Keller Group has announced that it has been awarded a major contract in connection with the construction of the Koralm railway line between Graz and Klagenfurt, in southern Austria. The work comprises jet grouting, bored piling and anchor works as part of the soil preparation works above and beneath ground
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The first ten used Lange Schlieren passenger coaches out of fifty, which MÁV-START bought from ÖBB for EUR 6.5 million, have arrived from Austria to Hegyeshalom. The units will be in use again starting from spring after renovation, where they will service regional and long range traffic near Miskolc. The trains entered the country
Czech Transport Minister Dan Ťok and his Austrian counterpart Alois Stöger have signed an agreement on the modernization of railway infrastructure. According to the document, journey times from Prague to Viena via Břeclav will be reduced by 25 minutes, to three hours and 45 minutes within the next ten years. Both countries will
The EU’s TEN-T Programme will co-finance with over EUR 6 million studies preparing the construction of a new two-track rail line between Linz and Wels and between Salzburg and Steindorf/Straβwalchen in Austria, to increase the capacity of the existing line and improve the efficiency of traffic flows. The new line between Linz
The EU’s TEN-T Programme will co-fund with over EUR 550,000 a study on developing the railway connection between Maribor, Slovenia’s second largest city, and Šentilj near the Austrian border. The project will help facilitate passenger and freight transport between both countries. The project will carry out preliminary environmental, geodesy, design and investment
Goldair Cargo, part of Goldair Group, and Rail Cargo Logistics – Austria, part of Rail Cargo Group, have agreed to establish a joint venture company that will provide rail freight transport services, with all types of wagons – conventional, tank containers, wagons for bulk goods. The new railway freight operator, “Rail Cargo Logistics
EUR 600m EIB loan for Austrian Federal Railways
Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) received a EUR 600 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the modernisation of the railway infrastructure. ÖBB will use the loan for carrying out upgrading works planned until 2017. Activities will include track renewals, signalling and telecommunications projects, railway stations modernisation, bridges, power systems, level crossings
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Under The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) leadership, the Great Anatolia Logistic Organization (BALO) and Rail Cargo Austria (RCA) have signed a protocol for setting a joint venture in Germany. The document was signed by BALO Board Chairman Harun Karacan and RCA Member of the Board Sales Distribution Erik Regter.
In 2013, a total of 95.4 million tonnes of freight were transported on Austria’s railway network by all domestic and foreign railway operation companies, a decrease of 5% compared with the previous year. Inland transport amounted to 28.8 million tonnes, representing a 30.1% share of the total transport volume. International goods receipt to 26.9 million tonnes, international goods dispatch
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