Kvineshei Tunnel Explained

Kvineshei Tunnel
Location:Agder, Norway
Coordinates:58.3356°N 7.1425°W
Start:Snartemo Station
End:Kvinesdalen
Opened:1943
Owner:Jernbaneverket
Operator:Statens vegvesen
Length:9065m (29,741feet)
Notrack:Single
System:Norwegian railways
Line:Sørlandet Line

The Kvineshei Tunnel (Norwegian: Kvinesheitunnelen) is the fourth-longest railway tunnel in Norway at a length of 9065m (29,741feet). It is located in Agder county along the Sørlandet Line. The tunnel runs between Snartemo Station in the village of Snartemo in Hægebostad municipality and the Kvinesdal valley about northeast of Liknes in the municipality of Kvinesdal.

The tunnel was opened in 1943 when the Sørlandet Line was extended to Moi Station. The 9065m (29,741feet) long tunnel includes a 9020m (29,590feet) long straight stretch, the longest straight stretch on the entire Norwegian railway network and about longer than the one in Romeriksporten.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kvinesheitunnelen. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2016-07-21.