Ceneri Base Tunnel
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The Ceneri Base Tunnel is a major Swiss railway tunnel through the Ceneri massif that forms a key part of the New Railway Link through the Alps, improving north–south transit between central Switzerland and the canton of Ticino.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway tunnel ⓘ |
| breakthroughDate | 2016 ⓘ |
| builtBy | AlpTransit Gotthard AG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Camorino
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vezia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | drill and blast ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2006 ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| crosses | Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electrification | 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ |
| endPoint | Vezia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ETCSLevel | Level 2 ⓘ |
| fundedBy | Swiss Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasSafetyFeature |
cross-passages between tubes
ⓘ
emergency stops ⓘ ventilation system ⓘ |
| improves |
capacity on Gotthard rail corridor
ⓘ
travel times between northern and southern Switzerland ⓘ |
| isBelow | Monte Ceneri Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfRegion | Italian ⓘ |
| length | approximately 15.4 kilometres ⓘ |
| lineUsedBy | Gotthard axis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canton of Ticino
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ceneri massif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumDesignSpeed | 250 km/h ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Bellinzona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lugano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfTubes | 2 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2020-09-04 ⓘ |
| operator | Swiss Federal Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Swiss Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
NRLA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Railway Link through the Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCorridor | Rhine–Alpine freight corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
freight rail transport
ⓘ
passenger rail transport ⓘ |
| reducesTravelTimeBetween |
Bellinzona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lugano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaces | older Monte Ceneri summit line for most traffic ⓘ |
| role | key part of north–south transit between central Switzerland and Ticino ⓘ |
| startOfRegularService | 2020-12-13 ⓘ |
| startPoint | Camorino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| system | European Train Control System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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