High speed
Slab Track Austria – a proven track record
Faster, safer and longer-lasting – train traffic is gaining more and more momentum. And more than ever, the demand for high-speed train rail network has been increasing for years.
High-performance and high-speed railway lines have to meet certain requirements so that they allow for travel speeds of up to 360 km/h. Above all, the condition of the corresponding superstructure systems plays an important role. The Slab Track Austria system, STA for short, developed by PORR and ÖBB fulfils precisely these required criteria with an elastically mounted track slab as the key element.
With the Slab Track System, PORR takes you on a train journey into the future.
The ballastless Slab Track Austria system was developed in cooperation between PORR and ÖBB and has been the standard system for slab tracks in Austria since 1995. Numerous high-speed tests with speeds of more than 300 km/h were carried out in Germany and Austria. The metrological tests have shown that the system is suitable for speed of at least 350 km/h. In Germany, the system has been authorized permit for high speed lines without speed limitations.
The Slab Track Austria technology from PORR is a tried and tested state-of-the-art technology that has established itself through the quality of its carefully designed and selected components and is a proven track record. Perhaps the most enduring seal of quality is its longevity. Since its first installation in 1989, the Slab Track Austria system has been virtually maintenance-free. Slab replacement due to a quality defect or failure of the slab track has never been necessary, although this is also easily possible with PORR's slab track system. It comes as close as possible to a maintenance-free track. The estimated life cycle is at least 60 years. The ballastless track system was also installed in what is currently the longest railway project in Germany, the VDE 8, a German Unity 8 transport project, between Halle and Coburg/Ebensfeld. Millions of rail passengers a year can thus reach their destination on the reliable, comfortable railway line built by PORR.
PORR takes you to the next level with the ballastless track system on a train journey into the future
The ballastless Slab Track Austria system was developed in cooperation between PORR and ÖBB and has been the standard system for slab tracks in Austria since 1995. Numerous high-speed tests at speeds of more than 300 km/h were carried out in Germany and Austria. The measurement technology tests showed that the system itself is suitable for speeds of up to 350 km/h or more. In Germany, Slab Track Austria even has unrestricted high-speed approval.
PORR's Slab Track Austria technology is a tried-and-tested, state-of-the-art system that has established itself through the quality of its carefully designed and selected components. Probably the most enduring seal of quality is its longevity. Since its first installation in 1989, the Slab Track Austria system has been virtually maintenance-free. Slab replacement due to quality defects or slab track failure has never been necessary, although this is also easily possible with PORR's slab track system. The planned service life of the system is at least 60 years. The Slab Track Austria system was also installed on the currently longest railway project in Germany, the VDE 8, a German Unity 8 transport project between Halle and Coburg/Ebensfeld, enabling millions of rail travellers a year to reach their destination on the reliable, comfortable railway line built by PORR.