Kvineshei Tunnel

Kvineshei Tunnel

Western entrance of the tunnel (1942)
Overview
Line Sørlandsbanen
Location Vest-Agder, Norway
Coordinates 58°20′08″N 7°08′33″E / 58.33556°N 7.14250°E / 58.33556; 7.14250Coordinates: 58°20′08″N 7°08′33″E / 58.33556°N 7.14250°E / 58.33556; 7.14250
System Norwegian railways
Start Snartemo Station
End Kvinesdalen
Operation
Opened 1943
Owner Jernbaneverket
Operator Statens vegvesen
Technical
Length 9,065 m (29,741 ft)
No. of tracks Single
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Electrified 15 kV 16 23 Hz AC

The Kvineshei Tunnel (Norwegian: Kvinesheitunnelen) is the fourth longest railway tunnel in Norway at a length of 9,065 metres (5.633 mi). It is located in Vest-Agder county along the Sørlandsbanen railway line. The tunnel runs between Snartemo Station in the village of Snartemo in Hægebostad municipality and the Kvinesdalen valley about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northeast of Liknes in Kvinesdal municipality.

The tunnel was opened in 1943 when the Sørlandsbanen railway line was extended to Moi Station. The 9,065-metre (29,741 ft) long tunnel includes a 9,020-metre (29,590 ft) long straight stretch, the longest straight stretch on the entire Norwegian railway network and about 5 metres (16 ft) longer than the one in Romeriksporten.[1]

References

  1. Store norske leksikon. "Kvinesheitunnelen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-07-21.


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