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The Tauern Railway Tunnel (German: Tauerntunnel) in Austria is the longest tunnel of the Tauern Railway crossing the main chain of the Alps. Currently, it has a length of 8.371 kilometres (5.201 mi). The highest point of the tunnel, which is also the highest point in all of the railway line, is at 1,226 metres (4,022 ft) above sea level.
The Tauern Road Tunnel is located on the Tauern Autobahn (A10) in the Austrian federal state of Salzburg. The use is subject to a toll . With a length of 6,546 m (21,476 ft) (3.07 miles), the tunnel ranks as one of the longest frequently-travelled road tunnels in Austria.
The Tauern Railway (German: Tauernbahn) is an Austrian railway line between Schwarzach-Sankt Veit in the state of Salzburg and Spittal an der Drau in Carinthia. It is part of one of the most important north–south trunk routes ( Magistrale ) in Europe and also carries tourist traffic for the Gastein Valley.
Amberg Tunnel; Arlbergtunnel (railway) Arlbergtunnel (road) Bosruck Tunnel; Felbertauern Tunnel; Ganzstein Tunnel; Gleinalm Tunnel; Pfänder Tunnel; Karawanken Tunnel (Karavankentunnel) Katschberg Road Tunnel; Koralm Tunnel; Plabutsch Tunnel; Schmitten Tunnel, Zell am See. Sigmundstor, Salzburg; Tauern Road Tunnel; Tauern Railway Tunnel
The best-known mountain pass road of the High Tauern is the scenic Grossglockner High Alpine Road inaugurated in 1935, including a tunnel at an elevation of 2,505 metres (8,219 ft) under the Hochtor Pass (2,573 metres (8,442 ft)).
Finse Tunnel: 1,237 m (4,058 ft) 1,435 mm: No Rail crossing Highest railway in Scandinavia Nyon–St-Cergue–La Cure: Switzerland Jura Mountains: Col de la Givrine: 1,228 m (4,029 ft) 6% 1,000 mm: No Dead-end rail Highest railway in the Jura Mountains Tauern: Austria Alps: Tauern Tunnel: 1,226 m (4,022 ft) 3% 1,435 mm: No Rail crossing Sagunto ...
The tunnel, which will be 18 kilometers (11.1 miles) long, is one of Europe’s largest infrastructure projects, with a construction budget of over 7 billion euros ($7.1 billion).
The Tauern Railway passes under the mountains through the Tauern Tunnel between the Mallnitz Tauern and the High Tauern. This is the only north-south railway link between the Brenner Pass in the west and the Schober Pass in the east.