Albvorland Tunnel

Albvorland Tunnel
Overview
LineWendlingen–Ulm high-speed railway
Coordinates48°39′43″N 9°22′22″E / 48.6620°N 9.3727°E / 48.6620; 9.3727 (West Portal Albvorland Tunnel) (west portal)
48°37′48″N 9°28′11″E / 48.6299°N 9.4696°E / 48.6299; 9.4696 (Ostportal Albvorlandtunnel) (east portal)
CrossesBundesautobahn 8
Operation
Work begun2016
Constructed29 October 2019 (tunnelling)
Opened19 December 2022 (north tunnel)
December 2026 (south tunnel)
Technical
Length8.176 km
No. of tracks2 (freight connection at west portal)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrified15 kV 16.7 Hz AC overhead line
Operating speed250 km/h
Width9.6 m
Cross passages16

The Albvorland Tunnel is a 8,176 m long twin-tube railway tunnel on the Wendlingen–Ulm high-speed railway in Baden-Württemberg. It underpasses a part of the town Kirchheim-Lindorf and Bundesautobahn 8 at the junction of Kirchheim-East in the industrial area of Dettingen unter Teck The tunnel is situated between kilometer 30.168 and 38.342 on the railway line. It is on the boundary of Wendlingen am Neckar, Kirchheim unter Teck, Lindorf and Dettingen unter Teck. It also underpasses a high pressure gas line and a NATO fuel line.