Gradation Regional Lines Tender

Location Austria.ScopeAUSTRIAN Federal Railways BB and the provincial governments of Lower and Upper Austria have signed agreements to invest nearly 1bn in the modernisation and electrification of regional lines. By 2030 600m at 2018 prices will be invested in Upper Austrias regional rail network. No further line closures are planned and with the exception of the Haiding Aschach branch which will be transferred to provincial control all lines will continue to be operated by BB with significant improvements planned.86 stations will be modernised and the Steindorf Braunau Neumarkt-Kallham Braunau Simbach Linz Urfahr Kleinzell Wels Sattledt and St Valentin St Nikola lines will be electrified by 2030. Track-doubling is also planned on the Nettingsdorf Rohr-Bad Hall section of the Linz Selzthal Pyhrn Line. In Lower Austria 386m will be invested in the regional network by 2027 with the funding split equally between electrification schemes and other infrastructure investments.