Hamburg: St. Pauli Elbe Tunnel
February 4, 2008 – 3:29 am | Written by KiwiPulse
Hello lady and gentlemen today I will be your guide for the visit to Elbe tunnel in Hamburg, Germany. Please leave your cellphone at home because you won’t be needing it. First I need to explain to you that there exist two Elbe tunnels and both are located in Hamburg. The first one is the Alter Elbtunnel (Old Elbe tunnel) which is officially under the name of St. Pauli Elbe tunnel. It was opened in 1911 and it connects St. Pauli to St. EinwErDEr (excuse me for my bad pronunciation). The second one is the Neuer Elbtunnel (New Elbe tunnel) and it was opened in 1975. We will being visiting the Old Elbe tunnel.
The St. Pauli Elbe tunnel is a pedestrian and vehicle tunnel measuring 426 meters long. Each side of the tunnel have four huge lifts to carry pedestrians, carriages and motor vehicles. Although it’s in operation but with limited capacity by today’s standards, thus other advanced bridges and tunnels have taken over the majority of the traffic. With its attractive look, the old tunnel has turned into a tourist place. Its popularity has given it the opportunity to be featured in films such as The Odessa File and The American Friend. I have included two videos if you wish to experience the ride through the tunnel. You can either choose a slow ‘turtle ride’ or a fast ‘rabbit ride’. If desire, you can also experience both rides too. Have fun on your ride and I hope you’ve enjoyed the tour.
The Turtle Ride Experience
The Rabbit Ride Experience
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Having been there I found the photographs and the video exciting as they bring back such wonderful memories.
Wow, that’s really nice! I’m pleased to see that they have ample room in the tunnel for pedestrians. One major problem that we have in many of the urban areas here in America is that the infrastructure is designed almost exclusively for cars and other vehicular traffic. This often makes it difficult for people like me who do not own a car and travel by foot or bicycle. I’m constantly having to compete with cars for space on the roadways because sidewalks, bicycle trails, and the like are often either nonexistent or in very poor condition.
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[…] Hamburg st. pauli elbe tunnelHello lady and gentlemen today I will be your guide for the visit to Elbe tunnel in Hamburg, Germany. Please leave your cellphone at home because you wonâ
That is one cool looking tunnel, although the lift system would scare the life out of me!
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