President Hoeft Tunnel

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President Hoeft Tunnel
use railroad
place Schwelm
location
President Hoeft Tunnel (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Red pog.svg
Red pog.svg
Coordinates
51 ° 17 ′ 27 "  N , 7 ° 17 ′ 51"  E
51 ° 17 ′ 29 ″  N , 7 ° 18 ′ 0 ″  E

The President Hoeft Tunnel is a 182/172 m long railway tunnel in Schwelm . It is a junction for the Witten – Schwelm railway line . The name is based on Christian Hoeft , the former president of the railway administration in Elberfeld. In 1944, Fw 190 fighter planes were repaired and parts were manufactured here under the code name “Falke” .

Individual evidence

  1. http://eisenbahntunnel-portal.de/lb/inhalt/tunnelportale/2143-praesident-hoefft.html
  2. http://7grad.org/Exkursionen/U-Verlagerungen/Falke/falke.html