ÖBB Priority TEN Westbahn

The project relates to the construction of two additional tracks on the Priority TEN mainline railway between Vienna and St. Pölten (Westbahn). The total length of this four-track railway line section is 44km, including the 13km Wienerwaldtunnel and additional 6 shorter tunnels.

Objectives

The project will add capacity, operational flexibility and thus reliability, allow faster train operation and improve comfort.

Comments

Priority TENs, sustainable transport

Sector(s)

Transport

Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)

About EUR 400 million.

Total cost (Approximate amount)

About EUR 1.45 billion.

Environmental aspects

The project would fall under Annex I of EU Directive 97/11/CE. Compliance with the respective requirements will be verified during appraisal.

Procurement

Compliance with the national and EU procurement legislation will be verified during appraisal.

Status

Signed - 06/09/2007.

Related Documents

12-06-2007 - Non Technical Summary (NTS) of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) EN

Disclaimer

Before financing approval by the Board of Directors, and before loan signature, projects are under appraisal and negotiation. Therefore data provided on this page is indicative and cannot be considered to represent official EIB Policy (see also the Explanatory notes).

Projects

Construction of priority TEN railway section between Vienna and St Pölten (Westbahn)

E-mail

General enquiries and comments

The EIB is committed to open communication and encourages constructive stakeholder input regarding its activities. Enquiries and comments regarding the EIB’s involvement in a project or the financing facilities, activities, organisation and objectives of the EIB, can be sent to the EIB Infodesk.

Alternatively, EIB can also be contacted through its external offices.

Queries regarding details of a specific project, in particular when EIB loan is under appraisal, should be preferably addressed directly to project promoters.

Media enquiries

Media related enquiries can be addressed to the EIB Press Office. Please also visit our Press Corner.

Complaints mechanism

Any complaint regarding alleged maladministration can be lodged to EIB Complaints Mechanism. The European Ombudsman acts as an independent external accountability mechanism of the EIB.

Zero-tolerance against fraud and corruption

The EIB has a zero-tolerance policy on fraud or corruption. To report allegations of fraud or corruption in EIB-financed projects, please contact the Fraud and Investigation division. All complaints will be treated as strictly confidential, and are handled in line with EIB investigation procedures and the Anti-Fraud Policy.

EIB Transparency Policy

The EIB is committed to achieving the highest possible level of transparency. The EIB Transparency Policy sets out how EIB discloses information and consults with its stakeholders so as to promote better awareness and understanding of its strategies, policies and operations.

Guide to procurement

This Guide applies specifically to those components of a project identified for the Bank's financing.