The 20 longest railway tunnels in Germany
The top 3 according to 99 votes from people: Landrückentunnel · Katzenbergtunnel · Mündener Tunnel. (Updated Jun 19, 2024.)
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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Top 20
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Landrückentunnel
No. 1. Hesse, 10,779 m, opened in 1988. High-speed line Hannover–Würzburg.
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Katzenbergtunnel
No. 3. Baden-Württemberg, 9,385 m, opened in 2012. Upgraded and new line Karlsruhe–Basel.
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Mündener Tunnel
No. 2. Lower Saxony, 10,525 m, opened in 1991. High-speed line Hannover–Würzburg.
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Albvorlandtunnel
No. 6. Baden-Württemberg, 8,176 m, opened in 2022. New line Wendlingen–Ulm.
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Boßlertunnel
No. 4. Baden-Württemberg, 8,806 m, opened in 2022. New line Wendlingen–Ulm.
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Euerwangtunnel
No. 7. Bavaria, 7,700 m, opened in 2006. High-speed line Nürnberg–Ingolstadt.
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Freudensteintunnel
No. 12. Baden-Württemberg, 6,824 m, opened in 1991. High-speed line Mannheim–Stuttgart.
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Bibratunnel
No. 13. Saxony-Anhalt, 6,467 m, opened in 2012. New line Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle.
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Tunnel Langes Feld
No. 20. Baden-Württemberg, 4,632 m, opened in 1991. High-speed line Mannheim–Stuttgart.
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Tunnel Bleßberg
No. 5. Thuringia, 8,326 m, opened in 2017. High-speed line Nürnberg–Erfurt.
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Finnetunnel
No. 11. Thuringia, 6,965 m, opened in 2013. New line Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle.
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Tunnel Silberberg
No. 8. Thuringia, 7,407 m, opened in 2017. High-speed line Nürnberg–Erfurt.
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Mühlbergtunnel
No. 15. Bavaria, 5,528 m, opened in 1986. High-speed line Hannover–Würzburg.
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Rauhebergtunnel
No. 18. Lower Saxony, 5,210 m, opened in 1991. High-speed line Hannover–Würzburg.
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Dietershantunnel
No. 9. Hesse, 7,375 m, opened in 1991. High-speed line Hannover–Würzburg.
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Irlahülltunnel
No. 10. Bavaria, 7,260 m, opened in 2006. High-speed line Nürnberg–Ingolstadt.
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Albabstiegstunnel
No. 14. Baden-Württemberg, 5,940 m, opened in 2022. New line Wendlingen–Ulm.
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Hainrodetunnel
No. 16. Hesse, 5,370 m, opened in 1991. High-speed line Hannover–Würzburg.
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Pfingstbergtunnel
No. 17. Baden-Württemberg, 5,360 m, opened in 1987. High-speed line Mannheim–Stuttgart.
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Steinbühltunnel
No. 19. Baden-Württemberg, 4,847 m, opened in 2022. New line Wendlingen–Ulm.
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