W&F Widderstall Tunnel

Tunnel Widderstall

Germany

Tunnel Widderstall

Germany

Tunnel Widderstall

Germany

Tunnel Widderstall

Germany

Technical specifications

Project description

962 m long double-track railway tunnel
440,000 m³ excavated material with tunnel lining (shotcrete and netting)
geophysical and direct soil investigation of the karst-prone rock
material processing and backfilling
rain retention and reservoir
construction of a new parking and toilet facility at "Albhöhe"

Construction method
Cut and cover construction method in arch cross-section

Geology
lower massive limestone

General data

Project
NBS (new construction) Stuttgart-Augsburg Section Wendlingen-Ulm
PFA (section) 2.3 Albhöhe; VE 230-1 Widderstall Tunnel

Client
DB Projekt Stuttgart-Ulm GmbH

Contractor
Wayss & Freytag Ingenieurbau AG
as technical leader of a joint venture

Construction period
2013 to 2016

Construction costs
approx. € 43.7 million

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Utilisation

Infrastructure

Type

Railway tunnel, double-track

Length

962 m

Construction Method

Cut and Cover construction method in arch cross-section

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