Tunnel of Love (railway)

4 ft 11+27⁄32 in)

Route map

Tunnel of Love railway

Legend

				to Kovel
				Klevan

				Tunnel of Love
				Industrial branch
				Orzhiv (North)
				Orzhiv
				to Rivne

The Tunnel of Love (Ukrainian: Тунель Кохання, romanized: Tunel Kokhannia) is a section of industrial railway located near Klevan, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine, that links it with Orzhiv. It is a railway surrounded by green arches^[1] and is three to five kilometers in length. It is known for being a favorite place for couples to take walks since trains pass thrice a day.^[2]

Route

The line starts at Klevan station, on the Kovel-Rivne line, and reaches a fibreboard factory^[1] in the northern area of Orzhiv, also served by a station on the main line. The whole line is about 6.4 km long.,^{[note 2]} and about 4.9 km^{[note 3]} is covered by forest, within which this tunnel stretches anywhere from 3 to said 4.9 km, depending on how individuals measure it.

Gallery

A train passing through the tunnel (1)
A train passing through the tunnel (2)
View of the tunnel (1)
View of the tunnel (2)
View of the tunnel (3)
View of the tunnel (4)

Notes

^ Length referred to the whole line
^ Cumulated length of OSM ways 349575892, 416369692, 183417953, 349575891
^ Length of OSM way 183417953

References

^ ^a ^b Sinha, Sanskrity (15 May 2012). "Tunnel of Love in Klevan, Ukraine, a Fairytale Train Track".
^ "Unused Railway Track in Ukraine Forms Tunnel of Love [PHOTOS]". International Business Times UK. 15 May 2012.

Literature

Ristuccia, Marco; Roth, Christine (2018). In the Tunnel of Love: images of Ukraine today (Hardcover). Berlin: The Light Beam Publishing. p. 124. ISBN 978-3-947714-06-3.
Ristuccia, Marco; Roth, Christine (2018). In the Tunnel of Love: images of Ukraine today (Softcover). Berlin: The Light Beam Publishing. p. 124. ISBN 978-3-947714-07-0.
Ristuccia, Marco; Roth, Christine (2018). In the Tunnel of Love: images of Ukraine today (eBook). Berlin: The Light Beam Publishing. p. 124. ISBN 978-3-947714-08-7.