Hægebostad Tunnel
 View of the tunnel entrance during construction in 1942 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Hægebostadtunnelen |
| Line | Sørlandsbanen |
| Location | Vest-Agder, Norway |
| Coordinates | 58°19′39″N 7°17′46″E / 58.32750°N 7.29611°ECoordinates: 58°19′39″N 7°17′46″E / 58.32750°N 7.29611°E |
| Status | In use |
| System | Norwegian railways |
| Start | Audnedal Station |
| End | Snartemo Station |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1943 |
| Owner | Jernbaneverket |
| Operator | Norwegian State Railways |
| Traffic | Rail |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 8,474 m (27,802 ft) |
| No. of tracks | Single |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Electrified | 15 kV 16 2⁄3 Hz AC |
| Grade | 0.2% |
The Hægebostad Tunnel (Norwegian: Hægebostadtunnelen) is the fifth longest railway tunnel in Norway. It is located in the municipalities of Audnedal and Hægebostad in Vest-Agder county. The 8.474-kilometre (5.265 mi) long tunnel runs between Audnedal Station and Snartemo Station on the Sørlandsbanen railway line. It was opened in 1943 when the Sørlandsbanen was extended west all the way to Moi Station. The tunnel runs through the mountains virtually the entire distance between the stations of Audnedal and Snartemo. The tunnel has a 0.2% horizontal gradient and goes straight except for a curve at entrance on the Audnedal side.[1]
References
- ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Hægebostadtunnelen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-07-21.
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