The first railway tunnel in Württemberg was built during the construction of the Württemberg Central Railway (Zentralbahn) directly under the central axis of Rosenstein Castle. This tunnel was planned by Carl Etzel to link Stuttgart with Cannstatt. In principle, the Rosenstein hill could have been bypassed, but the tunnel allowed a better positioning of Cannstatt station and kept the palace garden (Schlossgarten) from being cut by the railway. Nevertheless, its construction was controversial, as critics feared damage to the castle, but King William I agreed to its construction. The building permit was issued on 14 March 1844.[1]
The tunnel was built using mining methods and construction began on 1 July 1844 and it was completed on 4 July 1846. The completion was delayed by a water and mud intrusion, caused by leaky basins around the castle. The slurry had to be removed from above and then the basins were sealed. This tunnel was 362 metres-long[1] and was built with double track from the start.
Once operations commenced in the new tunnels in November 1915, the old Rosenstein tunnel was taken out of service in 1916.[2] It was used by three tenants for growing mushrooms from 1931 to 1965.[3] In World War II, it served as an air raid shelter and was rented by Mahle GmbH until 1946.[3] The Bad Cannstatt portal was walled up in 1966 and there are now underground facilities of EnBW inside the portal towards Stuttgart Central Station (Hauptbahnhof).[4]
At the beginning of the 1990s the tunnel was declared to be part of the railway network and not abandoned.[2] In 1992, the tunnel was transferred to the ownership of the state of Baden-Württemberg.[3] It has been considered for the site of a mineral museum.[5] Occasionally, it can be visited today.
Rosenstein second tunnel (from 1915)Edit
View from the tunnel portal of the new tunnel
When the Stuttgart rail network was reconstructed in the early 20th century, the section between the Central Station and Cannstatt (and beyond) was rebuilt with four tracks. Since the subgrade of Cannstatt station was raised, a new tunnel had to be built. This involved building two twin-track tunnels a little further to the east, which are both 331 metres-long.[1]
The two new tunnels were built between 1912 and 1914. The first tunnel went into operation in November 1915. The First World War and the lack of money stopped further work on the new railway lines in 1917. The 3rd and 4th track from Bad Cannstatt to the Central Station went into operation on 26 May 1925.[2]
Later developmentsEdit
Stuttgart 21Edit
As part of the Stuttgart 21 project another railway tunnel will be built to replace the current Rosenstein tunnel. The preservation of the existing tunnel was examined but rejected in the course of the planning approval process because this would have meant that the railway network would have continued to divide the lower castle garden (Schlossgarten).[6]
The 3.4 km long tunnel will run between the new Neckar Bridge and the existing S-Bahn tunnel at the Central Station. The tunnel will initially start as two twin tubes at the Neckar Bridge, one carrying the S-Bahn and one carrying the long-distance tracks. The two tubes will subsequently cross each under Ehmannstraße. After the crossing structure, the two tunnels will each branch into two single-track tubes. A branch from the direction of the Stuttgart North station will connect to the existing infrastructure of the Stuttgart S-Bahn. In the Mittnachtstrasse area a branch structure will be provided where the tracks to and from Stuttgart North merge with the tracks to and from Bad Cannstatt before the tunnel connects with the existing S-Bahn trunk line tunnel at the Central Station.[7]
The tunnel is part of zoning section 1.5 of the Stuttgart 21 project, which was approved on 29 May 2008.
B 10 road tunnelEdit
A 1,050 metre-long road tunnel with two two-lane tubes was built under Rosenstein Park in association with the upgrade of Federal Highway B 10. Stuttgart City Council approved the €193.5 million project on 20 May 2010. The council had approved the development plan for the project in October 2012.[8] Construction was planned to start in 2013 and to be commissioned in 2019.[9] The tunnel was opened in March 2022 at an actual cost of €456 million.[10]
The construction of the road tunnel also involved rebuilding the Berg and Schwanenplatz road tunnels.[11]
NotesEdit
^ abcAlbert Mühl, Kurt Seidel (1980). Die Württembergischen Staatseisenbahnen (in German) (2 ed.). Stuttgart: Konrad Theiss Verlag. pp. 40 f., 264. ISBN3-8062-0249-4.
^ abcGünter Dutt (1996). "Ein Streifzug durch 150 Jahre Tunnelbauwerke in Württemberg". Jahrbuch für Eisenbahngeschichte (in German). 28: 47–64. ISSN 0340-4250.
