Holmestrandsporten
Appearance
Overview | |
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Line | Vestfold Line |
Location | Holmestrandfjellet, Holmestrand, Norway |
Coordinates | 59°29′31″N 10°18′38″E / 59.492046°N 10.310605°E |
Start | Holm, Sande |
End | Snekkestad, Re |
Operation | |
Opened | 2016 |
Owner | Norwegian National Rail Administration |
Technical | |
Line length | 12,300 m (7.6 mi) |
No. of tracks | Double |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
Electrified | 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC |
Operating speed | 250 km/h (160 mph) |
The Holmestrandsporten Tunnel (Holmestrandsporten) is a 12,300-meter (7.6 mi) long double track railway tunnel which runs through Holmestrandfjellet in Holmestrand and Tønsberg in Vestfold, Norway.[2] It was opened for traffic on Monday 28 November 2016.[3]
Located on the Vestfold Line, the tunnel was built as part of the 14.3-kilometer (8.9 mi) double-track high-speed segment from Holm to Nykirke.[4] The new Holmestrand Station is located inside the mountain in the middle of the tunnel.[5] The total cost of the project was estimated to be 6.6 billion Norwegian Kroner upon completion.[6] The new tunnel reduces traveling time on the Vestfold Line by five minutes.
References
[edit]- ^ Broms, Jan (28 February 2014). "Tunnelen ved Nykirke skal hete Holmestrandsporten" [The tunnel by Nykirke will be named Holmestrandsporten]. Gjengangeren (in Norwegian). Horten, Norway. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ Holmestrandsporten: Endelig fullt gjennomslag fra nettsidene til Jernbaneverket
- ^ NRK. "Åpnet 14 km jernbane til 6,6 milliarder". NRK. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ Anne Mette Storvik (22 June 2016). "Holm-Nykirke: Åpner for trafikk 28. november". Jernbaneverket. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ Storvik, Anne Mette (31 July 2014). "Facts about Holm – Nykirke". Norwegian National Rail Administration. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ NRK. "Åpnet 14 km jernbane til 6,6 milliarder". NRK. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
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