How Did They Move a Seven Hundred Ton Building?
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How did a seven-hundred-ton train station go on an unusual journey? You heard that right. The entire station building in Vught, Netherlands, including the basement, was moved by almost fourteen meters to make room for additional train tracks. The operation, which required months of preparation and millimeter-precise precision, attracted the attention of locals and railway enthusiasts.
The station was used to deport thousands of Jews and prisoners to a Nazi concentration camp. The building measures 28 meters long and 9.5 meters wide and was moved 14 meters.
The building is 28 meters long and 9.5 wide
In Vught, the station from 1868 must be moved 13.6 meters to make room for the "deepened position" of the new track. This lowering allows five level crossings to be eliminated.
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VUGHT (ANP) - The relocation of the monumental Vught station is on schedule, reports environmental manager Ricardo Nuijens of Alliantie Vught Verdiept. "There is a serene calm on the construction site," he says. The building, including the basement, must be moved 13.6 meters because a sunken station...
The operation started shortly after 8:00 AM and will last until mid-afternoon.
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