A new fixed link the tunnel across Fehmarnbelt

what We're building

18 Km long

Facts on the tunnel

We’re building the world’s longest road and rail tunnel

The 18 km immersed Fehmarnbelt tunnel will connect Denmark and Germany.

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Femern A/S prequalifies companies for client consulting services

10-28-16

Femern A/S has prequalified companies to submit tenders for two framework agreements on consulting. The companies were prequalified for a framework agreement on client consulting services and technical in-house consulting services, respectively.

Starting pistol for Fehmarnbelt Days in Hamburg

09-20-16

Around 1,000 participants from Germany and Scandinavia will meet Tuesday, 20 September for Fehmarnbelt Days 2016 at HafenCity University in Hamburg. This is the third FBD; the first took place in 2012 and the second in 2014. At the opening event, which was attended by leading politicians, the university’s President, Dr Werner Pelka, opened the conference, which ends on 22 September.

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Visionary thinking

why

160 km faster

A European connection

A green traffic corridor

Along with the tunnel, the upgrading and expansion of the rail link between Ringsted and Lübeck will bring shorter and faster links regionally and between Scandinavia and central Europe. 

The Fehmarnbelt tunnel will create new opportunities for international freight transport. Once opened, freight trains between Hamburg and Scandinavia will be saved the 160 km detour via the current freight train route across the Great Belt.

From north to south Europe in less time

A fixed link between Germany and Denmark will not be affected by inclement weather, waiting times or the need to make a reservation.

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10 MINS BY CAR

7 MINS BY TRAIN

northern europe's largest construction PROJECT

how

VIDEO: How we’re building the immersed tunnel

CONSTRUCTION PROCESS: 9 STEPS TO A FEHMARNBELT TUNNEL

The construction of the tunnel between Denmark and Germany will be carried out in several phases over a number of years.

500 apprentices

Apprentice on the Fehmarnbelt project

Becoming a sub-contractor

Tunnel construction at the Fehmarnbelt offers excellent opportunities for small and medium-sized companies to be sub-contractors on the project. You can find our two guides for subcontractors here.

3000 tunnel workers

New jobs

The Fehmarnbelt link will be produced at a large purpose-built factory east of Rødbyhavn in Denmark

79 standard reinforced concrete elements will be built at the tunnel factory on Lolland in Denmark. The production facility is expected to provide up to 3,000 jobs a year over the approximately eight and a half year long construction period. 

from southern sweden to northern germany new opportunities the fehmarnbelt region

where

58.8 million bed nights

Tourism

The tunnel as a basis for regional development

The Fehmarnbelt tunnel will create one new region in Europe – the Fehmarnbelt region – with greater cohesion and increased competitiveness. Cross-border integration of the labour market will be increased.  

Consideration for our neighbours

The Fehmarnbelt link’s construction site will be designed so that any disruption to our neighbours and to traffic is kept to a minimum.

Focus on the environment

The Fehmarnbelt project will be undertaken with the greatest possible respect for nature and the environment. This applies both during the construction work and the operation of the finished tunnel. 

Visit our Information Centres in Denmark and Germany

Since 2009, Femern A/S has kept people informed about the planned new tunnel link at its Information Centre in Burg on the German island of Fehmarn and in Rødbyhavn in Denmark. Find contact information, addresses and opening hours here.