Simplon Tunnel
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The Simplon Tunnel is a major railway tunnel beneath the Alps connecting Switzerland and Italy, historically significant as one of the longest and most important transalpine rail routes.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Simplon Tunnel canonical | 4 |
| Simplon Tunnel I | 1 |
| Simplon Tunnel II | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Alpine tunnel
ⓘ
railway tunnel ⓘ railway tunnel ⓘ railway tunnel ⓘ |
| builder | Alfred Brandt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Railway tunnels in Italy
ⓘ
Railway tunnels in Switzerland ⓘ Tunnels under the Alps ⓘ |
| connects |
Brig
ⓘ
Domodossola ⓘ Italy ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
| constructionMethod |
compressed air drilling
ⓘ
percussion drilling ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1898 ⓘ |
| country |
Italy
ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ |
| crossesBorder |
Italian–Swiss border
ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss–Italian border
|
| electrification |
15 kV 16.7 Hz AC
ⓘ
overhead line ⓘ |
| elevation | low-level base tunnel ⓘ |
| engineer | Alfred Brandt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Simplon Tunnel
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Simplon Tunnel I
Simplon Tunnel self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Simplon Tunnel II
|
| historicalSignificance |
first long base tunnel under the Alps
ⓘ
one of the longest railway tunnels in the world at its opening ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1906 ⓘ |
| length |
about 12.3 miles
ⓘ
approximately 19.8 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alps
ⓘ
Piedmont ⓘ canton of Valais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Brig railway station
ⓘ
Domodossola railway station ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Simplon Pass ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1906-05-19 ⓘ |
| operator | Swiss Federal Railways ⓘ |
| partOf |
Simplon railway line
ⓘ
transalpine rail route ⓘ |
| passesUnder | Simplon Pass ⓘ |
| status | in use ⓘ |
| trackOwner | Swiss Federal Railways ⓘ |
| usedBy |
EuroCity trains
ⓘ
surface form:
EuroCity services
freight trains between northern Europe and Italy ⓘ international trains ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight rail traffic
ⓘ
passenger rail traffic ⓘ |
| ventilationSystem | central ventilation gallery ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Simplon Tunnel I
this entity surface form:
Simplon Tunnel II