Brenner Base Tunnel Lot "Mules 2-3"

The Brenner Base Tunnel will extend over a distance of approximately 55 km between the stations of Fortezza (Italy) and Innsbruck (Austria), where it will connect underground to the existing bypass railway, also in a tunnel, reaching a total length of 64 km. Once completed, the Brenner Base Tunnel will be the longest railway tunnel in the world. The project is part of the overall upgrade of the Munich-Verona High Speed/High Capacity axis and is part of the TEN-T trans-European transport network, dubbed “The European metro line,” and more specifically, part of the Scandinavian-Mediterranean corridor. The “Mules 2-3” construction section is the largest in the entire project area and extends from the northern border of the other Italian section, called “Isarco Underpass”, to the Italian-Austrian border. This section includes the construction of the two main line tunnels, an exploratory tunnel, cross passages and the emergency stop station (one of the three located along the entire route and the only one on Italian territory) with the related access tunnel.

Benefits

1. Reduction in travel time, compared to the existing railway link, by 55 minutes for passenger transport, 1 hour and 10 minutes for freight transport
2. Modal shift from road to rail for connections between Austria and Italy.
3. Reduction in CO₂ emissions