Przełęczą Kowarską Tunnel
| Przełęczą Kowarską Tunnel | |
|---|---|
Western portal of the tunnel | |
Interactive map of Przełęczą Kowarską Tunnel | |
| Overview | |
| Other name | Tunnel unter dem Oberschmiedeberg (German) |
| Line | Kamienna Góra–Jelenia Góra railway |
| Location | Kowary / Ogorzelec, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland |
| Status | Closed |
| Crosses | Przełęcz Kowarska, Karkonosze Mountains |
| Start | Kowary side |
| End | Ogorzelec side |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 4 June 1905 |
| Closed | 2007 |
| Owner | Polish State Railways |
| Operator | Polish State Railways |
| Traffic | Railway |
| Character | Single-track railway tunnel |
| Technical | |
| Length | 1,025 m (3,363 ft) |
The Przełęczą Kowarską Tunnel (Tunel pod Przełęczą Kowarską; German: Tunnel unter dem Oberschmiedeberg) is a railway tunnel in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship of south-western Poland. It runs beneath the Przełęcz Kowarska pass in the Karkonosze Mountains between the towns of Kowary and Ogorzelec. The tunnel formed part of the Kamienna Góra–Jelenia Góra railway and is among the longer historic railway tunnels in Poland.
With a length of 1,025 m (3,363 ft), the structure was built in the early 20th century to enable the railway to cross the mountainous terrain of the Kowarska Pass without steep gradients that would have been difficult for trains to negotiate.