Method and device for safe emergency lighting of tunnels

The method involves monitoring the emergency lighting (3,4) in a tunnel with a controller of a tunnel safety lighting system consisting of a tunnel monitoring center (1) and emergency lighting equipment (2), which can operate autonomously at least for a time and that is connected via a communications line to a remote actuation system, detecting possible faults, securely recording them and initiating correction. An independent claim is also included for the following: (a) an arrangement for safe emergency tunnel lighting.