Małym Wołowcem Tunnel
| Tunel pod Małym Wołowcem | |
|---|---|
Northern portals of the tunnel | |
Interactive map of Tunel pod Małym Wołowcem | |
| Overview | |
| Other name | Ochsenkopftunnel (german) |
| Line | Kłodzko Główne–Wałbrzych Główny railway |
| Location | Wałbrzych / Jedlina-Zdrój, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland |
| Status | Active (one bore in railway use; the older bore is disused) |
| Crosses | Mały Wołowiec, Wałbrzyskie Mountains |
| Start | Wałbrzych side |
| End | Jedlina-Zdrój side |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 15 October 1880 (first bore); 1912 (second bore) |
| Owner | PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe |
| Operator | PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe |
| Traffic | Railway |
| Character | Two parallel single-track bores |
| Technical | |
| Length | 1,603 m (5,259 ft) (active bore) |
The Tunel pod Małym Wołowcem (Tunel pod Małym Wołowcem) is a railway tunnel under the Mały Wołowiec mountain in the Wałbrzyskie Mountains of south-western Poland, between Wałbrzych and Jedlina-Zdrój. It carries the Kłodzko Główne–Wałbrzych Główny railway and is widely described as the longest rock railway tunnel in Poland.
The tunnel complex consists of two parallel bores. The first bore was constructed during the building of the Wałbrzych–Kłodzko railway line in the late 19th century, while the second was added during the early 20th-century upgrade of the route to double track.