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A joint declaration of intent has been signed on August 30, 2024, in Graz to expand Austria’s Southern Railway between Werndorf and Spielfeld-Straß. The initial construction work will start in 2028 in the Spielfeld-Straß station area, subject to all approvals. compared to cars. following the implementation of the project, significantly better connection will be provided to Graz main station junction, including the new southern route with the Koralmbahn and Semmering Base Tunnel. “The double track will bring massive improvements in public transport for Styria. More frequent services, shorter travel times and even better connections to numerous train stations in the region. I am also very pleased that we can take another step in the area of ??environmentally friendly freight transport,” the Deputy Governor said. With the expansion of the route, traffic capacity will increase towards Port of Koper, the most important freight hub in the northern Adriatic which is also of great importance for the Styrian and Austrian economies. With a continuous double track towards the cross border, the route is being prepared for higher capacities. This is being done in close coordination with the expansion on the Slovenian side, so that cross-border trains will no longer have to make intermediate stops to change locomotives as before so that traffic will be more efficient and faster. Austria’s Southern Railway is located on the Baltic-Adriatic corridor, and along the route, 3.5 million people are living which need improved and accessible transport services while ensuring economic growth as the route is extremely important for international and Austrian freight transport. Along the Sourthern Route, ÖBB is modernising 20 km of track and expanding the infrastructure by constructing 170 km of new track and 80 km of new tunnels and 150 new bridges are being built. From 2030, trains will run from Vienna to Klagenfurt via Graz in 2 hours 40 minutes covering 470 km of line, crossing Semmering and the Koralpe mountains. The entire modernisation and expansion programme comprises more projects including the expansion of the Northern Line, modernisation of the Vienna – Bratislava route, Semmering Base tunnel, the 130-km Koralm Line, among othe |
