Furka Base Tunnel
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The Furka Base Tunnel is a long railway tunnel in the Swiss Alps that provides an all-weather, low-level route beneath the Furka Pass, improving connectivity and reliability on the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn line.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Furka Base Tunnel canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
base tunnel
ⓘ
railway tunnel ⓘ |
| altitudeCharacteristic | low-level route compared to Furka summit line ⓘ |
| connects |
Oberwald
ⓘ
Realp ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | drill and blast ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1973 ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| crosses | Alpine watershed between Rhine and Rhone basins ⓘ |
| electrification | 11 kV 16.7 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ |
| gauge | metre gauge ⓘ |
| hasPortal |
Oberwald
ⓘ
surface form:
Oberwald portal
Realp ⓘ
surface form:
Realp portal
|
| hasTraffic |
car shuttle trains
ⓘ
freight trains ⓘ passenger trains ⓘ |
| improves | reliability of east–west rail connection in Upper Valais and Uri ⓘ |
| length | approximately 15.4 kilometres ⓘ |
| lineOwnerChange | became part of Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn in 2003 merger ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Swiss Alps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
canton of Uri NERFINISHED ⓘ canton of Valais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Oberwald railway station
ⓘ
Realp railway station ⓘ |
| locatedOn | route between Andermatt and Brig ⓘ |
| opened | 1982 ⓘ |
| operator | Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn ⓘ |
| owner | Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn ⓘ |
| partOf |
Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
ⓘ
surface form:
Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn network
transalpine rail corridor in central Switzerland ⓘ |
| passesUnder | Furka Pass ⓘ |
| previousOwner |
Furka–Oberalp line
ⓘ
surface form:
Furka–Oberalp Bahn
|
| purpose | all-weather rail route under Furka Pass ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Furka–Oberalp line ⓘ |
| reduced | vulnerability to winter closures compared to summit route ⓘ |
| replaced | Furka Summit line as year-round route ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
equipped with emergency exits
ⓘ
equipped with ventilation system ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | single track ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.