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An immersed tunnel is planned for the Fehmarn Belt. At 17.6 km (10.9 mi), it will be the longest ever constructed, surpassing the current largest immersed tube tunnel, which spans 6.75 km (4.19 mi) across the Pearl River Estuary in China as part of the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge.
The Fehmarn Sound Tunnel is a planned tunnel between the German mainland and the island of Fehmarn, which is projected to be built by 2028, to augment and relieve the Fehmarn Sound Bridge. It is projected to cost €718 million. [ 1 ]
The tunnel, which will be 18 kilometers (11.1 miles) long, is one of Europe’s largest infrastructure projects, with a construction budget of over 7 billion euros ($7.1 billion).
Femern A/S is a Danish planning company charged with preparing the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel across the Baltic Sea between the Danish island of Lolland and the German island of Fehmarn. Construction of the 18 km immersed tunnel, which is expected to be completed by 2029, will comprise a dual-track railway and a four-lane motorway. Femern A/S is in ...
Location of the ferry route. Fehmarn Belt (German pronunciation ⓘ) (Danish: Femern Bælt, former spelling Femer Bælt; Low German: Femernbelt) is a strait connecting the Bay of Kiel and the Bay of Mecklenburg in the western part of the Baltic Sea between the German island of Fehmarn and the Danish island of Lolland.
The Fehmarn Sound Tunnel and its connection will be built. It is still being planned as of 2024. If the Fehmarn Sound tunnel is not finished when the Fehmarn Belt tunnel is completed, the Fehmarn Sound Bridge can be electrified and used during a transition period. The following stations will exist along the new Lübeck–Puttgarden railway. [9]
Fehmarn Belt Tunnel (Rødbyhavn–Puttgarden), 200 km/h, to be completed in 2028. [6] (since revised) Puttgarden–Lübeck railway, to be electrified [8] and upgraded to reach 200 km/h up from the current 100–160 km/h. [9] The new Fehmarn Sound Tunnel (to be completed in 2028) is part of this section. [10]
A tunnel connection is under construction across the Fehmarn Belt. Originally planned as a bridge, the solution eventually chosen was an immersed tunnel comprising both a road and a rail link. The Danish government is financing construction. The fixed link will have road fees comparable to the ferry fees.