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Innsbruck Tulfes Fortezza Emergency stop St. Jodok Emergency stop Innsbruck Emergency stop Trens Facts and figures A 64 km tunnel: Once completed, in 2028, the BBT will be the longest underground rail- way connection in the world (counting the existing railway bypass in Innsbruck). 230 km of tunnels in the system: There are two single-track tunnels, lateral access tunnels, logistics tunnel and the exploratory tunnel. It adds up! Tunnel boring machine: In May 2017, a gripper TBM drove 61 metres in 24 hours, exca vating the exploratory tunnel through quartz phyllite – this was a world record in tunnelling!! Route: 55 km between the two stations in Innsbruck and Fortezza. Travel time: about 25 minutes. Speeds: Passenger trains will travel through the tunnel at 230 km/h whereas freight trains at 120 km/h. Cost effectiveness: The almost flat route, with its highest point at 790 metres above sea level, will be used by longer, heavier trains requiring fewer locomotives to haul them. Maximum overburden: 1,800 metres at the Brenner Pass Excavation material: About 17 million m³ of material will be excavated. This corresponds to a cube with a 257 m long edge. Excavation methods: 50% mechanized excavation (TBM), 50% Drill & Blast (explosives) The Brenner Base Tunnel – the Project of the Century in the Heart of the Alps, bringing Europe together Vision: Decongesting the Brenner highway and relieving the pressure on the environ- ment and the local population. A great part of current freight traffic should be shifted from road to rail. Mission : The BBT improves travel and transport options for both passengers and freight. Rail traffic between northern and southern Europe will become faster, more efficient and safer.
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