Simplon Tunnel - Wikipedia
WebThe Simplon Tunnel (Simplontunnel, Traforo del Sempione or Galleria del Sempione) is a railway tunnel on the Simplon railway that connects Brig, Switzerland and Domodossola, Italy, through the Alps, providing a shortcut under the Simplon Pass route.
Simplon Tunnel | Description, History, Construction, & Facts
WebSimplon Tunnel, railway tunnel from Iselle, Italy, to Brig, Switzerland, one of the longest railway tunnels in the world and one of history’s great engineering feats. Running about 20 km (12.5 miles) long, it was the largest of the great Alpine tunnels when it …
The Simplon Tunnel - Railway Wonders of the World
WebTHE NORTH PORTAL of the Simplon as seen after the completion of the second tunnel in 1921. The double tunnel, the longest in the world - 12 miles 668 yards in length - was begun in 1898. The first tunnel was opened in 1906. The second tunnel is parallel with the first, and the axes of the bores are some 55 feet apart.
Simplon Railway Tunnel - From Domodossola to Brig | VisitOssola
WebOne of the most extraordinary engineering works ever created has brought the Ossola Valley worldwide renown for decades: the Simplon Railway Tunnel, that still connects Domodossola (the entrance is in the village of Iselle, in the municipality of Trasquera) to Brig, in the Canton of Valais.
The Simplon Tunnel Dedicated | History Today
WebWiki Commons. The Simplon Tunnel under the Swiss Alps, at 19.8 kilometres (12.3 miles) for years the longest railway tunnel in the world, was a tremendous feat of engineering in almost impossibly difficult conditions, achieved with remarkably few casualties. It was planned by Alfred Brandt of the Hamburg firm of Brandt & Brandau, an experienced ...
Rail route of the month: a dramatic ‘back door’ into Switzerland ...
WebTue 16 Jan 2024 02.00 EST. F requent Eurocity trains dash north from Milan via the Simplon Tunnel to Switzerland. On the way to the tunnel, those express trains speed by Lake Maggiore,...
The Simplon Tunnel opens – archive, February 1905
WebFeb 19, 2020 · World's longest rail tunnel to open in Switzerland under Alps. Read more. The Simplon Tunnel opened. 26 January 1906. Ordinary passenger service through the Simplon Tunnel was started...
The second tunnel | Alptransit Portal
WebOperations. Eight years in the construction, the single-track Simplon Tunnel opens in 1906; it is Switzerland's second Alpine rail line after the Gotthard. Almost twenty kilometres in length, it is also the world's longest rail tunnel at the time. Now, western Switzerland is linked to a transit route to the south.
Simplon Railway - Wikipedia
WebThe Simplon Railway is a line that links Lausanne in Switzerland and Domodossola in Italy, via Brig. The 20 km (12 mi)-long Simplon Tunnel (opened in 1906) is a major part of it. The line between Lausanne and Vallorbe is sometimes considered to form part of the line, making it 233 km (145 mi) long.
Simplon Tunnel - Musei Civici Gian Giacomo Galletti - Palazzo …
WebA nearly 20 km long tunnel that connects Switzerland to Italy, from Briga to Iselle. This is the Simplon Tunnel, inaugurated by King Vittorio Emanuele III and Swiss President Ludwig Forrer on May 19, 1906. The construction began in 1898 and was completed in 1905. Around 3000 miners participated in the realization of the Simplon Tunnel.
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