The world’s longest road and rail tunnel will connect Denmark and Germany

03-07-2017
The world’s longest road and rail tunnel will connect Denmark and Germany

It will be 18 km long immersed tunnel and will connetc Denmark and Germany. The Fehmarnbelt link will be the world's longest of its type for both road and rail and it will comprise a four lane motorway and two electrified rail tracks. It will be built as an immersed tunnel between Rødbyhavn on Lolland and the German island of Fehmarn.

€4.4 billion worth of contracts for the Fehmarn Tunnel has been awarded by the Danish government. Contracts include the excavation and construction of underground tunnels, manufacture of internal tunnel elements and the entry and exit ramps. Work is expected to start in 2019 as the earliest.

What will be the benefit for this?

  • It will take ten minutes to travel from Denmark to Germany by car and seven minutes by train.
  • Motorists will be able to drive at 110 km/h in the tunnel. Electric trains will be able to go through at 200 km/h.
  • there will be new opportunities commuters, companies and tourists.
  • It will reduce travel time

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The world’s longest road and rail tunnel will connect Denmark and Germany

The Fehmarnbelt tunnel is an important part of the European transport network. Along with the Øresund fixed link between Copenhagen and Malmö, the Fehmarnbelt link will bring Scandinavia and Central Europe closer together via the so-called North-South corridor.

This very important project will alter existing traffic patterns and result in significant changes to current traffic volumes across the Fehmarnbelt. This will mean less pollution and traffic and a better connection between Countries.

One of the most important point of this project is the recreational coastal areas: wet and dry natural and grazing areas of both recreational and natural value will characterise the new landscape.

Using a MB product in such projects can bring many advantages

Using a MB product in such projects can bring many advantages

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The world’s longest road and rail tunnel will connect Denmark and Germany

The world’s longest road and rail tunnel will connect Denmark and Germany

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