Holmestrandsporten

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Holmestrandsporten[1]
Holmestrandsporten.jpg
Southern entrance, February 2016
Overview
LineVestfold Line
LocationHolmestrandfjellet, Holmestrand, Norway
Coordinates59°29′31″N 10°18′38″E / 59.492046°N 10.310605°E / 59.492046; 10.310605Coordinates: 59°29′31″N 10°18′38″E / 59.492046°N 10.310605°E / 59.492046; 10.310605
StartHolm, Sande
EndSnekkestad, Re
Operation
Opened2016
OwnerNorwegian National Rail Administration
Technical
Line length12,300 m (40,400 ft)
No. of tracksDouble
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrified15 kV  16.7 Hz AC
Operating speed250 km/h (160 mph)

The Holmestrandsporten Tunnel (Holmestrandsporten) is a 12,300-meter (40,400 ft) long double track railway tunnel which runs through Holmestrandfjellet in Sande, Holmestrand and Re in Vestfold og Telemark, 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.

Holmestrand station, February 2016

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Holmestrandsporten: Endelig fullt gjennomslag fra nettsidene til Jernbaneverket
  3. ^ NRK. "Åpnet 14 km jernbane til 6,6 milliarder". NRK. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  4. ^ Anne Mette Storvik (22 June 2016). "Holm-Nykirke: Åpner for trafikk 28. november". Jernbaneverket. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ NRK. "Åpnet 14 km jernbane til 6,6 milliarder". NRK. Retrieved 28 November 2016.


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