Die head tunnel
| Die head tunnel | ||||
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 East portal of the Stempelkopf tunnel
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| use | Railway tunnel | |||
| traffic connection | Ice Valley Railway | |||
| place | Enkenbach-Alsenborn Ramsen (Palatinate) | |||
| length | 483 m | |||
| Number of tubes | 1 | |||
| construction | ||||
| Client | German Reichsbahn | |||
| business | ||||
| release | November 6, 1932 | |||
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| Coordinates | ||||
| West portal | 49 ° 30 ′ 32 " N , 7 ° 57 ′ 11" E | |||
| East portal | 49 ° 30 ′ 30 " N , 7 ° 57 ′ 35" E | |||
Map with all coordinates: The Stempelkopf tunnel was the only tunnel on the Eistalbahn . The 483 meter long structure was opened on November 6, 1932, when the railway line that previously ended in Eisenberg was tied through to Enkenbach. It has been closed since December 31, 1988.
location
The 483 meter long tunnel is located in the stump forest and passes the watershed between Eisbach and Alsenz , which is often considered to be part of the main Palatinate watershed . The eastern part of the tunnel is on the district of Ramsen (Palatinate) , the western on that of Enkenbach-Alsenborn .
history
In the 1860s, the plans to build a railway line along the Eisbach from Grünstadt to Enkenbach became more concrete. Since the construction of the railway between Grünstadt and Eisenberg was much easier to do than on the rest of the route, the decision was made in 1869 to end the railway line in Eisenberg for the time being. The section was opened in 1876.
The completion of the railway line took several decades. Construction work did not begin until the 1920s, but it was interrupted by political unrest. In addition to the Eistal viaduct, the watershed between Eisbach and Alsenz had to be overcome using a 483 meter long tunnel. Its profile was prepared in such a way that the option of a possible electrification of the Eistalbahn was not blocked. On November 5, 1932, the Eisenberg – Enkenbach section and with it the Stempelkopf tunnel were finally opened. On January 30, 1976, passenger traffic on the route was stopped. The shutdown between Eisenberg and Enkenbach followed on December 31, 1988. The tunnel has been without traffic since then.
Web links
literature
- Heinz Sturm: The Palatinate Railways (= publications of the Palatinate Society for the Advancement of Science. Volume 53). New edition. pro MESSAGE, Ludwigshafen am Rhein 2005, ISBN 3-934845-26-6 .