SAFETY DESIGN FOR THE WIENERWALD TUNNEL - FROM THE DECISION ON THE TUNNEL SYSTEM TO THE PERMIT APPLICATION DESIGN

The Wienerwald tunnel is an approx. 13.4-km-long railway tunnel, the eastern end of which does not lead out into the open but into the Hadersdorf - Weidlingau junction, situated underground in a large hall. From there the line is to be continued into the 8.6-km-long Lainz tunnel towards the Sudbahn station and through another 500-m-long underground section towards the Westbahn station. The Wienerwald tunnel is the first railway tunnel in Austria which is constructed as a tunnel system with two single-track tunnels with cross passages at intervals of 500 m. In front of the Hadersdorf - Weidlingau junction there is a change of tunnel system and the tunnel ends as a conventional, twin-track tunnel in the hall of the junction. This paper deals with the methodical approach in the safety design and presents the essential elements of the safety concept; among others, the rescue concept is addressed and the safety issues in connection with the change of system from a twin-track tunnel to two single-track tunnels are discussed. For the covering abstract see ITRD E114957.

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• Authors:
  • BAUER, F
  • KOHL, B
  • Neumann, C
• Conference:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SAFETY IN ROAD AND RAIL TUNNELS, HELD MADRID, SPAIN, 2-6 APRIL 2001
• Publication Date: 2001

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 245-54

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Conferences; Design; Emergencies; Railroad transportation; Tunnels
• Geographic Terms: Austria
• ITRD Terms: 155: Administration; 8007: Austria; 8525: Conference; 9011: Design (overall design); 2184: Emergency; 1173: Rail bound transport; 3374: Tunnel
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Bridges and other structures; Design; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00933348
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 1-901808-17-3
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Nov 7 2002 12:00AM