Tanum Tunnel

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Tanum Tunnel
Info
Line Askerbanen
Location Asker and Bærum, Norway
System Norwegian railways
Start Jong, Bærum
End Åstad, Asker
Operation
Opened 2005
Owner Jernbaneverket
Operator(s) Norges Statsbaner
Flytoget
Character Express trains
Technical
Line length 2,700 m (8,900 ft)
No. of tracks Double
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in)
Electrified 15 kV 16⅔ Hz AC
Operating speed 160 km/h (99 mph)

Tanum Tunnel (Norwegian: Tanumtunnelen) is 2,700 meter long railway tunnel on Askerbanen, Norway. It is located between Jong in Bærum and Årstad in Asker.