Fréjus Rail Tunnel

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The Fréjus Rail Tunnel is a rail tunnel of 13.7 km (8.5 mi) length in the European Alps, carrying the Turin–Modane railway through Mont Cenis to an end-on connection with the Culoz–Modane railway and linking Bardonecchia in Italy to Modane in France. Its mean altitude is 1,123 metres (3,684 ft) and it passes beneath the Pointe du Fréjus and the Col du Fréjus.

1871 

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Frejus Rail Tunnel; Fréjus; Mont Cenis Tunnel
international tunnel, railway tunnel, France–Italy border, Italy, France, 
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Location: 45.1408, 6.689, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • rocher et grotte des Balmes ⓘ
    cave in France
  • Ancienne entrée du tunnel ferroviaire du Fréjus, coté français ⓘ
  • Fréjus Road Tunnel ⓘ
    motorway tunnel between France and Italy
  • Mont d'Ambin base tunnel ⓘ
    rail tunnel connecting Italy and France
  • Saint-Julien-Mont-Denis Tunnel ⓘ
    Railroad (railway) tunnel in Saint-Julien-Mont-Denis, Savoie (73), Rhône-Alpes, France: Saint-Julien-Mont-Denis, Savoie (73), Rhône-Alpes, France
  • tunnel de la Brèche ⓘ
  • tunnel des Sorderettes ⓘ
  • Tunnel du Galibier ⓘ
  • Fréjus Rail Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel
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1871 Fréjus Rail Tunnel
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A late 19th-century pneumatic rock-drilling machine, invented by Germain Sommeiller and used to drill the first large tunnels through the Alps.A late 19th-century pneumatic rock-drilling machine, invented by Germain Sommeiller and used to drill the first large tunnels through the Alps.
Commune de Modane. Torrent de Charmaix. Tunnel de Fréjus. Entrée de l`ancienne galerie n° 2 abandonnée. - Rochebrune - btv1b10687602cCommune de Modane. Torrent de Charmaix. Tunnel de Fréjus. Entrée de l'ancienne galerie n° 2 abandonnée. - Rochebrune - btv1b10687602c
Frejus tunnel spaceFrejus tunnel space
Eisenbahn-tunnel-mont-cenis-1871Eisenbahn-tunnel-mont-cenis-1871
Eisenbahn-tunnel-mont-cenis-1871Eisenbahn-tunnel-mont-cenis-1871
Tunnelverzweigung Mont-Cenis (Zeichnung 1871)Tunnelverzweigung Mont-Cenis (Zeichnung 1871)
Tunnelverzweigung Mont-Cenis (Zeichnung 1871)Tunnelverzweigung Mont-Cenis (Zeichnung 1871)
Portal Richtungstunnel Mont-Cenis-Eisenbahntunnel 1871 (Foto vor 1920)Portal Richtungstunnel Mont-Cenis-Eisenbahntunnel 1871 (Foto vor 1920)
Portal Mont-Cenis-Eisenbahntunnel 1881 (Foto um 1922)Portal Mont-Cenis-Eisenbahntunnel 1881 (Foto um 1922)
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    sitecaverocher et grotte des Balmesrock, caveWikidata
    sitetunnelAncienne entrée du tunnel ferroviaire du Fréjus, coté françaistunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelFréjus Road Tunnelinternational tunnel, toll tunnel, road tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelMont d'Ambin base tunnelbase tunnel, Tunnel Euralpin Lyon Turin, high-speed railway tunnel, proposed tunnel, international tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelSaint-Julien-Mont-Denis Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunneltunnel de la Brècherailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunneltunnel des Sorderettesroad tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelTunnel du Galibierroad tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnel1871Fréjus Rail Tunnelinternational tunnel, railway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnel2000Orelle galleryroad tunnelWikidata
    commonsimageFrejus tunnel space Commons
    commonsimageA late 19th-century pneumatic rock-drilling machine, invented by Germain Sommeiller and used to drill the first large tunnels through the Alps. Commons
    commonsimageCommune de Modane. Torrent de Charmaix. Tunnel de Fréjus. Entrée de l'ancienne galerie n° 2 abandonnée. - Rochebrune - btv1b10687602c Commons
    commonsimageFrejus tunnel space Commons
    commonsimageEisenbahn-tunnel-mont-cenis-1871 Commons
    commonsimageEisenbahn-tunnel-mont-cenis-1871 Commons
    commonsimageTunnelverzweigung Mont-Cenis (Zeichnung 1871) Commons
    commonsimageTunnelverzweigung Mont-Cenis (Zeichnung 1871) Commons
    commonsimagePortal Richtungstunnel Mont-Cenis-Eisenbahntunnel 1871 (Foto vor 1920) Commons
    commonsimagePortal Mont-Cenis-Eisenbahntunnel 1881 (Foto um 1922) Commons
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