Railway Tunnels in Netherlands
Edited by: Andries Mussche and Eugenio A. Merzagora 2nd revision: June 2007
Tunnel Length (m) Date of
opening		 Reg. Length incl. access ramps (m) Line / notes Tubes
x
tracks
Groene Hart 7 156 2006 ZHO 8 620 TGV/HSL Amsterdam - Paris (near Alphen aan den Rijn) 1 x 2
Sophiaspoor 6 215 16.06.2007 ZHO 8 115 Betuwelijn Europoort - Zevenaar (near Alblasserdam). Bored (4240m) and C&C (1975m) tunnel under the Noord, works completed on 10.2003 2 x 1
Schiphol 5 140 1986 NHO 5 780 Amsterdam - Leiden. Immersed and C&C tunnel under Schiphol airport 1 x 2
Schiphol Extension 5 100 05.2001 NHO 5 800 Parallel to Schiphol tunnel 1 x 2
Willems 2 796 1996 ZHO 3 164 Rotterdam - Dordrecht. Immersed tunnel under Nieuwe Maas (in Rotterdam) 4 x 1
Velser 2 067 1957 NHO 3 324 Haarlem - Alkmaar. C&C under North Sea Canal (near Velsen) 1 x 2
Rotterdam north 2 063 2006 ZHO 3 850 TGV/HSL Amsterdam - Paris, C&C, also present other two tunnels 264 and 137 m long 2 x 1
Botlek 1 835 16.06.2007 ZHO 3 065 Betuwe Route. Bored tunnel under Oude Maas 2 x 1
Pannerdensch Kanaal 1 615 16.06.2007 GEL 2 680 Betuwelijn Europoort - Zevenaar. Bored tunnel under Pannerdensch Canal, works completed on 10.2003 2 x 1
Zevenaar 1 500 16.06.2007 GEL 2 350 Betuwelijn Europoort - Zevenaar. C&C, works completed on 06.2003 2 x 1
Kil 1 488 2006 ZHO 2 588 TGV/HSL Amsterdam – Paris. Immersed tunnel under Dordtsche Kil 2 x 1
Hem 1 457 1985 NHO 2 419 Amsterdam - Zaandam (near Zaandam). Immersed tunnel under North Sea Canal 3 x 1
Oude Maas 1 381 2006 ZHO 2 725 TGV/HSL Amsterdam – Paris. Immersed tunnel under Oude Maas 2 x 1
Best 935 06.2002 NBR 2 000 Den Bosch - Eindhoven (in Best) C&C 2 x 2
Rijswijk 550 06.1996 ZHO 1 500 The Hague - Rotterdam (in Rijswijk) 2 x 2
Giessen 500 16.06.2007 ZHO 1 178 Betuwelijn Europoort - Zevenaar. C&C under Giessen river, works completed on 06.2003 2 x 1
Zoetermeer 300 1977     Zoetermeerlijn (in Zoetermeer)  

Legenda:
Red: under costruction
Pink: in project
Green: abandoned
C&C: Cut and cover

LEGENDA: Provinces in The Netherlands

  Province Main Town
DRE Drenthe Assen
FLE Flevoland Lelystad
FRI Friesland Leeuwarden
GEL Gelderland Arnhem
GRO Groningen Groningen
LIM Limburg Maastricht
  Province Main Town
NBR Noordbrabant Den Bosch
NHO Noordholland Haarlem
OIJ Overijssel Zwolle
UTR Utrecht Utrecht
ZEL Zeeland Middelburg
ZHO Zuidholland Den Haag

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