BBT SE

Offizielle Abnahme der Tunnelbohrmaschine „Wilma“ für das Baulos H53 Pfons-Brenner am 7. März 2024, © Herrenknecht AG

04/04/2024

Olga and Wilma, our new TBMs

Olga and Wilma are our two new TBMs that will soon start driving through the Alpine range, helping to build the Brenner...

03/08/2024

Wilma, the new TBM for the Brenner Base Tunnel, was inspected and tested

The first of the two tunnel boring machines for the ‘H53 Pfons-Brenner’ construction lot of the Brenner Base Tunnel was...

03/06/2024

Wilma and Olga: How the two new tunnel boring machines got their names

A special joint project with RegionalMedien Tirol has come up with two great names for our two new tunnel boring...

02/29/2024

TBM Ida completes her first 2 km: a new milestone for the 'giant in the mountain' at the H41 Sill Gorge-Pfons construction site

TBM Ida is moving southward, excavating the west line tunnel as part of the Austrian construction lot 'H41 Sill...

02/09/2024

Construction site safety: a top priority at BBT SE

In a large infrastructure project such as the Brenner Base Tunnel, it is essential to ensure the safety of workers above...

Status of the works of the Brenner Base Tunnel

The BBT tunnel system includes about 230 km of tunnels. 166 km have already been excavated.

Progress of the works

166 km

230 km

Railway tunnel 68 km

Exploratory tunnel 55 km

Other tunnels 43 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.

All facts