Fréjus Rail Tunnel
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The Fréjus Rail Tunnel is a major Alpine railway tunnel linking France and Italy, playing a key role in trans-European rail transport.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fréjus Pass | 1 |
| Fréjus Rail Tunnel French portal | 1 |
| Mont Cenis Tunnel | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Alpine tunnel
ⓘ
international railway infrastructure ⓘ railway tunnel ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Fréjus Rail Tunnel
ⓘ
surface form:
Mont Cenis Tunnel
|
| belongsToCorridor |
Trans-European transport network
ⓘ
surface form:
TEN-T core network
|
| borderCrossingType | rail border crossing ⓘ |
| connects |
Bardonecchia
ⓘ
France ⓘ Italy ⓘ Modane ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1857 ⓘ |
| constructionTechnique | drilled from both ends ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country |
France
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ |
| crosses | Franco-Italian border ⓘ |
| electrification | electrified ⓘ |
| engineeringMethod | pioneering use of pneumatic drilling ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasParallelInfrastructure | Fréjus Road Tunnel ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the earliest major Alpine rail tunnels ⓘ |
| importance | key link between France and northern Italy ⓘ |
| length | about 13.7 km ⓘ |
| line | Turin–Modane railway ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Alps ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Cottian Alps ⓘ |
| locatedUnder | Col du Fréjus area ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Saint-Tropez
ⓘ
surface form:
Fréjus area
|
| opened | 1871 ⓘ |
| openedBy |
Kingdom of Italy
ⓘ
Second Empire of France ⓘ
surface form:
Second French Empire
|
| operator |
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
ⓘ
SNCF ⓘ |
| originalPurpose | improve rail connection between France and Italy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lyon–Turin rail axis
ⓘ
Trans-European transport network ⓘ
surface form:
trans-European rail network
|
| passesThrough |
Bardonecchia
ⓘ
surface form:
Bardonecchia (Italy)
Modane ⓘ
surface form:
Modane (France)
|
| region |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
ⓘ
surface form:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Piedmont ⓘ |
| role |
important passenger link between Lyon and Turin
ⓘ
major Alpine rail freight route ⓘ |
| safetyUpgrades | subject to modernization and safety works ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double track ⓘ |
| trafficType | mixed traffic ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight rail transport
ⓘ
passenger rail transport ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mont Cenis Tunnel
this entity surface form:
Fréjus Rail Tunnel French portal
this entity surface form:
Fréjus Pass