Holmestrandsporten

Holmestrandsporten[1]
The southern entrance, november 2013
Overview
Line Vestfold Line
Location Holmestrandfjellet, Holmestrand, Norway
Coordinates 59°29′31″N 10°18′38″E / 59.492046°N 10.310605°ECoordinates: 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 (40,400 ft)
No. of tracks Double
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrified 15 kV 16 2⁄3 Hz AC
Operating speed 250 km/h (160 mph)

The Holmestrandsporten Tunnel (Norwegian: Holmestrandsporten) is a 12,300-meter (40,400 ft) long double track railway tunnel under construction which runs through Holmestrandfjellet in Sande, Holmestrand and Re in Vestfold, Norway. Located on the Vestfold Line, the tunnel is being built as part of the 14.3-kilometer (8.9 mi) double-track high-speed segment from Holm to Nykirke. The new Holmestrand Station will be built inside the mountain in the middle of the tunnel.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Broms, Jan (2014-02-28). "Tunnelen ved Nykirke skal hete Holmestrandsporten" [The tunnel by Nykirke will be named Holmestrandsporten]. Gjengangeren (in Norwegian) (Horten, Norway). Retrieved 2015-01-11.
  2. ↑ Storvik, Anne Mette (31 July 2014). "Facts about Holm – Nykirke". Norwegian National Rail Administration. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
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