Holmestrandsporten

Holmestrandsporten^[1]

Southern entrance, February 2016
Overview
Line	Vestfold Line
Location	Holmestrandfjellet, Holmestrand, Norway
Coordinates	59°29′31″N 10°18′38″E / 59.492046°N 10.310605°ECoordinates: 59°29′31″N 10°18′38″E / 59.492046°N 10.310605°E
Start	Holm, Sande
End	Snekkestad, Re
Operation
Opened	2016
Owner	Norwegian National Rail Administration
Technical
Line length	12,300 m (40,400 ft)
No. of tracks	Double
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Electrified	15 kV  16 ^2⁄3 Hz AC
Operating speed	250 km/h (160 mph)

The Holmestrandsporten Tunnel (Holmestrandsporten) is a 12,300-meter (40,400 ft) long double track railway tunnel which runs through Holmestrandfjellet in Sande, Holmestrand and Re in Vestfold, Norway.^[2] It was opened for traffic on Monday the 28th of November 2016.^[3]

Located on the Vestfold Line, the tunnel was built as part of the 14.3-kilometer (8.9 mi) double-track high-speed segment from Holm to Nykirke.^[4] The new Holmestrand Station is located inside the mountain in the middle of the tunnel.^[5] The total cost of the project was estimated to be 6.6 billion Norwegian Kroner upon completion.^[6] The new tunnel reduces traveling time on the Vestfold Line by five minutes.

Holmestrand station, February 2016

References

1. Broms, Jan (2014-02-28). "Tunnelen ved Nykirke skal hete Holmestrandsporten" [The tunnel by Nykirke will be named Holmestrandsporten]. Gjengangeren (in Norwegian). Horten, Norway. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
2. Holmestrandsporten: Endelig fullt gjennomslag fra nettsidene til Jernbaneverket
3. NRK. "Åpnet 14 km jernbane til 6,6 milliarder". NRK. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
4. Anne Mette Storvik (June 22, 2016). "Holm-Nykirke: Åpner for trafikk 28. november". Jernbaneverket. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
5. Storvik, Anne Mette (31 July 2014). "Facts about Holm – Nykirke". Norwegian National Rail Administration. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
6. NRK. "Åpnet 14 km jernbane til 6,6 milliarder". NRK. Retrieved 2016-11-28.