List of railway tunnels in Thuringia
This list contains all railway tunnels in Thuringia .
| tunnel | length | Year of opening |
route | location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bleßberg tunnel | 8,326 m | 2013 (shell) | High-speed line from Nuremberg to Erfurt | between Neuhaus and Eisfeld |
| Silberberg tunnel | 7,407 m | 2014 (shell) | High-speed line from Nuremberg to Erfurt | near Großbreitenbach |
| Finne tunnel | 6,886 m | 2011 (shell) | New Erfurt – Leipzig / Halle line | at Rastenberg |
| Fire control tunnel | 3,039 m | 1883 | Neudietendorf – Ritschenhausen railway line | between Gehlberg and Oberhof |
| Brandkopf tunnel | 1,650 m | 2013 (shell) | High-speed line from Nuremberg to Erfurt | at Langewiesen |
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Küllstedter Tunnel (closed) |
1,530 m | 1880 | Leinefelde – Treysa railway line ( Kanonenbahn ) | at Küllstedt |
| Fleckberg tunnel | 1,465 m | 2013 (shell) | High-speed line from Nuremberg to Erfurt | at Katzhütte |
| Augustaburg tunnel | 1,400 m | 2005 (shell) | High-speed line from Nuremberg to Erfurt | near Erfurt |
| Sandberg tunnel | 1,320 m | 2004 (shell) | High-speed line from Nuremberg to Erfurt | near Ilmenau |
| Baumleite tunnel | 1,317 m | 2011 (shell) | High-speed line from Nuremberg to Erfurt | at Schalkau |
| Goldberg tunnel | 1,148 m | 2013 (shell) | High-speed line from Nuremberg to Erfurt | at Masserberg |
| Masserberg tunnel | 1,051 m | 2013 (shell) | High-speed line from Nuremberg to Erfurt | at Masserberg |
| Tunnel must | 745 m | 2010 (shell) | High-speed line from Nuremberg to Erfurt | at Schalkau |
| Lohmeberg tunnel | 660 m | 2013 (shell) | High-speed line from Nuremberg to Erfurt | at Gehren |
| Rehberg tunnel | 595 m | 2013 (shell) | High-speed line from Nuremberg to Erfurt | at Masserberg |
| Tragberg tunnel | 550 m | 2010 (shell) | High-speed line from Nuremberg to Erfurt | at Langewiesen |
| Förtha tunnel | 544 m | 1858 | Eisenach – Lichtenfels railway line (Werra Railway ) | between Eisenach and Förtha |
| Behringen tunnel | 465 m | 2001 (shell) | High-speed line from Nuremberg to Erfurt | at Stadtilm |
| Altenburg tunnel dismantled 1957–1959 |
375 m | 1878 | Railway line Leipzig – Hof | between Altenburg and Paditz |
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Mühlenberg II tunnel (closed) |
343 m | 1880 | Leinefelde – Treysa railway line (Kanonenbahn) | between Effelder and Großbartloff |
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Entenberg Tunnel (closed) |
288 m | 1880 | Leinefelde – Treysa railway line (Kanonenbahn) | between Großbartloff and Lengenfeld under the stone |
| Friedrichroda tunnel | 279 m | 1876 | Friedrichrodaer Bahn | between Waltershausen and Friedrichroda |
| Lauschenstein tunnel | 275 m | 1912 | Coburg – Ernstthal railway on Rennsteig | between Lauscha and Ernstthal am Rennsteig |
| Red temple tunnels | 270 m | 1893 | Zella-Mehlis – Wernshausen railway line | between Benshausen and Viernau |
| Schlossberg tunnel Greiz | 270 m | 1875 | Gera Süd – Weischlitz railway line | between Neumühle and Greiz |
| Rüßdorf tunnel | 264 m | 1875 | Gera Süd – Weischlitz railway line | between Berga / Elster and Neumühle |
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Hainberg tunnel (closed) |
240 m | 1879 | Neumark – Greiz railway line | between Greiz Aubachtal and Greiz |
| Zella tunnel | 233 m | 1883 | Neudietendorf – Ritschenhausen railway line | between Zella-Mehlis and Suhl |
| Totenfels Tunnel | 221 m | 1897 | Oberlandbahn | between Bad Lobenstein and Blankenstein |
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Weißenborn Tunnel (closed) |
204 m | 1911 | Bleicherode – Herzberg railway line | between Stöckey and Weißenborn-Lüderode |
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Ronneburg tunnel |
200 m | 1968 | Gößnitz – Gera railway line | between Ronneburg and Gera-Kaimberg |
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Heiligenberg Tunnel (closed) |
198 m | 1880 | Leinefelde – Treysa railway line (Kanonenbahn) | between Effelder and Großbartloff |
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Hemmkoppen tunnel (closed) |
181 m | 1895 | Oberlandbahn | between Ziegenrück and Bad Lobenstein |
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Mühlenberg-I-Tunnel (closed) |
155 m | 1880 | Leinefelde – Treysa railway line (Kanonenbahn) | between Küllstedt and Effelder |
| Rothenthal tunnel | 139 m | 1875 | Gera Süd – Weischlitz railway line | between Greiz and Greiz-Dölau |
| Red wall tunnel | 132 m | 1893 | Zella-Mehlis – Wernshausen railway line | between Zella-Mehlis and Benshausen |
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Froschberg tunnel (closed) |
125 m | 1898 | Probstzella – Neuhaus railway line on Rennweg | between Ernstthal am Rennsteig and Probstzella |
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Ziemß tunnel (closed) |
118 m | 1895 | Oberlandbahn | between Ziegenrück and Bad Lobenstein |
| Mehlis tunnel | 118 m | 1893 | Zella-Mehlis – Wernshausen railway line | between Zella-Mehlis and Benshausen |
| Harrasmühlen tunnel | 117 m | 1871 | Railway line Leipzig – Probstzella | between Neustadt and Pößneck |
| Bretmühlen tunnel | 109 m | 1875 | Gera Süd – Weischlitz railway line | between Neumühle and Greiz |
| Tunnel at compulsion | 105 m | 1883 | Neudietendorf – Ritschenhausen railway line | between Graefenroda and Gehlberg |
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Ziegenrücker Tunnel (closed) |
105 m | 1894 | Oberlandbahn | between Auma and Ziegenrück |
| Schüptitz tunnel (Valentinstunnel) dismantled in 1929 |
97 m | 1883 | Werdau – Mehltheuer railway line | between Loitsch - Hohenleuben and Schüptitz |
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Schweinsbach Tunnel (closed) |
89 m | 1895 | Oberlandbahn | between Ziegenrück and Bad Lobenstein |
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Hundsrück Tunnel (closed, cycle path) |
86 m | 1891 | Schmalkalder circular path | between Floh-Seligenthal and Kleinschmalkalden |
| Hirschberg tunnel | 85 m | 1891 | Zella-Mehlis – Wernshausen railway line | between Altersbach and Schmalkalden |
| Osterburg tunnel (Schloßberg tunnel) | 79 m | 1883 | Werdau – Mehltheuer railway line | between Weida Mitte and Weida Altstadt |
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Zschachen-Mühlberg-Tunnel (closed) |
72 m | 1895 | Oberlandbahn | between Ziegenrück and Bad Lobenstein |
| Weida Tunnel (Vipsburg Tunnel) | 71 m | 1883 | Werdau – Mehltheuer railway line | between Weida old town and Loitsch-Hohenleuben |
| Lochgut tunnel | 59 m | 1875 | Gera Süd – Weischlitz railway line | between Wünschendorf and Berga / Elster |
See also
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