Niederberg tunnel
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Niederberg tunnel Thallichtenberg tunnel
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| use | Railway tunnel , bike and hiking trail | |||
| traffic connection | Türkismühle – Kusel railway line , Fritz-Wunderlich-Weg | |||
| place | Ruthweiler , Pfeffelbach | |||
| length | 143 m | |||
| Number of tubes | 1 | |||
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| Client | German Reichsbahn | |||
| start of building | 1932 | |||
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| release | November 15, 1936 | |||
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| Coordinates | ||||
| East portal | 49 ° 33 '12 " N , 7 ° 21' 0" E | |||
| Southwest portal | 49 ° 33 '11 " N , 7 ° 20' 53" E | |||
Map with all coordinates: The Niederberg Tunnel - also known as the Thallichtenberger Tunnel - is one of a total of two tunnels on the largely disused railway line from Türkismühle to Kusel . The structure, which is 143 meters long, has been part of the Fritz-Wunderlich-Weg since 1993 .
location
The tunnel was along the disused railway line at kilometer 27.7 from Türkismühle. and serves to cross under the eponymous Niederberg . It is located southwest of the Thallichtenberg settlement area . The railway line is crossed by a bridge immediately to the east of the east portal.
history
Development through to decommissioning
The first efforts aimed at a rail link in the region go back to 1856. In the course of the construction of the Rhein-Nahe-Bahn , an initiative aimed to set up a route via Lauterecken, Altenglan and Kusel to St. Wendel and Neunkirchen. However, the efforts were unsuccessful, as Prussia wanted such a railway line primarily within its own territory, while some communities along this route belonged to Bavaria .
As early as the 1860s, efforts were made to establish a rail link between Türkismühle and Kusel, but this was unsuccessful. Only Kusel received a connection to the railway network in 1868 through the line from Landstuhl . After everything pointed to closing the gap between Kusel and Türkismühle at the beginning of the 20th century, the First World War prevented further planning. It was not until 1931 that the Reich Ministry of Transport gave the green light to the construction of the line in order to counteract unemployment in the region in the wake of the global economic crisis. Construction began in 1932. Depending on the geographic situation, it was necessary to build a tunnel between the planned train stations in Ruthweiler and Thallichtenberg, the so-called “Niederberg Tunnel”.
After the section Türkismühle – Freisen had already been released in 1934 and the Kusel – Diedelkopf section on May 15, 1936, the gap between Friesen and Dieselkopf including the Niederberg tunnel was closed on November 15, 1936. Passenger traffic between Kusel and Schwarzerden was suspended in 1951 for a period of seven years. Continuous freight traffic ended with the suspension of traffic between Freisen and Grügelborn in 1957. In 1964, passenger traffic on the Schwarzerden – Kusle section ended again, and goods traffic two years later. The section was officially closed in 1970, and the dismantling began a year later. The tunnel has been without tracks since then.
Part of the Fritz-Wunderlich-Weg
On June 27, 1993, a bike and hiking trail, the Fritz-Wunderlich-Weg , was opened on the railway line. The railway line had already been used as such in the late 1970s. This path leads through the tunnel, among other things. In the course of its construction, the tunnel was equipped with lighting that is activated when approaching and crossing it.
Web links
literature
- Hans-Joachim Emich, Rolf Becker: The railways on Glan and Lauter . Self-published, Waldmohr 1996, ISBN 3-9804919-0-0 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Pictures of the route: 3201 (freight traffic, closed, cycle path / KBS 271c, 271e). In: eisenbahntunnel-portal.de. Retrieved February 10, 2012 .
- ↑ German railway tunnels, sorted by route number. In: eisenbahn-tunnel-info.de. Retrieved February 10, 2012 .
- ↑ tunnel entrance. In: fritz-wunderlich-radwanderweg.de. Retrieved February 10, 2012 .
- ↑ Hans-Joachim Emich, Rolf Becker: The railways to Glan and Lauter . 1996, p. 7th ff .
- ↑ Hans-Joachim Emich, Rolf Becker: The railways to Glan and Lauter . 1996, p. 29 ff .
- ↑ Hans-Joachim Emich, Rolf Becker: The railways to Glan and Lauter . 1996, p. 31 .
- ↑ Hans-Joachim Emich, Rolf Becker: The railways to Glan and Lauter . 1996, p. 49 ff .
- ↑ SL02 Fritz-Wunderlich-Weg: Freisen - Altenglan. In: achim-bartoschek.de. Retrieved February 10, 2012 .
- ↑ route. In: fritz-wunderlich-radwanderweg.de. Retrieved February 10, 2012 .
- ↑ Hiking tours in the Palatinate and neighboring areas - Diedelkopf round tour: Via Lichtenberg Castle. In: berge-gipfel.de. Retrieved February 10, 2012 .
