The design of this section was approved on 10 July 1853 by the engineer Alois Negrelli, an employee of the Südbahn, known for having built other Alpine railway lines and for developing a project of the Suez Canal.
Selle lõigu kava kiideti 10. juulil 1853 heaks insener Alois Negrelli poolt, kes oli Südbahn töötaja, tuntud teiste Alpi raudteeliinide ehitamise poolest ja Suessi kanali projekti arendamise poolest.