^ abcMichael Petersen (15 September 2010). (in German). Stuttgarter Zeitung. Archived from the original on 23 February 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
^"Der Rosensteintunnel" (in German). Schutzbauten Stuttgart e.V. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
^"Planfeststellungsbeschluss nach § 18 Abs. 1 Allgemeines Eisenbahngesetz (AEG) für den Umbau des Bahnknotens Stuttgart "Projekt Stuttgart 21" Planfeststellungsabschnitt 1.5 Zuführung Feuerbach und Bad Cannstatt von Bahn-km – 4,0 – 90,3 bis – 0,4 – 42,0 und – 4,8 – 64,4 bis – 0,4 – 42,0 in Stuttgart" (PDF) (in German). Eisenbahnbundesamt. 13 October 2006. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
^Hany Azer, B. Engel. "Stuttgart 21 und NBS Wendlingen–Ulm" (PDF, 290 kB). Tunnel (in German) (7/2009): 12–24. ISSN 0722-6241.
^"Klares Votum für den Rosensteintunnel". Stuttgarter Zeitung (in German). 25 October 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
^"Neubau B 10 - Rosensteintunnel" (in German). City of Stuttgart. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
^Schunder, Josef (2022-03-24). "Der Rosensteintunnel ist fertig, der Streit geht weiter". Stuttgart Zeitung. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
^. Stuttgarter Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
ReferencesEdit
Siegerist, W. (10 October 1914). "Vom Bau der viergeleisigen Eisenbahnbrücke über den Neckar und des Rosensteintunnels bei Cannstatt". Schweizerische Bauzeitung (in German). 63/64. Retrieved 6 November 2012. (Section 1)
Siegerist, W. (10 October 1914). "Vom Bau der viergeleisigen Eisenbahnbrücke über den Neckar und des Rosensteintunnels bei Cannstatt". Schweizerische Bauzeitung (in German). 63/64. Retrieved 6 November 2012. (Section 2)
Siegerist, W. (10 October 1914). "Vom Bau der viergeleisigen Eisenbahnbrücke über den Neckar und des Rosensteintunnels bei Cannstatt". Schweizerische Bauzeitung (in German). 63/64. Retrieved 6 November 2012. (Section 3)
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The Rosenstein tunnel German Rosensteintunnel is the name of several past present and planned tunnels in the Stuttgart metropolitan area in the German state of Baden Wurttemberg Today it is a railway tunnel under Rosenstein Park to Bad Cannstatt It now connects the Fils Valley Railway Filstalbahn from Stuttgart Central Station Hauptbahnhof to the Rosenstein Bridge over the Neckar to Bad Cannstatt station Rosenstein Castle with the first rail tunnel in 1846Northern entrance to the old Rosenstein tunnel April 2011 Contents 1 Rosenstein first tunnel 1844 1915 2 Rosenstein second tunnel from 1915 3 Later developments 3 1 Stuttgart 21 3 2 B 10 road tunnel 4 Notes 5 ReferencesRosenstein first tunnel 1844 1915 EditThe first railway tunnel in Wurttemberg was built during the construction of the Wurttemberg Central Railway Zentralbahn directly under the central axis of Rosenstein Castle This tunnel was planned by Carl Etzel to link Stuttgart with Cannstatt In principle the Rosenstein hill could have been bypassed but the tunnel allowed a better positioning of Cannstatt station and kept the palace garden Schlossgarten from being cut by the railway Nevertheless its construction was controversial as critics feared damage to the castle but King William I agreed to its construction The building permit was issued on 14 March 1844 1 The tunnel was built using mining methods and construction began on 1 July 1844 and it was completed on 4 July 1846 The completion was delayed by a water and mud intrusion caused by leaky basins around the castle The slurry had to be removed from above and then the basins were sealed This tunnel was 362 metres long 1 and was built with double track from the start Once operations commenced in the new tunnels in November 1915 the old Rosenstein tunnel was taken out of service in 1916 2 It was used by three tenants for growing mushrooms from 1931 to 1965 3 In World War II it served as an air raid shelter and was rented by Mahle GmbH until 1946 3 The Bad Cannstatt portal was walled up in 1966 and there are now underground facilities of EnBW inside the portal towards Stuttgart Central Station Hauptbahnhof 4 At the beginning of the 1990s the tunnel was declared to be part of the railway network and not abandoned 2 In 1992 the tunnel was transferred to the ownership of the state of Baden Wurttemberg 3 It has been considered for the site of a mineral museum 5 Occasionally it can be visited today Rosenstein second tunnel from 1915 Edit nbsp View from