 The southern mouth in 1958, with the new station. The old Bekkelaget Station is to the left. | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Bekkelagstunnelen |
| Line | Østfold Line |
| Location | Bekkelaget, Oslo, Norway |
| Coordinates | 59°53′06″N 10°46′15″E / 59.8850°N 10.7707°E |
| Operation | |
| Work begun | 14 April 1955 |
| Opened | 7 September 1958 |
| Owner | Norwegian National Rail Administration |
| Technical | |
| Length | 578 m (1,896 ft) |
| No. of tracks | Double |
| Track gauge | Standard gauge |
| Electrified | 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC |
| Width | 9.55 m (31.3 ft) |
| Grade | 1.0 % |
The Bekkelaget Tunnel (Norwegian: Bekkelagstunnelen) is a 578-meter (1,896 ft) long railway tunnel which carries two tracks of the Østfold Line past Bekkelaget in Oslo, Norway. Construction started 14 April 1955, after a landslide on 3 October 1953 had caused damage to the railway. The tunnel was built to allow for space for the road of Mosseveien. The tunnel opened on 7 October 1958. Bekkelaget Station was located on the section of track which was closed, and a new station was built at the southern mouth. It closed on 29 May 1983.