Pflersch tunnel
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 South portal of the Pflersch tunnel
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| Official name | Galleria Fleres | |||
| use | Railway tunnel | |||
| traffic connection | Brennerbahn | |||
| place | Brenner , South Tyrol , Italy | |||
| length | 7349 m | |||
| Number of tubes | 1 | |||
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| start of building | 1985 | |||
| completion | 1999 | |||
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| operator | RFI | |||
| release | November 15, 1999 | |||
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| Coordinates | ||||
| North portal | 46 ° 58 ′ 28 " N , 11 ° 28 ′ 34" E | |||
| South portal | 46 ° 57 '9 " N , 11 ° 23' 36" E | |||
Map with all coordinates: The (New) Pflersch Tunnel, also known as the (New) Pflersch Tunnel or (New) Pflersch Tunnel, is a railway tunnel of the Brennerbahn in South Tyrol / Italy. It is 7,349 meters long, making it the second longest tunnel on the Brennerbahn after the Schlern tunnel to the south between Blumau and Waidbruck . The tunnel was built as part of the redesign of the Brennerbahn and has therefore been putting the old Pflersch tunnel , the Aster tunnel , out of service since 1999 . During the construction of the tunnel, the house of the former Pflersch stop was demolished, which was no longer served from the middle of the 20th century. The tube of the tunnel has two tracks. Due to various problems, the construction time for the tunnel was 14 years.
location
The Pflersch tunnel is located between the two Italian train stations of Brenner and Gossensaß . The north portal is located near Brennerbad in the Wipptal , where the new route begins at the same time. From there the tunnel makes a long loop through the mountains to overcome the difference in altitude to the Pflersch Valley. A few kilometers before the Gossensaß train station it comes to light again at the south portal, only a few hundred meters from the south portal of the old Aster tunnel, where the first newly constructed section of the route meets the old route again.
particularities
At both portals there is a generously laid out rescue area that can be used by the emergency services in the event of an accident in the tunnel.
gallery
Regional train towards Bolzano at the south portal
The rescue area at the south portal with rerailing point for 2-way vehicles
The north portal at Brennerbad / Terme di Brennero
The area at the north portal at Brennerbad / Terme di Brennero
Web links
- The railway that was not allowed to celebrate in 1867. In: Wiener Zeitung. February 16, 2007, accessed August 10, 2010 .
- Herbert Thiess: Pflerschtal railway line - photographic off-road tour and adventurous exploration in the Wipptal (South Tyrol). Retrieved August 10, 2010 .
literature
- Laura Facchinelli: The Verona – Brenner Railway . History of an important transport route. Athesia, Bozen 1995, ISBN 88-7014-856-4 .