ÖBB completes Lower Inn Valley line upgrade with Vomp overtaking station

ÖBB has completed the upgrade of the new Kundl–Baumkirchen line in the Tyrolean Lower Inn Valley, which has formed the backbone of the valley's rail infrastructure since 2012 and is part of the northern access to the Brenner Base Tunnel. After 64 days of works starting on 10 July 2026, all trains in the Münsterertunnel and Terfenertunnel (about 16 km long according to ÖBB) now run on ETCS only, the light signals have been removed and block sections shortened, so that more trains can run at shorter intervals. At Vomp, ÖBB and Brenner Basistunnel SE equipped an overtaking station: about two kilometres of the tunnel had already been prepared with two extra tracks, and eight switches and modern rail technology have now been added so that freight trains can give way to faster passenger trains. Long-distance trains used the existing surface line during the closure; the restrictions on regional services end on 14 September 2026. (LOK Report, 9 Jul and 11 Sep 2026)