ARGE PORR and Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group win €176million contract to equip the Semmering Base Tunnel

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ARGE PORR and Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group win €176million contract to equip the Semmering Base Tunnel
Following on from the hugely successful Koralm Tunnel partnership, the Austrian railway specialists will now work on a second major OBB tunnel project.

Bregenz/Vienna/Sankt Pölten/Klagenfurt, 14. June 2024 – It is one of the most important railway infrastructure projects in the heart of Europe: the Semmering Base Tunnel between Gloggnitz in Lower Austria and Mürzzuschlag in Styria. It has now been confirmed it will be equipped by ARGE “BTA Semmering Base Tunnel 4.1.” True to the motto “never change a winning team,” the two railway technology experts PORR Group and Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group (RSRG) have teamed up once again. After the Koralm Tunnel, this is the second major ÖBB tunnel project the two companies will equip. PORR will once again take on the commercial management, while RSRG will lead the technical aspects.

The €176 million contract – which was awarded by ÖBB Infrastruktur AG - includes telecommunications, electrical equipment with high-voltage systems, distribution units, lighting, and emergency exit signage, as well as signage. Additionally, the contract includes mechanical systems for air conditioning, ventilation, firefighting water systems, and metalworking. The ARGE partners will begin planning immediately, with construction set to start in June 2025. The tunnel is scheduled to be operational by 2030.

“We are delighted to contribute to a sustainable and safe connection between Lower Austria and Styria,” says Robert Kumpusch, Managing Director for project business at RSRG. “We are happy to bring our expertise as a full-service provider and our experience from numerous successfully completed projects.” Karl-Heinz Strauss, CEO of PORR, adds: “We see winning this contract for the Semmering Base Tunnel as further confirmation of our successful partnership on the Koralm Tunnel, and we are confident that we will once again meet the high expectations here.” The two partners will, as before, combine their expertise and experience to complete the project on time, within budget, and to the complete satisfaction of the client.

About PORR
Innovative power for top performance – PORR has stood for this for over 150 years. With approximately 21,000 employees and a production output of around €6.6 billion (fiscal year 2023), it is one of the largest Austrian construction companies and a top player in Europe. As a full-service provider, PORR offers all services in building construction, civil engineering, and infrastructure along the entire value chain. The focus is on its home markets in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Romania. PORR is also active in selected international project markets such as Norway, the UK, and Qatar. The PORR share is listed in the prime market segment of the Vienna Stock Exchange.

More information: www.porr-group.com.
 

About the Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group
The Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group was formed in 2012 from the merger of the Swiss Sersa Group with the Austrian Rhomberg Bahntechnik. Since then, the railway technology company has evolved into an international full-service provider with an almost comprehensive range of services in the areas of railway construction, infrastructure and service. Customers include local and long-distance railways, freight lines as well as private infrastructures.

The Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group pursues the vision of establishing rail as the leading mobility solution of the future. To achieve this, it relies on the opportunities offered by technological developments and digitalisation as well as on partnerships.

The business has a workforce of around 2.820 employees. In the 2022/2023 business year, the Group achieved an operating performance of around 667 million Euros in nine countries on three continents (Europe, Australia, North America).

More information: www.rhomberg-sersa.com.