# The 20 longest railway tunnels in Germany

At 10,779 metres, the Landrücken Tunnel on the Hanover–Würzburg high-speed line has been Germany's longest railway tunnel since 1988. The 20 longest rail tunnels in service, with state, length, opening year and line – many on the high-speed lines of the 1980s and 1990s and on the Wendlingen–Ulm line opened in 2022. Tunnels under construction are not included.

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- Jun 19, 2024 · retrozocker_hamburg
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## Top 20

1. **Landrückentunnel** (12 · ▲12 ▼0) — No. 1. Hesse, 10,779 m, opened in 1988. High-speed line Hannover–Würzburg.
2. **Katzenbergtunnel** (10 · ▲10 ▼0) — No. 3. Baden-Württemberg, 9,385 m, opened in 2012. Upgraded and new line Karlsruhe–Basel.
3. **Mündener Tunnel** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — No. 2. Lower Saxony, 10,525 m, opened in 1991. High-speed line Hannover–Würzburg.
4. **Albvorlandtunnel** (6 · ▲8 ▼2) — No. 6. Baden-Württemberg, 8,176 m, opened in 2022. New line Wendlingen–Ulm.
5. **Boßlertunnel** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — No. 4. Baden-Württemberg, 8,806 m, opened in 2022. New line Wendlingen–Ulm.
6. **Euerwangtunnel** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — No. 7. Bavaria, 7,700 m, opened in 2006. High-speed line Nürnberg–Ingolstadt.
7. **Freudensteintunnel** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — No. 12. Baden-Württemberg, 6,824 m, opened in 1991. High-speed line Mannheim–Stuttgart.
8. **Bibratunnel** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — No. 13. Saxony-Anhalt, 6,467 m, opened in 2012. New line Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle.
9. **Tunnel Langes Feld** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — No. 20. Baden-Württemberg, 4,632 m, opened in 1991. High-speed line Mannheim–Stuttgart.
10. **Tunnel Bleßberg** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — No. 5. Thuringia, 8,326 m, opened in 2017. High-speed line Nürnberg–Erfurt.
11. **Finnetunnel** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — No. 11. Thuringia, 6,965 m, opened in 2013. New line Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle.
12. **Tunnel Silberberg** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 8. Thuringia, 7,407 m, opened in 2017. High-speed line Nürnberg–Erfurt.
13. **Mühlbergtunnel** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 15. Bavaria, 5,528 m, opened in 1986. High-speed line Hannover–Würzburg.
14. **Rauhebergtunnel** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 18. Lower Saxony, 5,210 m, opened in 1991. High-speed line Hannover–Würzburg.
15. **Dietershantunnel** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — No. 9. Hesse, 7,375 m, opened in 1991. High-speed line Hannover–Würzburg.
16. **Irlahülltunnel** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — No. 10. Bavaria, 7,260 m, opened in 2006. High-speed line Nürnberg–Ingolstadt.
17. **Albabstiegstunnel** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — No. 14. Baden-Württemberg, 5,940 m, opened in 2022. New line Wendlingen–Ulm.
18. **Hainrodetunnel** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 16. Hesse, 5,370 m, opened in 1991. High-speed line Hannover–Würzburg.
19. **Pfingstbergtunnel** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 17. Baden-Württemberg, 5,360 m, opened in 1987. High-speed line Mannheim–Stuttgart.
20. **Steinbühltunnel** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 19. Baden-Württemberg, 4,847 m, opened in 2022. New line Wendlingen–Ulm.

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