Fehmarn Sound Tunnel

The Fehmarn Sound Tunnel is a planned tunnel between the German mainland and the Island of Fehmarn. It is projected to be built by 2028 to supplement and to relieve the Fehmarn Sound Bridge. It should cost €718 million.^[1] The tunnel will be near Großenbrode.

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Fehmarn Sound Tunnel
The tunnel will connect the German mainland (to the south of the Fehmarn Sound) with the island of Fehmarn (to the north).
Overview
Official name	Fehmarnsundtunnel
Line	Lübeck–Puttgarden railway
Coordinates	54°24′0″N 11°6′50″E
Route	Bundesautobahn 1
Crosses	Fehmarn Sound
Start	Decided, not under construction yet
Operation
Opens	2028
Traffic	Rail and road
Technical
Length	1700 m
No. of tracks	2
No. of lanes	4
Electrified	Yes
Route map

The treaty of 2008 between Germany and Denmark provided that the hinterland connection to the Fehmarnbelt link was to be expanded on the German side, but the Fehmarnsund Bridge was to remain a two-lane road and a single-track railway. The bridge was considered to be able to handle the increase in traffic.

It was later decided that the increase in traffic could not be handled by the existing Fehmarn Sound Bridge, especially rail traffic.^[2]

In March 2020, the German Federal Ministry for Transport and Digital Infrastructure and Deutsche Bahn announced^[3] that they had compared all investigated variants and opted for an immersed tunnel for road and rail (estimated cost: 714 million euros) and that the Fehmarnsund Bridge would be preserved.

Fehmarn Sound Tunnel

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