. new, large tunnel, the Semmering is no longer a lengthy, expensive obstacle and the new Koralm Line bypasses the narrow Mur Valley and the steep Neumarkter Sattel. More Railway Less road use SOUTHERN EXPERIENCE More Efficiency The Southern Line includes: the expansion of the Northern Line, Less consumption the modernisation of the Vienna - Bratislava route, the new Vienna LINE MORE Main station, the Freight Centre Vienna South, the Pottendorfer line This straightened line enables freight trains to carry heavier (soon-to-be a high-performance line), the Semmering Base Tunnel, loads for longer periods of time, with just one traction unit eight modernised railway stations between Bruck and Graz, the re- to boot. This decreases road traffic, protects the environ- vamped Graz Main Station and the 130-km Koralm Line. Together, ment, and drastically reduces transport costs. Each tonne this mix will lay the foundation for future-orientated passenger and of freight that is transported by train rather than truck ZC freight transportation. decreases carbon dioxide emissions fifteenfold. Czech Republic 6 The Projects 7 NEW ROUTES 01 NORTHERN LINE The Southern Line at a Glance: Slovakia The sub-projects are lined up like pearls on a string, covering a total distance of 470 kilometres from the MARCHEGG VIENNA northern to the southern state borders. The goal: 02 VIENNA – BRATISLAVA 03 VIENNA MAIN STATION better connections between Austria and the LOWER AUSTRIA 04 FREIGHT CENTRE VIENNA SOUTH neighbouring countries, between the four UPPER AUSTRIA INFO BOX Austrian states and between the i ACHAU three state capitals. 05 POTTENDORFER LINE SOUTHERN LINE WIENER NEUSTADT 01 NORTHERN LINE INFO BOX ANTICIPATED OPERATIONAL START 2026 GLOGGNITZ i EXISTING LINES 02 VIENNA – BRATISLAVA GLOGGNITZ 2015 - 2023 MÜRZZUSCHLAG 06 SEMMERING BASE TUNNEL 03 VIENNA MAIN STATION i i FULLY OPERATIONAL DECEMBER 2015 INFO BOX INFO GLIMPSES: BURGENLAND MÜRZZUSCHLAG - GÖSTRITZ - FRÖSCHNITZGRABEN 04 FREIGHT CENTRE VIENNA SOUTH - GRAUTSCHENHOF OPERATIONAL START 2017 BRUCK AN DER MUR 05 POTTENDORFER LINE ST. MICHAEL OPERATIONAL START 2023 Hungary 06 SEMMERING BASE TUNNEL COMPLETION 2026 ZELTWEG KNITTELFELD 07 MODERNISED RAILWAY STATIONS 07 MODERNISED RAILWAY STATIONS AND INCREASED QUALITY JUDENBURG STYRIA 2013–2023 INFO BOX i GRAZ 08 GRAZ MAIN STATION GRAZ 08 GRAZ MAIN STATION NEW SINCE OCTOBER 2015 09 KORALM LINE OPERATIONAL START 2023 SOUTHERN LINE TUNNEL EXISTING LINE CARINTHIA WESTSTEIERMARK INFO BOX LAVANT VALLEY SOUTHERN LINE TUNNEL EXISTINGi LINE i INFO BOX i LEIBENFELD LEIBNITZ i ST. VEIT A. D. GLAN LAVANT VALLEY SPIELFELD RAILWAY FUTURE RAIL- INFO BOX BIKE INFO STATION WAY STATION PATH KLAGENFURT 09 KORALM LINE INFO BOX INFO BOX KÜHNSDORF KLAGENFURT i i Slovenia Italy 8 Overview The Projects 9 01 NORTHERN LINE 01 NORTHERN LINE 9 More Connections – Fewer Borders 02 VIENNA - BRATISLAVA 10 Bringing Europe closer together 03 VIENNA MAIN STATION 11 04 FRIGHT CENTRE VIENNA SOUTH 12 18 new train stops on the way through the wine district an hour; the journey to Prague will take a mere 3 hrs 45 min, 05 POTTENDORFER LINE 13 ÖBB-Infrastruktur is developing the Northern Line across 66 an entire half-hour faster than it is now. Freight transport will kilometres between the Vienna Süßenbrunn station and Lower equally benefit from this line expansion. 06 SEMMERING BASE TUNNEL 14 Austria’s Bernhardsthal station. This will make the railway line 07 MODERNISING STATIONS 16 along the Czech border faster and safer. Busy railway crossings Gdansk and Trieste are around the corner AND RAISING QUALITY will be closed and replaced with underpasses and overpasses; Planning for the new Northern Line has begun. The first the 18 train stops will be remodeled to become barrier-free and step will be an environmental impact assessment, i.e. the 08 GRAZ MAIN STATION 17 equipped with rail-free access to the platforms. assessment of possible effects on mankind, animals, and the environment. At the same time, discussions and negotiations 09 KORALM LINE 18 At 160 km/h to Prague will be conducted with our Czech neighbours in order to The goal is to bring Austria and the Czech Republic even closer coordinate project activity. The Baltic-Adriatic Corridor bet- together. Starting 2026, Northern Railway trains will race ween Swinoujscie/Gdansk and Koper/Trieste/Ravenna is one back and forth at 160 km/h. Passengers will be able to travel of nine Core Network Corridors building the backbone of the CONSTRUCTION SITE INSIGHTS 20 from Vienna to the South Moravian village of Breclav in just European transport routes. SEMMERING BASE TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION SITE INSIGHTS 22 KORALM LINE CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING 24 “A modernised NATURE & ENVIRONMENT 28 northern line TIMELINE 32 will bring us even FRIENDS OF THE SOUTHERN LINE 34 closer to our neighbours in TERMINOLOGY SOUTHERN LINE 36 the North.” INFO WORLD SOUTHERN LINE 38 Oskar Obermeier Project Manager Northern line SOUTHERN EXPERIENCE LINE MORE WL WL 10 The Projects The Projects 11 “Project management 02 VIENNA - BRATISLAVA is work with and for people. In the end, the The feeling of carefree travel contribution of each and every individual between two European capitals is what counts.” Austria’s longest straight track Judith Engel | Project Manager Vienna Main Station is made ready for the future The fastest way to enjoy the comfort of the train Implementation in sections has proven to be successful Over the next few years, around 37 kilometres of track will be The required environmental impact assessment was positively expanded on the Austrian side, in order that Vienna and Bratis- concluded in 2014. In 2015, the Marchegg station was moder- lava are linked with a modern and efficient railway infrastruc- nised for customer-friendly travel: with secure passenger access ture.