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Upgraded Jesenice rail tunnel opens, improving link with Austria

By: J.S., STA

Infrastructure Minister Jernej Vrtovec and his Austrian counterpart Leonore Gewessler took part in a ceremony marking the reopening of the Karavanke railway tunnel following a safety and technical upgrade.

Vrtovec noted the upgrade was a major step in securing greater traffic flow capacity between Slovenia and Austria. The ministers said railways represented the backbone of the future of mobility.

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