Żegiestowie Tunnel

Żegiestów Tunnel
Portal of the tunnel
Interactive map of Żegiestów Tunnel
Overview
Other nameŻegiestowski Tunnel
LineTarnów–Leluchów railway
LocationŻegiestów, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
StatusActive
CrossesŁopata Polska, Poprad Valley
StartŻegiestów-Zdrój side
EndAndrzejówka side
Operation
Opened18 August 1876
OwnerPKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe
OperatorPKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe
TrafficRailway
CharacterSingle-track railway tunnel
Technical
Length513 m (1,683 ft)

The Żegiestów Tunnel (Tunel w Żegiestowie), also known as the Żegiestowski Tunnel, is a railway tunnel near Żegiestów in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship of southern Poland. It carries the Tarnów–Leluchów railway through the Poprad Valley between Żegiestów-Zdrój and Andrzejówka.

At 513 m (1,683 ft) in length, it is the longest historic railway tunnel on line no. 96 and one of the best-known railway tunnels in Lesser Poland.

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