New tunnel broken through on Maribor-Šentilj rail track

Maribor, 18 August - A 1,530-metre tunnel that will make part of on an upgraded rail track connecting Maribor and Šentilj on the border with Austria was broken through on Thursday with the first train to run through it by the end of next year. The old tunnel will make part of a new cycling path.

Maribor A ceremony is held as a new tunnel is broken through as part of the upgrade of the rail track connect Maribor and the Šentilj border crossing with Austria. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Maribor
A ceremony is held as a new tunnel is broken through as part of the upgrade of the rail track connect Maribor and the Šentilj border crossing with Austria.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Maribor A ceremony is held as a new tunnel is broken through as part of the upgrade of the rail track connect Maribor and the Šentilj border crossing with Austria. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Maribor
A ceremony is held as a new tunnel is broken through as part of the upgrade of the rail track connect Maribor and the Šentilj border crossing with Austria.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Maribor A ceremony is held as a new tunnel is broken through as part of the upgrade of the rail track connect Maribor and the Šentilj border crossing with Austria. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Maribor
A ceremony is held as a new tunnel is broken through as part of the upgrade of the rail track connect Maribor and the Šentilj border crossing with Austria.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Maribor Infrastructure Ministry State Secretary Alenka Bratušek addresses a ceremony held as a new tunnel is broken through as part of the upgrade of the rail track connect Maribor and the Šentilj border crossing with Austria. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Maribor
Infrastructure Ministry State Secretary Alenka Bratušek addresses a ceremony held as a new tunnel is broken through as part of the upgrade of the rail track connect Maribor and the Šentilj border crossing with Austria.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Maribor A ceremony is held as a new tunnel is broken through as part of the upgrade of the rail track connect Maribor and the Šentilj border crossing with Austria. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Maribor
A ceremony is held as a new tunnel is broken through as part of the upgrade of the rail track connect Maribor and the Šentilj border crossing with Austria.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Maribor A ceremony is held as a new tunnel is broken through as part of the upgrade of the rail track connect Maribor and the Šentilj border crossing with Austria. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Maribor
A ceremony is held as a new tunnel is broken through as part of the upgrade of the rail track connect Maribor and the Šentilj border crossing with Austria.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Maribor A ceremony is held as a new tunnel is broken through as part of the upgrade of the rail track connect Maribor and the Šentilj border crossing with Austria. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Maribor
A ceremony is held as a new tunnel is broken through as part of the upgrade of the rail track connect Maribor and the Šentilj border crossing with Austria.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Maribor A ceremony is held as a new tunnel is broken through as part of the upgrade of the rail track connect Maribor and the Šentilj border crossing with Austria. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Maribor
A ceremony is held as a new tunnel is broken through as part of the upgrade of the rail track connect Maribor and the Šentilj border crossing with Austria.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Maribor A ceremony is held as a new tunnel is broken through as part of the upgrade of the rail track connect Maribor and the Šentilj border crossing with Austria. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Maribor
A ceremony is held as a new tunnel is broken through as part of the upgrade of the rail track connect Maribor and the Šentilj border crossing with Austria.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Maribor A ceremony is held as a new tunnel is broken through as part of the upgrade of the rail track connect Maribor and the Šentilj border crossing with Austria. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Maribor
A ceremony is held as a new tunnel is broken through as part of the upgrade of the rail track connect Maribor and the Šentilj border crossing with Austria.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Maribor A ceremony is held as a new tunnel is broken through as part of the upgrade of the rail track connect Maribor and the Šentilj border crossing with Austria. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Maribor
A ceremony is held as a new tunnel is broken through as part of the upgrade of the rail track connect Maribor and the Šentilj border crossing with Austria.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Maribor, predor Pekel. Slovesnost Direkcije RS za infrastrukturo ob preboju predora Pekel v okviru projekta nadgradnje železniške proge Maribor-Šentilj-državna meja. Foto: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Maribor, predor Pekel.
Slovesnost Direkcije RS za infrastrukturo ob preboju predora Pekel v okviru projekta nadgradnje železniške proge Maribor-Šentilj-državna meja.
Foto: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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