Silscheder tunnel
| Silscheder tunnel | ||||
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| use | Railway tunnel | |||
| traffic connection | Witten – Schwelm railway line | |||
| place | Silschede | |||
| length | 845 m | |||
| Number of tubes | 1 | |||
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| Coordinates | ||||
| North portal | 51 ° 21 ′ 18 ″ N , 7 ° 19 ′ 25 ″ E | |||
| South portal | 51 ° 20 ′ 52 " N , 7 ° 19 ′ 32" E | |||
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The Silscheder tunnel is a former railway tunnel on the railway line Witten Schwelm in the district Silschede , Gevelsberg . It is 845 m long. It was put into operation in 1934. During the Second World War, aircraft of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 type were repaired here under the cover name “Buchfink” by the company Hansen & Co. from Münster. It was shut down in 1983. It is part of the cycle route planning in North Rhine-Westphalia .
Web links
Commons : Silscheder Tunnel - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.altbergbau-untertage-u-verlagerungen-lost-places.de/index.php/u-verlagerungen/u-verlagerung-buchfink
- ↑ [1] , accessed on April 29, 2020