Companies and locations

Bahnbau Wels, located in Upper Austria, has 70 years of experience in the railway sector behind them. In addition to services in mechanical track construction and the maintenance of track construction machines, the company and its subsidiaries Bittner Bahn- und Gleisbau, Rhomberg Gleisbau, and Universale Bau offer a wide range of services in commercial track construction. Rhomberg Fahrleitungsbau, a specialist for catenary systems and electrical installations, completes the extensive portfolio of services offered by the Bahnbau Wels Group. Modern machinery and well-trained employees combined with decades of know-how guarantee the highest precision in the implementation of customer projects. The group has 470 employees at six locations.

Rhomberg Rail Engineering has its headquarters in Bregenz (AT) as well as locations in Zürich (CH), Essen (D) and Vienna (AT). It offers a comprehensive range of services as a main contractor and is a market leader in railway technology, project management, and construction technology. Rhomberg Rail Engineering has worked on major projects, for example “Sydhavn Metro“ in Copenhagen and is currently working in partnership with Swietelsky on planning, implementation, and commissioning the Ulm – Wendlingen High-Speed Line, which has a length of 60 km.

As a full-service provider, the RK safetec GmbH offers an almost comprehensive range of services for monitoring and communication on major construction sites.

The agile and innovative business RK safetec was founded on the pillars of two traditional companies, which bring decades of experience in pioneering major projects in the railway and construction sector. The Rhomberg Bahntechnik GmbH and the K.E.M. Montage GmbH have been joined through an expert partnership in the field of construction site support for many years.

Innovation, reliability and quality are the pillars of the RK safetec GmbH, who has maintained a high level of customer satisfaction for years, including projects such as the Brenner access line and base tunnel, Semmering base tunnel, the Wiener Seestadt Aspern project, the CEVA railway line, the new Wendlingen-Ulm line and many more.