Holmestrandsporten

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The Holmestrandsporten Tunnel (Holmestrandsporten) is a 12,300-meter (7.6 mi) long double track railway tunnel which runs through Holmestrandfjellet in Holmestrand and Tønsberg in Vestfold, Norway.^[2] It was opened for traffic on Monday 28 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.

References

^ Broms, Jan (28 February 2014). "Tunnelen ved Nykirke skal hete Holmestrandsporten" [The tunnel by Nykirke will be named Holmestrandsporten]. Gjengangeren (in Norwegian). Horten, Norway. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
^ Holmestrandsporten: Endelig fullt gjennomslag fra nettsidene til Jernbaneverket
^ NRK. "Åpnet 14 km jernbane til 6,6 milliarder". NRK. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
^ Anne Mette Storvik (22 June 2016). "Holm-Nykirke: Åpner for trafikk 28. november". Jernbaneverket. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
^ Storvik, Anne Mette (31 July 2014). "Facts about Holm – Nykirke". Norwegian National Rail Administration. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
^ NRK. "Åpnet 14 km jernbane til 6,6 milliarder". NRK. Retrieved 28 November 2016.