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Old Ludwig South-North Railway Tunnel Donauwörth

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Old Ludwig South-North Railway Tunnel Donauwörth

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    July 3, 2020

    This old former railway tunnel, built in 1849, is the second oldest tunnel in Bavaria. Today you can only pass it on foot or by bike.

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      January 30, 2020

      The tunnel is part of a very beautiful and attractive shortcut through Donauwörth for cyclists and has a very interesting history.
      You can also cool down in the tunnel itself. But be careful: it suddenly gets dark when you enter because the tunnel is not lit. At least that was the case in the summer of 2019.
      Update summer 2021: There was some light from a few fluorescent tubes, but it's still almost pitch black in there because you were driving through bright daylight beforehand and were pretty blinded by it 🤷‍♀️
      The route of the old Ludwigs Süd-Nordbahn ran here from Nördlingen to the old train station and to the Danube.
      If you want to know more, you can read and find out a lot here.

      fahrplanspiele.wordpress.com/2012/08/09/auf-den-wegen-des-alten-bahn-hofs-in-donauworth-und-seiner-deckenfutterungen

      Supposedly ammunition was produced here during WWII and Donauwörth was brutally bombed as a result, but apparently the actual production facility was not damaged, possibly because it was in the tunnel itself.
      There is also a lot to be found on the internet about this.

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        September 14, 2020

        This used to be the passage of the railway tunnel. Now pedestrians and cyclists can cross this long tunnel. You don't see that every day.

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          Location: Donauwörth, Danube-Ries, Altmühltal, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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