Engaña tunnel
| Engaña tunnel | ||||
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 Engaña tunnel (north portal, 2015)
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| use | Railway tunnel | |||
| place | Cantabria and Burgos Province , Spain | |||
| length | 6976 m | |||
| construction | ||||
| start of building | 1941 | |||
| completion | never (broken through in 1959, but not put into operation) | |||
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| Coordinates | ||||
| Vega de Pas , Cantabria | 43 ° 6 ′ 56 " N , 3 ° 44 ′ 31" W. | |||
| Merindad de Valdeporres , Burgos Province | 43 ° 3 ′ 11 " N , 3 ° 44 ′ 4" W. | |||
Map with all coordinates: The Engaña Tunnel is a nearly 7 km long railway tunnel through the Cantabrian Mountains in Spain . It was part of the never completed strategic railway line Santander - Valencia (also called Santander - Mediterráneo ).
The northern tunnel portal is at Vega de Pas in Cantabria , the south portal at Merindad de Valdeporres in the province of Burgos . Construction of the tunnel began in 1941, but had to be stopped in 1961 as a result of economic and financial problems. During construction, it was the longest tunnel that lay entirely on the territory of Spain (the Somport tunnel opened in 1915 across the border into France was longer).
See also
Web links
Commons : Tunnel of Engaña - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Teresa Cobo: El agujero negro y entre Cantabria Burgos ( Spanish ) El Diario Montañés. September 25, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2016.