Fredag
4 juli 2008

The bored tunnels

2008-05-14

The two Tunnel boring machines, Anna and Katrin, started in november 2006 and february 2007. They reached Triangeln station in August and September 2007. TBM Anna reached Malmö C on march 25 and Katrin april 21.

TBM 1 TBM 2
Anna Katrin
Bored tunnel: approx 4626 meters Bored tunnel: approx 4594 meters
Placed rings: 2570 rings Placed rings: 2552 rings

Pressreleases:
Breakthrough at Malmö C march 25, 2008 

Breakthrough at Malmö C april 21, 2008

Breakthrough at Triangeln August 21, 2007  Breakthrough at Triangeln september 24, 2007

Click on the image for a map of Malmö with the boring stretch.

Detailed information

Read about the tunneling work in our project pages. Also, find out why the TBMs are named Anna and Katrin.

Web-TV: How the tunneling machine works.
 
Representatives from press and media can also contact the Information Office.

 
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