Hem tunnel
| Hem tunnel | ||||
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 The tunnel from an aerial perspective (2013)
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| use | Railway tunnel | |||
| traffic connection | Den Helder – Amsterdam railway line | |||
| place | Zaandam | |||
| length | 2400 m | |||
| vehicles per day | 385 | |||
| Number of tubes | 1 | |||
| construction | ||||
| Client | Ministerie van Verkeer en Waterstaat | |||
| building-costs | 530 million NLG | |||
| start of building | 1977 | |||
| completion | 1982 | |||
| planner | Rijkswaterstaat , Nederlandse Spoorwegen , municipalities of Amsterdam and Zaanstad | |||
| business | ||||
| operator | ProRail | |||
| release | May 19, 1983 | |||
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| Coordinates | ||||
| Southern portal | 52 ° 24 ′ 53 " N , 4 ° 48 ′ 21" E | |||
| Northern portal | 52 ° 25 ′ 40 " N , 4 ° 48 ′ 53" E | |||
Map with all coordinates: The Hemtunnel is an approx. 2.4 kilometer long railway tunnel in the Netherlands . It crosses under the North Sea Canal and connects the North Holland cities of Amsterdam and Zaandam . It replaces the Hembrug built in 1907. It opened in 1983 . The tunnel has three tracks and directly connects the Zaandam and Amsterdam Sloterdijk stations . The trains on the Nieuwediep – Amsterdam line run through the tunnel at regular intervals. With the opening of the tunnel, the train station in Zaandam was given a new look. Sloterdijk station was opened for the occasion.
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