Under the Kowarska Pass rail Tunel - Ogorzelec, Poland
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N 52° 45.710 E 015° 52.358
33U E 558883 N 5846133
Abandoned tunnel of old railway connecting Kamienna Góra and Jelenia Góra.
Waymark Code: WM1C6YW
Location: Dolnośląskie, Poland
Date Posted: 06/20/2025
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[ENG] The tunnel is located under the Kowarska Pass, between the villages of Kowary and Ogorzelec. It was crossed by railway line no. 308, which connected Zielona Góra and Kamienna Góra. It is 1025 m long and is one of the longest tunnels in Poland.
The first train passed through this tunnel in June 1905 after 4 years of construction. At first, it was used only by steam locomotives, and in 1932 it was electrified.
After World War II, the traction network was dismantled and steam locomotives returned to the line. The last train passed through here in the late 1980s.
The tunnel is shaped like an arch, which means that none of the entrances can be seen from the middle inside. In addition, water pours from the ceiling, which disappears under the floor. Despite this, the tunnel can be used to get to the other side without any problems. There are plans to renovate it and restore rail traffic.
[POL] Tunel jest polozony pod Przelecza Kowarska, pomiedzy miejscowosciami Kowary i Ogorzelec. Przeczodzila przez niego linia kolejowa nr 308, która laczyla Zielona Góre i Kamienna Góre. Ma on dlugosc 1025 m i jest jednym z najdluzszych tuneli w Polsce.
Pierwszy pociag przejechal tym tunelem w czerwcu 1905 roku po trwajacej 4 lata budowie. Na poczatku byl wykorzystywane jedynie przez parowozy, w 1932 zelektryfikowany.
Po II wojnie swiatowej siec trakcyjna zostala zdemontowana i na linie wrócily parowozy. Ostatni pociag przejechal tedy pod oniec lat 80 XX wieku.
Tunel ma ksztalt luku przez co z jego srodka nie widac zadnego z wejsc. Ponadto z sufitu leje sie woda, która znika pod posadzka. Mimo to tunelem mozna bez problemu przedostac sie na druga strone. Sa plany jego remontu i przywrócenia ruchu kolejowego.
Construction: Rock & Mortar
Condition: Good
Rail Status: No
Current status: Abandoned & Visitable
Original Use: Passenger Train
The "Other End": N 52° 45.902 W 015° 51.573
Tunnel Length: 3,363.00
Suggested Parking Area: N 50° 45.772 W 015° 52.050
Terrain: 
Website: [Web Link]
Date Built: 1905
Date Abandoned: last train 1980s', but oficialy closed in 2007
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