Length of the new Brenner railway Munich - Verona

425 km

Total subterranean length from the Innsbruck bypass to Fortezza

62,7 km

Length of the base tunnel from the Innsbruck portal to the Fortezza portal

55 km

Longitudinal grade

4,00‰ - 6,70‰

Minimum radius

1.270 m

Operating speed for goods trains

100 - 120 km/h

Energy supply for railway electric traction

25 kV 50 Hz

Control and command system

ETCS Level 2

Elevation at the upper surface of the rails at the Innsbruck portal

608,80 m

Elevation at the upper surface of the rails at the highest point

794,00 m

Elevation at the upper surface of the rails at the Fortezza portal

747,20 m

Inner cross section of the main tunnel: excavated by blasting - by TBM

64,05m² - 79,44 m²

Inner cross section of the drainage tunnel

21,05 m²

Amount of rock in disposal sites as compared to excavated volume 

ca. 75%

Expected amount of excavated rock to be placed in disposal sites

ca. 17 Mio. m³

Construction phase

2010 - 2022