Starting in July, the DB Museum will be showing the exhibition “Tunnel.” It provides insights into the history and significance of railway tunnel construction. The picture shows the Filder Tunnel in Stuttgart.
Nowadays, railway tunnels are not only built through mountains, but also under cities. The picture shows the Tiergarten Tunnel in Berlin, which opened in 2006.
Modern tunnel construction uses drilling machines or the so-called shotcrete construction method, which can be seen here in the Brandkopf tunnel. The tunnel is part of the new Ebensfeld-Erfurt railway line.
Some railway tunnels in Germany are over 150 years old. Nevertheless, they can still be used, such as the Guxhagen Tunnel, which opened in 1848. The picture shows an ICE 4 train traveling through the tunnel.
