Ulriken Tunnel

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Ulrikken Tunnel
Info
Line Bergensbanen
Location Bergen, Norway
System Norwegian railway
Start Arna Station
End Bergen Railway Station
Operation
Opened 1964
Owner Jernbaneverket
Operator(s) Norges Statsbaner
CargoNet
Technical
Line length 7,670 m
No. of tracks 1
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in)
Electrified 15 kV 16⅔ Hz AC

Ulrikken Tunnel or Ulrikkentunnelen is a railway tunnel on Bergensbanen in Norway that runs between Bergen Railway Station and Arna Station. The 7,670 meter long tunnel runs under the northern part of the mountain Ulriken in Bergen. Before the tunnel was opened in 1964, Bergensbanen went via Nesttun. This stretch is now a heritage railway, Gamle Vossebanen. The tunnel has single track and is electrified. Jernbaneverket has plans for building a second track through the mountain.