List of railway tunnels in Saxony
The list of railway tunnels in Saxony includes all railway tunnels on public railway lines that are located on the territory of the Free State of Saxony . It also includes all of the tunnels that have not been used for railway operations and that have been removed.
| Surname | length | image | route | Installation | annotation |
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| City tunnel Leipzig | 3609 m |
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Leipzig Bayer Bf - Leipzig North (km 4.4) | December 15, 2013 | S-Bahn tunnel, two parallel tubes |
| Tunnel airport | 596 m |
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Dresden-Klotzsche – Dresden Airport (km 2.80) | March 25, 2001 | S-Bahn tunnel |
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Gleisberg Tunnel (Gleisberg Tunnel ) |
539 m |
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Heidenau – Kurort Altenberg (Ergeb) (km 20.815) | December 23, 1938 | |
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Oberau Tunnel ( Oberau Tunnel) |
513 m |
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Leipzig Hbf – Dresden-Neustadt (km 92,940) | April 7, 1839 | Dismantled in 1933 due to profile restrictions |
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Tunnel VII (mill tunnel) |
376 m | Bautzen – Bad Schandau (km 61.750) | July 1, 1877 | ||
| Elsterberg tunnel | 357 m | Gera Süd – Weischlitz (km 36,449) | September 8, 1875 | ||
| Schlema tunnel | 347 m | Schwarzenberg (Erzgeb) –Zwickau (Sachs) Hbf (13.489) | December 1, 1900 | ||
| Bockau tunnel | 296 m |
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Chemnitz – Adorf (Vogtl) (56,180) | September 7, 1875 | out of order since 1997, re-used as a cycle path |
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Bridge mill tunnel (mushroom tunnel) |
292 m |
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Heidenau – Kurort Altenberg (Erzgeb) (km 18.178) | December 23, 1938 | |
| Rochsburg tunnel | 290 m | Glauchau (Sachs) –Wurzen (km 25.02) | May 10, 1875 | ||
| Cotta tunnel | 256 m |
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Pirna Süd – Großcotta (km 8,565) | March 21, 1894 | out of order since 1963, bricked up today |
| Weesenstein tunnel | 240 m |
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Heidenau – Kurort Altenberg (Erzgeb) (km 6,095) | December 23, 1938 | |
| Brückenberg tunnel | 231 m | Johanngeorgenstadt – Schwarzenberg (Erzgeb) (km 16.515) | 1950 | ||
| Geising tunnel | 236 m |
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Heidenau – Kurort Altenberg (Erzgeb) (km 32.278) | December 23, 1938 | |
| Mohsdorf tunnel | 222 m | Wechselburg – Küchwald (km 9.441) | June 30, 1902 | out of service since 2000, re-use for cycle path | |
| Traffic tunnel I | 206 m |
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Leipzig Central Station East - Leipzig Central Station West (km 0.2) | 1912 | out of order since 2004, partially removed |
| Barthmühle tunnel | 205 m | Gera Süd – Weischlitz (km 45.1) | September 8, 1875 | ||
| Köttewitz tunnel | 198 m | Heidenau – Kurort Altenberg (Erzgeb) (km 5.420) | December 23, 1938 | ||
| Traffic tunnel II | 177 m |
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Leipzig Central Station East - Leipzig Central Station West (km 0.2) | 1917 | out of service since 2013, removed |
| Pfaffenberg tunnel | 169 m | Riesa – Chemnitz central station (km 35.71) | September 1, 1852 | Incision cover, removed from 1987–1990 | |
| Tunnel I. | 146 m | Bautzen – Bad Schandau (km 49.696) | July 1, 1877 | ||
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Sommerberg tunnel (Saalbach tunnel ) |
128 m | Riesa – Chemnitz central station (30,361) | September 1, 1852 | Incision cover, removed 1985–1987 | |
| Auerswalde tunnel | 125 m |
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Wechselburg – Küchwald (km 17,116) | June 30, 1902 | out of service since 2000, re-use for cycle path |
| Tunnel noble crown | 122 m |
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Dresden – Abzw Werdau Arc triangle (km 18.198) | August 11, 1862 | Tunnel profile expanded for electrification from 1962 to 1966 |
| Kamenz tunnel | 116 m |
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Kamenz (Sachs) –Pirna (km 0.913) | September 30, 1871 | Incision coverage |
| Tunnel IV | 108 m | Bautzen – Bad Schandau (km 53.614) | July 1, 1877 | ||
| Schlossberg tunnel | 103 m |
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Johanngeorgenstadt – Schwarzenberg (Erzgeb) (km 16.274) | September 20, 1883 | 1950 out of service due to route re-routing |
| Schönheiderhammer tunnel | 102 m | Chemnitz – Adorf (Vogtl) (km 70.3) | September 7, 1875 | Out of service since 1975, flooded by the Eibenstock dam | |
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Bärenstein tunnel (Kühberg tunnel) |
94 m | Vejprty – Annaberg-Buchholz unt Bf (km 1,850) | August 3, 1872 | Incision coverage | |
| Tunnel III | 93 m | Bautzen – Bad Schandau (km 53.014) | July 1, 1877 | ||
| Tunnel v | 91 m | Bautzen – Bad Schandau (km 54.746) | July 1, 1877 | ||
| Tunnel II | 89 m | Bautzen – Bad Schandau (km 52.709) | July 1, 1877 | ||
| Rentzschmühle tunnel | 88 m | Gera Süd – Weischlitz (km 39.792) | September 8, 1875 | ||
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Harrasfelsen Tunnel (Harra Tunnel) |
85 m |
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Roßwein – Niederwiesa (km 32.62) | March 1, 1869 | Tunnel collapse in 1913 |
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Görlitz tunnel (blockhouse tunnel ) |
76 m | Görlitz – Hagenwerder (km 208.7) | June 1, 1875 | Incision coverage | |
| Tunnel VI | 77 m | Bautzen – Bad Schandau (km 55,222) | July 1, 1877 | ||
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Tunnel I (Schwarzberg Tunnel ) |
63 m |
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Goßdorf-Kohlmühle – Hohnstein (km 1.494) | April 30, 1897 | out of service since 1951, today a hiking trail |
| Felsenkeller tunnel | 56 m | Dresden – Abzw Werdau arc triangle (km 3.70) | June 28, 1855 | Dismantled in 1895 | |
| Harthau tunnel | 46 m |
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Zwönitz – Chemnitz Süd (km 31.231) | October 1, 1895 | |
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Tunnel II (Maulberg Tunnel) |
37 m |
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Goßdorf-Kohlmühle – Hohnstein (km 2.674) | April 30, 1897 | out of service since 1951, today a hiking trail |
| Buchholz tunnel | 29 m |
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Vejprty – Annaberg-Buchholz unt Bf (km 18.205) | August 3, 1872 | |
| Einsiedlerfelsen tunnel | 17 m |
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Freital-Hainsberg – Kurort Kipsdorf (km 3.17) | November 1, 1882 | Dismantled in 1905 |
See also
- List of railway bridges in Saxony
- List of railway lines in Saxony
- List of the longest tunnels in Germany
- List of tunnels in Germany
Web links
Commons : Railway tunnel in Saxony - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- www.sachsenschiene.net - data on all railway tunnels in Saxony
- www.eisenbahn-tunnelportale.de - pictures of tunnel portals and other data
literature
- Helga Kuhne: Dresden Railway Directorate 1869–1993 . In: German Railway Directorates . 2nd Edition. Verlag B. Neddermeyer, 2010, ISBN 978-3-941712-05-8 , pp. 138 .