The project involved the refurbishment of 0.2 km of ballasted track and the conversion of 1.3 km of ballasted track to the slab track system.
Key tasks included:
- Excavation of the existing ballast track and construction of a new slab track
- Renewal of four turnouts
- Installation of a transition structure between ballasted track and slab track
- Adaptation of the drainage system (installation of transverse drains, construction of longitudinal drainage channels and side drains)
- Installation and adjustment of railway safety systems (axle counters, balises, cable connection boxes, dwarf signals)
- Construction and installation of chambers for signalling and telecommunications cables
- Widening of escape routes and construction of an escape-route crossing
Technical Data
| Construction of LVT slab track | 2’556 m |
| Slab track for turnouts (EW 60E2-900-1:9) | 4 Stk. |
| Rail installation UIC 60 E2 & 54 E2 R260/R350HT | 5’600 m |
| Supply and installation of slab track concrete | 3'150 m3 |
| Construction of transverse drains | 61 units |
| Construction of drainage channels | 1'150 m |
| Construction of signalling & telecom chambers | 8 units |
| Supply and installation of LVT blocks | 18'600 units |
| Aluminothermic welds | 117 units |
| Ballast excavation | 8'050 t |
| Track panel excavation | 370 t |
| Escape route widening | 1'322 m |
| Construction of ballasted track (2 tracks) | 226 m |
Special Challenges
- Limited space for the installation of turnouts
- Short work windows due to restricted blockade times on the adjacent operational track
- Logistically demanding material transport, especially the installation of the LVT blocks
- Localised groundwater ingress
