BBT SE

Tag des offenen Tunnels, Sillschlucht Innsbruck

Martin Gradnitzer und Umberto Lebruto freuen sich auf die Zusammenarbeit in ihrer Funktion als Vorstandsmitglieder der BBT SE

Verkehrsminister Hanke, EU-Kommissar Tzitzikostas, Ministerpräsidentin Meloni, Bundeskanzler Stocker und der stellvertretende Ministerpräsidente und Verkehrsminister Salvini drücken gemeinsam den Startknopf zum Durchschlag

Startsignal der TBM für den letzten „Hub“ – ca. 80 cm bis zum Durchbruch

10/06/2025

Brenner Base Tunnel: TBM 'Lilia' successfully completes excavation of the east main tunnel

With this further achievement, the main tunnel excavation works in Lot H41 Sill-Pfons Gorge are at an end

10/04/2025

Great success for BBT's 'Open Day' at the Sill Gorge construction site in Innsbruck

The 'Open Tunnel Day' is now an established tradition for the BBT project. On this occasion, the Brenner Base Tunnel...

10/01/2025

Brenner Base Tunnel has new Italian CEO

Umberto Lebruto is the new CEO for the Italian part of BBT SE as of 1 October.

09/18/2025

Historical breakthrough for the Brenner Base Tunnel: A milestone for Austria, Italy and Europe

The first cross-border underground connection for the Brenner Base Tunnel. In the presence of representatives of the EU...

08/22/2025

Brenner Base Tunnel: First TBM breakthrough in a main tunnel tube in Austria

TBM Ida completes 8.4 kilometres of excavation in the Brenner Base Tunnel and reaches its target in the municipality of...

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The Brenner Base Tunnel - a new link through the Alps

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Status of the works of the Brenner Base Tunnel

The BBT tunnel system includes about 230 km of tunnels. 206 km have already been excavated.

Progress of the works

206 km

230 km

Railway tunnel 101 km

Exploratory tunnel 57 km

Other tunnels 48 km

kilometres

This is the length of the Brenner Base Tunnel and the Innsbruck bypass with which it links south of Aldrans. This will make it the longest underground railway connection in the world.

250

km/h

Passenger trains will travel through the tunnel at a top speed of 250 km/h.

1,350

measuring stations

Water quality is monitored at 1,350 measuring stations all along the project area.

minutes

The trip from Innsbruck to Fortezza takes 80 minutes today. The trip through the BBT will take only 25 minutes.

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