Eastern Entrance of the Wels Marshalling Yard.
In the Marchtrenk-Wels section, work is continuing, while construction starts in the Linz-Marchtrenk section with the realignment of the Linz Local Railway track.
Closure of gaps, alignment, commissioning – words that signify the time-sensitive nature of the track construction work by Bahnbau Wels.
Spring was marked by significant achievements. Several kilometres of tracks were laid in a continuous process, twelve pre-assembled state-ofthe-art switches were precisely positioned, and thousands of tons of ballast were installed. The high-tech track construction machines from Bahnbau Wels’ equipment fleet were promptly deployed following their coordinated winter maintenance for the first operations in 2024. The teams braved the weather, fulfilling their tasks on schedule with their usual high precision and quality, to the complete satisfaction of the client.
The following months were characterised by intense, short construction phases, requiring precise coordination and shift work for track construction. Gap closures had to be executed, and all trades involved in the construction had to be meticulously coordinated. In June of this year, the commissioning of the track systems in the area of the Wels marshalling yard and the first part of the temporary valley tracks in Marchtrenk was completed as part of a software upgrade. In August, provisional switches were installed on the existing Westbahn route as part of the renewal process. The key to success lay in the collaborative execution and planning of the detailed construction phases by all trades involved, along with the project team from the client ÖBB.
This autumn, the new central platform in Marchtrenk is set to be fully operational, presenting further challenges in track construction for the project team.
Facts
Project Four-Track Expansion Linz-Wels
- Contract: Track laying in continuous process, switch installation
- Construction Sections: Marchtrenk-Wels and Linz-Marchtrenk
