{"id":132119,"date":"2024-07-02T09:15:14","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T06:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/faster-more-reliable-and-direct-inside-the-underwater-rail-tunnel-linking-denmark-and-germany\/"},"modified":"2024-07-02T09:15:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T06:15:14","slug":"faster-more-reliable-and-direct-inside-the-underwater-rail-tunnel-linking-denmark-and-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/faster-more-reliable-and-direct-inside-the-underwater-rail-tunnel-linking-denmark-and-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Faster, more reliable and direct\u2019: Inside the underwater rail tunnel linking Denmark and Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mp_wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"mepr-unauthorized-message\">\n    <p>You are unauthorized to view this page.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mepr-login-form-wrap\">\n            \n<div class=\"mp_wrapper mp_login_form\">\n                  <!-- mp-login-form-start -->     <form name=\"mepr_loginform\" id=\"mepr_loginform\" class=\"mepr-form\" action=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/login-2\/\" method=\"post\">\n            <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_username\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n                              <label for=\"user_login\">Username<\/label>\n        <\/div>\n        <input type=\"text\" name=\"log\" id=\"user_login\" value=\"\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_password\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n          <label for=\"user_pass\">Password<\/label>\n          <div class=\"mp-hide-pw\">\n            <input type=\"password\" name=\"pwd\" id=\"user_pass\" value=\"\" \/>\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"button mp-hide-pw hide-if-no-js\" data-toggle=\"0\" aria-label=\"Show password\">\n              <span class=\"dashicons dashicons-visibility\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n            <\/button>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            <div>\n        <label><input name=\"rememberme\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rememberme\" value=\"forever\" \/> Remember Me<\/label>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n      <div class=\"submit\">\n        <input type=\"submit\" name=\"wp-submit\" id=\"wp-submit\" class=\"button-primary mepr-share-button \" value=\"Log In\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"redirect_to\" value=\"\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132119\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_process_login_form\" value=\"true\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_is_login_page\" value=\"false\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/form>\n    <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n    <div class=\"mepr-login-actions\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/login-2\/?action=forgot_password\"\n          title=\"Click here to reset your password\"\n        >\n          Forgot Password        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n      \n    <!-- mp-login-form-end --> \n  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"smart_content_wrapper\">\nEurope is set to welcome the world\u2019s longest underwater road and rail tunnel. Here\u2019s how it\u2019s being built. An 18-kilometre tunnel will soon link southern Denmark with northern Germany beneath the Baltic Sea. When it opens in 2029, the ambitious immersed road and rail link will be the longest of its kind worldwide, slashing travel times for tourists and commuters between the two countries. As construction gets underway, Euronews Travel speaks with the team behind the Fehmarnbelt tunnel to find out more.<\/p>\n<p>How will the Fehmarnbelt tunnel benefit travellers? Currently, travelling between the Danish island of Lolland and the German isle of Fehmarn involves a 45-minute ferry ride. Connecting R\u00f8dbyhavn on the Danish side with Puttgarden on the German side, the Fehmarnbelt tunnel promises to cut this journey to 10 minutes by car and just seven minutes by train. \u201cFor commuters, it means a faster and more reliable connection between Denmark and Germany, significantly reducing travel time and making daily commutes much more convenient,\u201d Denise Juchem, a spokesperson from Femern A\/S &#8211; the Danish company preparing the project &#8211; tells Euronews Travel. It will also reduce congestion on existing road and rail routes. For tourists, the tunnel will make it easier to explore both countries, they add.<\/p>\n<p>Connecting with onward travel north to Copenhagen via the Danish island of Zealand, \u201cthe Fehmarnbelt tunnel will revolutionise travel between Scandinavia and Central Europe by providing a faster, more reliable and direct connection.\u201d The tunnel\u2019s road will also connect to Germany\u2019s motorway network for convenient access by car.<\/p>\n<p>Why was an underwater tunnel chosen to connect Denmark and Germany? Several options were explored, including a bridge and a bored tunnel &#8211; running through the earth &#8211; before settling on an underwater tunnel to connect the two countries. \u201cUltimately, the 18-kilometre immersed tunnel was deemed the best solution due to its lower environmental impact, reduced sensitivity to weather conditions, and cost-effectiveness,\u201d Juchem explains. The tunnel must adhere to strict environmental standards, ensuring minimal impact on local ecosystems and biodiversity. This is being monitored by specialised ships. Natural landscapes unavoidably affected by the project will be offset by the creation of new natural areas elsewhere &#8211; on Lolland, these will be at least double the size.<\/p>\n<p>The project is expected to cost 55.1 billion kroner (\u20ac4.8 billion). The EU has granted around \u20ac1.1 billion for its construction, while associated railway facilities have input \u20ac117 million. Ultimately, it will be user-financed with revenue from tolls and tickets used to repay remaining loans. This is a similar model to the successful \u00d8resund link, a bridge and immersed tunnel connecting Denmark and Sweden. The cost of using the Fehmarnbelt tunnel will be decided by Denmark\u2019s Transport Minister in the lead-up to its opening. \u201cThe design of the Fehmarnbelt tunnel was a complex process that required extensive planning,\u201d says Markus Just, Tunnel Design Quality Manager at Femern A\/S.<\/p>\n<p>One of the biggest challenges was figuring out how to transport the huge, heavy tunnel elements from the factory to the immersion site. \u201cWe decided to build basins in front of each of the three factory halls so that the tunnel elements could float up like in a lock and be transported to the work harbour,\u201d explains Just.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/2024\/07\/02\/faster-more-reliable-and-direct-inside-the-underwater-rail-tunnel-linking-denmark-and-germ\">Euronews<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\/vaufien\/faster-more-reliable-and-direct-inside-the-underwater-rail-tunnel-linking-denmark-and-germany\/\">\u2018Faster, more reliable and direct\u2019: Inside the underwater rail tunnel linking Denmark and Germany<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\">Vastuullisuusuutiset.fi<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[3794,1038,5514,3954,606,607,608],"class_list":["post-132119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-denmark","tag-germany","tag-rail","tag-tunnel","tag-vau_viikkokatsaus","tag-vauen","tag-vaufien"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132119"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132119\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}