Schanz tunnel (Murrbahn)
| Schanz tunnel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Freight train exiting the Schanz tunnel on the Fornsbach side
|
||||
| use | Railway tunnel | |||
| traffic connection | Murrbahn | |||
| place | Fichtenberg | |||
| length | 860 m | |||
| Number of tubes | 1 | |||
| Largest coverage | 90 | |||
| business | ||||
| release | 1880 | |||
| location | ||||
|
||||
| Coordinates | ||||
| West portal | 48 ° 59 ′ 3 " N , 9 ° 40 ′ 32" E | |||
| East portal | 48 ° 59 ′ 13 ″ N , 9 ° 41 ′ 12 ″ E | |||
Map with all coordinates: The Schanz tunnel is an 860 m long railway tunnel near Fichtenberg in the Schwäbisch Hall district . It crosses under the Schanz pass and, as part of the Murrbahn, connects the upper Murrtal and the Fornsbach stop with Fichtenberg and the Rot valley .
The tunnel has two lanes, but the railway line is only a single track. The track is in the middle of the tunnel.
history
After the Hochdorfer and Weinsberg tunnels, the Schanztunnel was the third longest tunnel in the KWSt.E.
During the Second World War , the SS intended to blow up the Schanz tunnel. The project, which was about to be carried out, was prevented by the courageous intervention of the Gaildorf mayor, who feared an economic decoupling of his region.
In 1995 the contact wire was laid and the line electrified.
Need for renovation
Due to the anhydrite present inside the mountain in the gypsum keuper ( Grabfeld formation ), the clay rock swells when water enters, causing the tunnel floor to rise. Therefore, a total of four meters (as of 2006) of earth ( measured vertically ) had to be removed repeatedly .
Due to the ailing condition and the need for renovation, DB Netz AG plans to completely renew the tunnel in 2030. Both a renovation of the existing building and a completely new building are considered.
Web links
- Schanztunnel at eisenbahn-tunnelportale.de
- Map of Schanz and Schanztunnel on: Geoportal Baden-Württemberg ( information )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Public invitation to tender Frankfurt am Main 2019 Renewal of the Schanz tunnel, route 4930, km 42.256, planning and construction-accompanying expert services Reference number of the announcement: 19FEI39290 2019-09-17. Retrieved February 2, 2020 .
- ↑ Lothar Brill Webmaster: Schanz tunnel on route 4930, information from Lothar Brill. Retrieved February 2, 2020 .
- ^ Albert Mühl, Kurt Seidel: The Württemberg State Railways . Theiss, Stuttgart 1980, ISBN 3-8062-0249-4 , pp. 264 .
- ↑ Source on the anhydrite in the Schanz tunnel: Theo Simon: Gesteine, Boden, Landschaft . In: Swabian-Franconian Forest Nature Park . 4th edition. Schwäbischer Albverein, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-8062-2033-6 , p. 30-31 .
- ^ Südwest Presse Online-Dienst GmbH: Fichtenberg: The railway calculates with detours. September 26, 2018, accessed February 2, 2020 .
- ↑ Public invitation to tender Frankfurt am Main 2019 Renewal of the Schanz tunnel, route 4930, km 42.256, planning and construction-accompanying expert services Reference number of the announcement: 19FEI39290 2019-09-17. Retrieved February 2, 2020 .