EIB sets the course for the new ÖBB western line

Vienna-Linz: European Investment Bank (EIB) invests a total of EUR 1 billion to the new ÖBB western line
 
The European Investment Bank (EIB) finances the expansion of one of Europe’s most important transport corridors. Following EUR 400 million-loans in 2007 and 2008 for the expansion to four-tracks on the route between Vienna and St. Pölten, a financial agreement about EUR 600 million for the last part of the project was signed at the start of this week. The project covers the segments St. Pölten – Loosdorf (25 km bypass for cargo trains), Ybbs – Amstetten (17 km) and the eastern gateway to Linz (1.7 km).
 
The western line, a 300 kilometres segment along the Danube between Salzburg and Vienna, is one of the most travelled transport corridors in Austria. This route is part of the priority Transeuropean Network (TEN project N° 17), leading from Paris via Strasbourg, Stuttgart and Vienna to Bratislava. This central European rail corridor allows for better links between eastern and western Europe. It is a response to the increasing mobility requirements of cargo and passenger traffic.
 
Following the opening of two important segments of the western line in the past years, the new 60 kilometres high-performance route between Vienna and St. Pölten will start operating on 9 December. The new segment is an important step towards a four tracks-route between Vienna and Wels. This enlarged capacity shall make railway transport more flexible and reliable.

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