New Ebensfeld-Erfurt Rail Line: Fleckberg Tunnel
The twin-track and 1,490 m long Fleckberg Tunnel located between the Silberberg (7,391 m) and Messenger (1,051 m) tunnels is part of the 107 km long new rail link between Ebensfeld and Leipzig with a total of 22 tunnels altogether 41 km in length comprising 38 % of the route.It is scheduled to become operational in 2017 and belongs to the 500 km long new and upgraded Nuremberg-Erfurt/Halle line, part of the German Unity Transport Project No. 8.
The Fleckberg Tunnel is one of the last tunnel structures to be tackled for this scheme. It is being driven in part sections (crown, bench and floor)....