World of PORR 165/2014 PORR Updates PORR Bahnbau is awarded contract at freigh train bypass St. Pölten
The railway construction department further extends the Slab Slab Track Austria, also known as Feste Fahrbahn (FF), Track Austria System. Under its leadership, a total of system ÖBB-PORR elastically supported slab is the primary 7,394.80 m of railway section will be in installed using the track system used by the Austrian Federal Railways since "system ÖBB-PORR elastically supported slab". 1995.
By order of ÖBB (The Austrian Federal Railways), So far, PORR has installed slab track in the course of the construction work on the slab tracks in Pummersdorf Tunnel, following projects on the Vienna – St. Pölten section: contract section GUM 6.2 gap closing St. Pölten – Loosdorf started on 2 March 2015. Lainz Tunnel 2010 18,075 m Wienerwald Tunnel 2010/2011 26,406 m Currently, the western railway section Vienna – St. Pölten runs through the municipal area of St. Pölten. In the future, Tullnerfeld, contract section 10.3 2010/2011 12,285 m the freight train bypass through Pummersdorf Tunnel will Perschlingtal, contract section 7 2009/2010 12,285 m allow the redirection of heavy traffic and relieve St. Pölten's Wagram Interchange 2003 2,870 m main station from through and freight traffic. Learn more about Slab Track Austria at: As a part of ÖBB's order amounting to EUR 9.8 million, the www.slabtrackaustria.com following roadbed and track work is being performed:
Slab track construction with trafficable cover plates Mass-spring system Installation of an extinguishing water line
The tracks in Pummersdorf Tunnel are being executed as dual-track slab tracks with 3,697.40 m per track.
System ÖBB-PORR in Wienerwald Tunnel, constructed in 2010/2011. Trains on this part of the western railway section reach speeds of up to 250 km/h. Image: PORR AG
Gap closing St. Pölten – Loosdorf Image: ÖBB
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