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°ECoordinates: 58°20′08″N 7°08′33″E / 58.33556°N 7.14250°E |
| 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 1⁄2 in) |
| Electrified | 15 kV 16 2⁄3 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
- ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Kvinesheitunnelen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-07-21.
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