SBB to begin 5-year renovation of Hauenstein Base Tunnel

SBB train in the Hauenstein Basistunnel
SBB train in the Hauenstein Basistunnel SBB

SBB will be renovating the 8.134-kilometre-long, two-lane Hauenstein Base Tunnel in Switzerland for the upcoming five years to ensure safe rail operations over the next 25 years. This 146.4 million euro project, involving a comprehensive repair of the tunnel vault, renewing or replacing the tracks including rails, sleepers and ballast, and laying new cables, requires SBB to adapt the train traffic timetables. 

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SBB to begin 5-year renovation of Hauenstein Base Tunnel

SBB train in the Hauenstein Basistunnel
SBB train in the Hauenstein Basistunnel SBB

SBB will be renovating the 8.134-kilometre-long, two-lane Hauenstein Base Tunnel in Switzerland for the upcoming five years to ensure safe rail operations over the next 25 years. This 146.4 million euro project, involving a comprehensive repair of the tunnel vault, renewing or replacing the tracks including rails, sleepers and ballast, and laying new cables, requires SBB to adapt the train traffic timetables. 

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