📋 Tender Overview
After the basic agreement between OBB, the state of Tyrol and the city of Innsbruck on the new district connection, the first preparatory work is already starting at Innsbruck main station.
Old loading facilities, logistics and operational buildings will be dismantled on the middle island between the main and freight stations by autumn 2026.
(Innsbruck, October 23, 2025) - There were long and intensive but ultimately successful negotiations. Just over a month ago, OBB, the state of Tyrol and the state capital reached a fundamental agreement on the planning and construction of a new district connection in the heart of the state capital. As part of the upcoming extensive renovation work at the Innsbruck main and freight station, the OBB will also build a new pedestrian and cycle path underpass. In a few years, the tunnel will connect Heiliggeiststrasse in Wilten and Anzengruberstrasse in Pradl. Functionality and an attractive ambience are taken into account right from the planning stage. The commissioning of the Brenner Base Tunnel, the increased space requirement due to booming public transport and the condition of the track systems, which are at the end of their technical lifespan, are the reason for the planned conversion project.
OBB are creating space for the upcoming construction work
Before the underpass, tracks and platforms can be rebuilt, the OBB must first create space. There are loading tracks, operational buildings and storage rooms on the so-called middle island between the main and freight stations. The entire development is getting old and will be removed by the end of 2026. First, the loading ramps at the north end of the station have to go. This area will serve as a storage and handling area for building materials in the coming construction phases. Office containers for operational processing also have to be accommodated in the limited space available during further work. It is important that the entire station operation and any rail replacement services can be carried out unhindered on the largest mobility hub in western Austria.
New and wider platforms
Only after the demolition work has been completed will there be space for the construction of new station tracks and the widening of the existing platforms. Due to increasing demand in local and long-distance passenger transport, the future project also includes the construction of an additional platform with two edges. Even though planning for the construction process and many other details has only just begun, OBB currently expects the main construction work to be completed by the mid-2030s.
Numbers, data, facts
Demolition work between October 2025 and the end of 2026
2,000 m2 removal of loading ramps
11,100 m2 of demolition of building areas
700 lm removal of track systems and removal of a switch
