#WeAreHiring - HELP US TO BUILD THE FUTURE

We don't simply talk about sustainability, we build it.

We don’t simply realise a tunnel, we are shaping the future.

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Connecting Europe Days: BBT SE & the European dimension

What are the Connecting Europe Days?

 

Connecting Europe Days is an event organised by the European Commission on...

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Why the name 'Brenner Base Tunnel'?

Why the name 'Brenner Base Tunnel'?

 

The existing Brenner railway line, which is almost 150 years old, has a slope of...

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Start of excavations in the BBT lot "H41 Sill Gorge-Pfons”

Federal Minister Leonore Gewessler sets off the starting volley for one of the largest construction lots in the Austrian...

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BBT „Connecting and Protecting“ Event – a Family Festival with a Focus on the Environment and Compensation Measures

This past weekend, BBT SE invited everyone who is interested in the project, especially children this time, to the...

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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. 152 km have already been excavated.
Progress of the works
bbt-progress
152 km
230 km
Railway tunnel 56 km
Exploratory tunnel 54 km
Other tunnels 42 km
64
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.
25
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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