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Västlänken Railway Tunnel under Gothenburg

Sector: Mass Transit • Location: Gothenburg, Sweden

Source: GMK Center

Project
Under Construction

Västlänken is a railway tunnel under central Gothenburg with three new stations. The first phase, the underground section of Gothenburg Central Station, will open in December 2026. The project involves challenging geological conditions requiring massive steel piles and sheet pile walls.

Status
Under Construction
Sector
Mass Transit, Steel, Government, Rail, Tunnel
Location
Gothenburg, Sweden
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
GMK Center

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The project “Västlänken Railway Tunnel under Gothenburg” is an infrastructure initiative in the Mass Transit sector, located in Gothenburg, Sweden. Taiyo aggregates data on it from GMK Center.

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2026-07-22

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Västlänken is a railway tunnel under central Gothenburg with three new stations. The first phase, the underground section of Gothenburg Central Station, will open in December 2026. The project involves challenging geological conditions requiring massive steel piles and sheet pile walls.

Original sector

Transport Infrastructure

Location

Country

Sweden

City

Gothenburg

Source

Source

GMK Center

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Sector

Mass Transit, Steel, Government, Rail, Tunnel

Article published date

2026-05-16

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