Vinohrady railway tunnel (Prague)

Czech Republic / Prag / Prague
 tunnel, railway tunnel
The west tunnel, 1146m long, was built 1869-1871, since 1872 there are two tracks. It belongs to the line leading to Praha Smíchov station.
The middle one, 1126m was built 1940-1944 as a two-track. It belongs to the line leading to Praha Vršovice station. After it was built and the first one was reconstructed (1948), the crossing at the south end was removed so both the lines had its separate tracks.
Construction of the east two-track tunnel started in 1940, after mining just 290m it was interrupted in 1949. The continuation was redesigned as two separate single track tunnels in early 80s and finished in 1989 as a part of line to Praha Vršovice station.
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Coordinates:   50°4'27"N   14°26'5"E
This article was last modified 13 years ago