Third track between Freilassing and Salzburg enters service
- Location
- Border region Freilassing (Bavaria) – Salzburg (Austria), Munich–Salzburg line (ABS 38) · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Project
- Freilassing–Salzburg rail expansion: third track
- Investment
- approx. EUR 240 million total (German section approx. EUR 60m, Austrian section approx. EUR 180m)
- Status
- Completed / in operation (since December 2017 timetable change)
A third track, 6.6 km long in total, was added to the existing double-track line between Freilassing (Bavaria) and Salzburg (1.6 km on the German side, 5 km on the Austrian side). Construction ran 2012-2017 (Germany) and 2005-2013 (Austria); the third track has been in operation since the December 2017 timetable change. Total cost of roughly EUR 240 million was shared by DB (Germany) and ÖBB (Austria); the project is part of the Munich–Salzburg upgrade line (ABS 38).
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