PORR is employing its Slab Track Austria system. Credit: Locomotive74/Shutterstock.com.

Austrian construction company PORR has secured significant contracts in the railway sector across Europe.

In Poland, a €400m ($465m) project involves extending a high-speed tunnel in Łódź, linked to the country’s central airport initiative.

Railway operator ÖBB is allocating €3.5bn to its Austrian rail network in 2025.

PORR is also involved in other projects, including fitting 33km of the Koralm Tunnel and 27.3km of the Semmering Base Tunnel with its Slab Track Austria system, alongside supplying rail technology.

For the Brenner Base Tunnel, reportedly Austria’s largest construction effort, PORR’s work focuses on the 25.2km Pfons-Brenner section, valued at nearly €1bn.

In Germany, €1.7bn is directed towards rail expansion in 2025. The Stuttgart 21 project, a major urban rail undertaking, features an intricate tunnel network connecting a new underground station to regional and long-distance lines.

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PORR has implemented 34.5km of its Slab Track Austria system across tunnels linking Stuttgart’s main station to Filderebene and Ober- and Untertürkheim.

Poland’s rail sector is set to receive €3.6bn in 2025, with projections from Euroconstruct indicating over 35% growth in railway construction by 2027.

PORR’s involvement in Poland strengthens its position through expertise in both new-builds and upgrades.

In Romania, PORR has a €428m contract to overhaul the Craiova-Drobeta Turnu Severin-Caransebeș railway line, Lot 5.

This includes double-tracking 32.6km, refurbishing the 496m Rachitoberg Tunnel, building a new 1,279m double-track Poarta I tunnel, and upgrading 18 bridges, 54 culverts, and six stations.

Additionally, PORR is modernising a key section of Bucharest’s tram line 40 for €150m.

The Czech Republic is investing €1.46bn in rail infrastructure in 2025, with plans to raise this to €2bn by 2026.

PORR CEO Karl-Heinz Strauss said: “In Europe, the rail network will also be significantly expanded in the coming years as part of the general infrastructure expansion.

“PORR is at the forefront here. We are already successfully utilising our patented Slab Track Austria system in numerous countries.”