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Rauheberg-Tunnel NBS (new high-speed railway line) Hannover to Wuerzburg

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Service:
NATM design and instrumentation
Estimated cost: Commencement:
June 29, 1983
Completion date:
December 30, 1988
Location:
Hannover , Lower Saxony
Germany
Technical data:

Twin track railway tunnel, length 5.21 km (3.23 miles), full section of 140 m² approx. Excavation method: NATM, top heading, bench and invert.

Geology description:

Lower shell limestone, higher bunter sandstone: clay and sandstone layers, high groundwater inflows of 400 l/s at the interface between the limestone and sandstone encountered.

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Bid cost: Final cost:
$100,000,000
Service areas:
Groundwater Control