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Weinberg Tunnel: 4.8: rail: Swiss Federal Railways Altstetten–Zürich–Oerlikon cross-city line: Wipkingen Tunnel: 1.2: rail: Swiss Federal Railways Zürich–Winterthur line: extended from 0.959 km in the 1990s Zermatt–Sunnegga Tunnel: 1.545: rail: SunneggaExpress: funicular railway, entirely in tunnel Zimmerberg Base Tunnel: 9.4: rail ...
The entrance to Mont Cenis tunnel from the Italian side (Bardonecchia) There are a large number of tunnels in the Alps of Central Europe. They have the advantage of providing shorter routes and faster journey times by avoiding narrow, winding routes over mountain passes which may well be affected by winter conditions.
This category covers all tunnels in Switzerland, including road, rail and water tunnels. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tunnels in Switzerland . Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap
The Gotthard Road Tunnel is one of the three tunnels that connect the Swiss Plateau to southern Switzerland and run under the Gotthard Massif, the two other being railway tunnels, the Gotthard Tunnel (1882) and the Gotthard Base Tunnel (2016). All three tunnels bypass the Gotthard Pass, an important trade route since the 13th century.
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As of 2016, the Gotthard Base Tunnel is the longest railway tunnel in the world. It is the third Swiss tunnel to bear this title, after the Gotthard Tunnel (15 km or 9.3 mi, 1882) and the Simplon Tunnel (19.8 km or 12.3 mi, 1905). [28] It is the third tunnel built under the Gotthard, after the Gotthard Tunnel and the Gotthard Road Tunnel.
Railway tunnels in Europe by country (21 C) Road tunnels in Europe by country (20 C) A. ... Tunnels in Switzerland (4 C, 1 P) T. Tunnels in Turkey (3 C, 7 P) U.
Category: Road tunnels in Europe by country. ... Road tunnels in Switzerland (27 P) T. Road tunnels in Turkey (1 C, 57 P) U. Road tunnels in the United Kingdom (3 C, 1 P)