The story of the famous "Tunnel of Love"

• The story of the famous "Tunnel of Love"

Mysterious green tunnel of trees and thickets of shrubs that formed an arch over the railway, known as the "Tunnel of Love" - ​​perhaps one of the most mysterious places for Internet users. Only a few years ago it became known exactly where he is, and the history of its creation in general is known to very few. But today we fill this gap and will tell you more about him.

"Tunnel of Love" is between the Ukrainian village of Klevan and Orzhev semikilometrovom on the segment of the railway line connecting these two settlements in Rivne region. Not far from Orzhev line is divided into two, one of which leads to Klevan, and another - a secret military base, built and hidden in the woods in the days of the USSR. In order to maximize the masking of trains, trees and shrubs were planted then as close to the railroad tracks.

"Tunnel of Love" maintains its perfect arch shape thanks to a passing train on it Industrial belonging Orzhevskomu woodworking plant (JDC), located in the village Orzhev. Felled birch from all over Ukraine are delivered by truck to the plant, where they are converted to plywood panels. Finished products are loaded into large containers, which are towed locomotive to the railway node Klevan. From there they are transported along the main railway line on the West European market. The train passes through the "tunnel of love" several times a day, depending on whether transport is subject to a number of products. The tunnel begins within a few hundred meters from the plant, stretching for almost a kilometer.

This botanical phenomenon - an incredibly popular tourist attraction in Ukraine, this is a place of pilgrimage for tourists from different countries. Loving couples and newlyweds are satisfied with their romantic photo shoot. Knowing this, locomotive engineers are closely monitoring the routes. Last year, a 38-year-old tourist from Japan has been hit by a train, resulting in a broken femur neck, but it was an isolated incident.

Officially, the tunnel is not protected by anyone, but when a few years ago, plant a few trees cut down to facilitate passage of the rolling stock has risen more hype in the media, and since then, the trees no one else touches.

Orzhevsky woodworking plant in the village Orzhev.

The containers in which the products are transported to the plant.

Ways left led to a secret military base, and the way to the right - to the railway junction Klevan.