Upgraded Jesenice rail tunnel opens, improving link with Austria

Jesenice, 29 July - Infrastructure Minister Jernej Vrtovec and his Austrian counterpart Leonore Gewessler took part in Thursday's ceremony marking the reopening of the Karavanke railway tunnel following a safety and technical upgrade. The ministers said on the occasion that railways represented the backbone of mobility of future.

Jesenice
Leonore Gewessler, the Austrian minister of climate action, environment, energy, mobility, innovation and technology, speaks at a ceremony marking the reopening of the Karavanke railway tunnel following a safety and technical upgrade.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Jesenice
Slovenian Infrastructure Minister Jernej Vrtovec speaks at a ceremony marking the reopening of the Karavanke railway tunnel following a safety and technical upgrade.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Jesenice
A ceremony marking the reopening of the Karavanke railway tunnel following a safety and technical upgrade.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Jesenice
A ceremony marking the reopening of the Karavanke railway tunnel following a safety and technical upgrade.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Jesenice
A ceremony marking the reopening of the Karavanke railway tunnel following a safety and technical upgrade.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Jesenice
A ceremony marking the reopening of the Karavanke railway tunnel following a safety and technical upgrade.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Jesenice
A ceremony marking the reopening of the Karavanke railway tunnel following a safety and technical upgrade.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Jesenice
A ceremony marking the reopening of the Karavanke railway tunnel following a safety and technical upgrade.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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