Line Sørlandet Line System Norwegian railways Opened 1943 Address 4590 Snartemo, Norway | Location Vest-Agder, Norway End Kvinesdalen Operator Statens vegvesen Start Snartemo Station | |
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Owner Norwegian National Rail Administration | ||
The Kvineshei Tunnel (Norwegian: Kvinesheitunnelen) is the fourth longest railway tunnel in Norway at a length of 9,065 metres (5.633 mi). It is located in Vest-Agder county along the Sørlandet Line. The tunnel runs between Snartemo Station in the village of Snartemo in Hægebostad municipality and the Kvinesdalen valley about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northeast of Liknes in the municipality of Kvinesdal.
The tunnel was opened in 1943 when the Sørlandet Line was extended to Moi Station. The 9,065-metre (29,741 ft) long tunnel includes a 9,020-metre (29,590 ft) long straight stretch, the longest straight stretch on the entire Norwegian railway network and about 5 metres (16 ft) longer than the one in Romeriksporten.
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