the tunnel portal of the new tunnelWhen the Stuttgart rail network was reconstructed in the early 20th century the section between the Central Station and Cannstatt and beyond was rebuilt with four tracks Since the subgrade of Cannstatt station was raised a new tunnel had to be built This involved building two twin track tunnels a little further to the east which are both 331 metres long 1 The two new tunnels were built between 1912 and 1914 The first tunnel went into operation in November 1915 The First World War and the lack of money stopped further work on the new railway lines in 1917 The 3rd and 4th track from Bad Cannstatt to the Central Station went into operation on 26 May 1925 2 Later developments EditStuttgart 21 Edit As part of the Stuttgart 21 project another railway tunnel will be built to replace the current Rosenstein tunnel The preservation of the existing tunnel was examined but rejected in the course of the planning approval process because this would have meant that the railway network would have continued to divide the lower castle garden Schlossgarten 6 The 3 4 km long tunnel will run between the new Neckar Bridge and the existing S Bahn tunnel at the Central Station The tunnel will initially start as two twin tubes at the Neckar Bridge one carrying the S Bahn and one carrying the long distance tracks The two tubes will subsequently cross each under Ehmannstrasse After the crossing structure the two tunnels will each branch into two single track tubes A branch from the direction of the Stuttgart North station will connect to the existing infrastructure of the Stuttgart S Bahn In the Mittnachtstrasse area a branch structure will be provided where the tracks to and from Stuttgart North merge with the tracks to and from Bad Cannstatt before the tunnel connects with the existing S Bahn trunk line tunnel at the Central Station 7 The tunnel is part of zoning section 1 5 of the Stuttgart 21 project which was approved on 29 May 2008 B 10 road tunnel Edit A 1 050 metre long road tunnel with two two lane tubes was built under Rosenstein Park in association with the upgrade of Federal Highway B 10 Stuttgart City Council approved the 193 5 million project on 20 May 2010 The council had approved the development plan for the project in October 2012 8 Construction was planned to start in 2013 and to be commissioned in 2019 9 The tunnel was opened in March 2022 at an actual cost of 456 million 10 The construction of the road tunnel also involved rebuilding the Berg and Schwanenplatz road tunnels 11 Notes Edit a b c Albert Muhl Kurt Seidel 1980 Die Wurttembergischen Staatseisenbahnen in German 2 ed Stuttgart Konrad Theiss Verlag pp 40 f 264 ISBN 3 8062 0249 4 a b c Gunter Dutt 1996 Ein Streifzug durch 150 Jahre Tunnelbauwerke in Wurttemberg Jahrbuch fur Eisenbahngeschichte in German 28 47 64 ISSN 0340 4250 a b c Michael Petersen 15 September 2010 Alter Rosensteintunnel Licht am Anfang des Tunnels in German Stuttgarter Zeitung Archived from the original on 23 February 2011 Retrieved 7 November 2012 Der Rosensteintunnel in German Schutzbauten Stuttgart e V Retrieved 7 November 2012 Hagel Mensch und Natur im Stuttgarter Raum Planfeststellungsbeschluss nach 18 Abs 1 Allgemeines Eisenbahngesetz AEG fur den Umbau des Bahnknotens Stuttgart Projekt Stuttgart 21 Planfeststellungsabschnitt 1 5 Zufuhrung Feuerbach und Bad Cannstatt von Bahn km 4 0 90 3 bis 0 4 42 0 und 4 8 64 4 bis 0 4 42 0 in Stuttgart PDF in German Eisenbahnbundesamt 13 October 2006 Retrieved 7 November 2012 Hany Azer B Engel Stuttgart 21 und NBS Wendlingen Ulm PDF 290 kB Tunnel in German 7 2009 12 24 ISSN 0722 6241 Klares Votum fur den Rosensteintunnel Stuttgarter Zeitung in German 25 October 2012 Retrieved 7 November 2012 Neubau B 10 Rosensteintunnel in German City of Stuttgart Retrieved 7 November 2012 Schunder Josef 2022 03 24 Der Rosensteintunnel ist fertig der Streit geht weiter Stuttgart Zeitung Retrieved 2022 03 24 Im Rosensteintunnel sollen 2015 die ersten Autos rollen Stuttgarter Zeitung in German Archived from the original on 10 July 2009 Retrieved 7 November 2012 References EditSiegerist W 10 October 1914 Vom Bau der viergeleisigen Eisenbahnbrucke uber den Neckar und des Rosensteintunnels bei Cannstatt Schweizerische Bauzeitung in German 63 64 Retrieved 6 November 2012 Section 1 Siegerist W 10 October 1914 Vom Bau der viergeleisigen Eisenbahnbrucke uber den Neckar und des Rosensteintunnels bei Cannstatt Schweizerische Bauzeitung in German 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