New link between Europe and Asia: Train tunnel under Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey

Source: BBC News, "Turkey's Bosphorus tunnel to open sub-sea Asia link".

As off today, October 29th 2013, there is a new train link between Europe and Asia: The long expected train tunnel under the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey.

A news item about this event:

WikiPedia said:

When completed, it will be the world's deepest undersea immersed tube tunnel.

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Project was originally scheduled to be finished in 2009, but archaeological excavations delayed the construction.

For more information about the whole metro project, see this WikiPedia page.

This is an animation of the construction process:

Let me guess? Your next big project?

Very interesting stuff.

Kieran.

captainkman said:

Very interesting stuff.

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I totally agree with you.
Especially if you know this is a tunnel under water over a known earthquake line.

captainkman said:

Let me guess? Your next big project?

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Nah, tunnels are not really that sexy.
Besides, if I would jump into tunnel building, I think I should start with the tunnel related / connected to my Oresund project :hehe:.

I have believe in you that you can make a sessy tunnel.