General Information
| Name in local language: | Tunnel Pummersdorf; Pummerdorfer Tunnel |
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| Beginning of works: | January 2012 |
| Completion: | 10 December 2017 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Tunnel |
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| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) tunnel |
| Construction method: |
New Austrian Tunnelling Method (NATM) |
Location
| Location: |
Sankt Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria |
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| Coordinates: | 48° 10' 40.87" N 15° 36' 11.71" E |
| Coordinates: | 48° 10' 48.20" N 15° 33' 25.86" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 3 485 m | |
| number of tracks | 2 | |
| total excavated section | ca. 120 m² | |
| number of tubes | 1 | |
| track gauge | 1 435 mm | |
| inner shell | thickness | 30 cm |
Case Studies and Applied Products
Pummersdorf Tunnel: Closing a gap in one of Austria’s most important railway lines
Within the scope of the Westbahn extension, one of the most important railway lines in Austria, a 24.7 km long gap was closed between the towns of St. Pölten and Loosdorf. The new, double tracked line runs a ... [more]
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Relevant Publications
- (2014): Maintenance-optimised drainage system for the New Semmering Base tunnel and Pummersdorf Tunnel / Instandhaltungsoptimiertes Entwässerungssystem für den Semmering-Basistunnel neu und Tunnel Pummersdorf. In: Geomechanics and Tunnelling, v. 7, n. 5 ( 2014), pp. 626-635.
- (2014): Pummersdorfer Tunnel - Water conditions in the shallow tunnel / Pummersdorfer Tunnel - Wasserverhältnisse im seicht liegenden Tunnel. In: Geomechanics and Tunnelling, v. 7, n. 6 ( 2014), pp. 664-674.
- (2011): Risk analysis for the selection of a suitable method of tunnelling for the Pummersdorf Tunnel / Risikoanalyse zur Wahl der geeigneten Vortriebsmethode für den Tunnel Pummersdorf. In: Geomechanics and Tunnelling, v. 4, n. 5 ( 2011), pp. 499-507.
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20066305 - Published on:
30/07/2014 - Last updated on:
07/04/2023
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