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| caption = Eastern tunnel portal near Soumagne
| line = [[HSL 3]]
| coordinates = {{Unbulleted list
| Vaux-sous-Chèvremont:
Line 12 ⟶ 11:
| {{coord|50.6109955|5.7258296|format=dms|type:landmark}}
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| status = Active
| start = [[Vaux-sous-Chèvremont]], [[Liège]], Belgum
| end = [[Soumagne]], Liège, Belgum
| construction = 2001–{{Start date|2004}}▼
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| owner = [[Infrabel]]
| traffic = [[High-speed rail]]
▲| construction = 2001–{{Start date|2004}}
| linelength = {{Cvt|6505|m|ft}}
| notrack = [[Double-track railway|2]]
| gauge = {{Track gauge|sg|allk=on}}
| el = {{25 kV 50 Hz|conductor=overhead}}
| speed = {{cvt|200|km/h|mph}}
| grade = {{Unbulleted list
| 1.7% (average)
| 2% (maximum)
}}
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The '''Soumagne Tunnel''' is the longest rail tunnel in [[Belgium]], with a length of {{convert|6505|m|ft}}. Built on the [[HSL 3]] line of the Belgian [[TGV]] service for Brussels-Liège-Cologne, the tunnel was completed in 2004.<ref name="irj1">{{Cite journal |date=November 2004 |title=Soumagne tunnel completed |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BQQ/is_11_44/ai_n7586192/ |journal=Tunnels & Tunnelling International}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=November 1, 2004 |title=Belgium's big breakthrough |work=Tunnels & Tunnelling |url=https://www.tunnelsonline.info/news/belgium-s-big-breakthrough}}</ref> The new line was opened on June 12, 2009.<ref name="irj2">{{Cite journal |date=July 2009 |title=Belgium opens high-speed line |url=https://www.railjournal.com/news/belgium-inaugurates-high-speed-line/ |journal=Tunnels & Tunnelling International}}</ref> The tunnel links the Liège conurbation with the Herve plateau at a depth of {{convert|120|m|ft}}. Construction and outfitting of the tunnel took place from 2001 to 2005, with the first trains passing through in 2009. The entrances are at [[Vaux-sous-Chèvremont]] and [[Soumagne]]. The tunnel passes under [[Chaudfontaine]], [[Fléron]], [[Romsée]] and [[Ayeneux]].
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