Table of turn tunnels
Encyclopedia
Lists of spiral (helicoidal) tunnels
and tunnels on a curved alignment on railway lines worldwide.
A part of a line is bracketed , if it is located in a country other than that mentioned in the specific table:
Example: :(Lausanne – Montreux – Sierre – Visp – Brig – ) → Switzerland
Spiral (railway)
A spiral is a technique employed by railways to ascend steep hills.A railway spiral rises on a steady curve until it has completed a loop, passing over itself as it gains height, allowing the railway to gain vertical elevation in a relatively short horizontal distance...
and tunnels on a curved alignment on railway lines worldwide.
A part of a line is bracketed , if it is located in a country other than that mentioned in the specific table:
Example: :(Lausanne – Montreux – Sierre – Visp – Brig – ) → Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
South Africa
| Line | Location | Tunnel Name | Kind of Tunnel | Length in m | Gradient in ‰ | Kind of Operation | Gauge in mm | Railway Company | Remarks |
| Van Reenen | Spiral | 1,067 | South African Railways | 28.367°N 29.43049°W |
United States
| Line | Location | Tunnel Name | Kind of Tunnel | Length in m | Gradient in ‰ | Kind of Operation | Gauge in mm | Railway Company | Remarks |
| Stevens Pass Stevens Pass Stevens Pass is a mountain pass through the Cascade Mountains located at the border of King County and Chelan County in Washington, United States.... |
Martin Creek Martin Creek Martin Creek, known locally as Dennis Martin Creek, is a north by northeastward-flowing stream originating just east of Skyline Boulevard in the Santa Cruz Mountains, near the community of Skylonda in San Mateo County, California, United States. It flows through the town of Woodside before... |
Spiral | about 300 | 2.2 | 1,435 | Great Northern Railway | Built by 1883, Retired in 1929 by the opening of the new Cascade Tunnel Cascade Tunnel The Cascade Tunnel refers to two tunnels at Stevens Pass through the Cascade Mountains, approximately to the east of Everett, Washington. The first Cascade Tunnel was a 2.63-mile long single track railroad, built by the Great Northern Railway in 1900 to avoid problems caused by heavy winter... . 47.723822°N 121.200340°W |
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Canada
| Line | Location | Tunnel Name | Kind of Tunnel | Length in m | Gradient in ‰ | Kind of Operation | Gauge in mm | Railway Company | Remarks |
| Kicking Horse Pass Kicking Horse Pass Kicking Horse Pass is a high mountain pass across the Continental Divide of the Americas of the Canadian Rockies on the Alberta/British Columbia border, and lying within Yoho and Banff National Parks... |
Big Hill Big Hill The Big Hill on the Canadian Pacific Railway main line in British Columbia, Canada, was the most difficult piece of railway track on the Canadian Pacific Railway's route. It was situated in the rugged Canadian Rockies west of the Continental Divide and Kicking Horse Pass... |
Spiral | two of 900 | 22 | Adhesion | 1,435 | Canadian Pacific |
Croatia
| Line | Location | Tunnel Name | Kind of Tunnel | Length in m | Gradient in ‰ | Kind of Operation | Gauge in mm | Railway Company | Remarks |
| Zagreb Zagreb Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city... - Rijeka Rijeka Rijeka is the principal seaport and the third largest city in Croatia . It is located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and has a population of 128,735 inhabitants... |
Rijeka Rijeka Rijeka is the principal seaport and the third largest city in Croatia . It is located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and has a population of 128,735 inhabitants... |
Brajdica | Spiral | 1,873 | 21 | Adhesion | 1,435 | HŽ Croatian Railways Croatian Railways is the national railway company of Croatia. It was formed after the dissolution of Yugoslavia and Yugoslav Railways.Croatia is a member of the International Union of Railways . The UIC Country Code for Croatia is 78.-Railway network:... |
Nearly a 360° loop entirely in tunnel. |
France
| Line | Location | Tunnel Name | Kind of Tunnel | Length in m | Gradient in ‰ | Kind of Operation | Gauge in mm | Railway Company | Remarks |
| Nice Nice Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of... - Tende Tende Tende is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Geography:Tende is located within Mercantour National Park in the French Alps. The mountainous commune is bordered by Italy to the north, with the boundary determined by the watershed line between the two countries... |
Tunnel de Berghe | Turn | 1,884 | Adhesion | 1,435 | SNCF SNCF The SNCF , is France's national state-owned railway company. SNCF operates the country's national rail services, including the TGV, France's high-speed rail network... |
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| Nice Nice Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of... - Tende Tende Tende is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Geography:Tende is located within Mercantour National Park in the French Alps. The mountainous commune is bordered by Italy to the north, with the boundary determined by the watershed line between the two countries... |
Tunnel de Rioro | Spiral | 1,828 | Adhesion | 1,435 | SNCF SNCF The SNCF , is France's national state-owned railway company. SNCF operates the country's national rail services, including the TGV, France's high-speed rail network... |
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| Nice Nice Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of... - Tende Tende Tende is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Geography:Tende is located within Mercantour National Park in the French Alps. The mountainous commune is bordered by Italy to the north, with the boundary determined by the watershed line between the two countries... |
Tunnels des gorges du Paganin | Spiral | 1,702 | Adhesion | 1,435 | SNCF SNCF The SNCF , is France's national state-owned railway company. SNCF operates the country's national rail services, including the TGV, France's high-speed rail network... |
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| Nice Nice Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of... - Tende Tende Tende is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Geography:Tende is located within Mercantour National Park in the French Alps. The mountainous commune is bordered by Italy to the north, with the boundary determined by the watershed line between the two countries... |
Tunnels de Bosseglia | Turn | 1,583 | Adhesion | 1,435 | SNCF SNCF The SNCF , is France's national state-owned railway company. SNCF operates the country's national rail services, including the TGV, France's high-speed rail network... |
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| Nice Nice Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of... - Tende Tende Tende is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Geography:Tende is located within Mercantour National Park in the French Alps. The mountainous commune is bordered by Italy to the north, with the boundary determined by the watershed line between the two countries... |
Galleria elicoidale di Vernante | Spiral | 1,502 | Adhesion | 1,435 | SNCF SNCF The SNCF , is France's national state-owned railway company. SNCF operates the country's national rail services, including the TGV, France's high-speed rail network... |
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| Nice Nice Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of... - Tende Tende Tende is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Geography:Tende is located within Mercantour National Park in the French Alps. The mountainous commune is bordered by Italy to the north, with the boundary determined by the watershed line between the two countries... |
Tunnel Cagnolina | Spiral | 1,468 | Adhesion | 1,435 | SNCF SNCF The SNCF , is France's national state-owned railway company. SNCF operates the country's national rail services, including the TGV, France's high-speed rail network... |
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| Nice Nice Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of... - Tende Tende Tende is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Geography:Tende is located within Mercantour National Park in the French Alps. The mountainous commune is bordered by Italy to the north, with the boundary determined by the watershed line between the two countries... |
Tunnel Branego | Turn | 1,273 | Adhesion | 1,435 | SNCF SNCF The SNCF , is France's national state-owned railway company. SNCF operates the country's national rail services, including the TGV, France's high-speed rail network... |
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| Nice Nice Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of... - Tende Tende Tende is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Geography:Tende is located within Mercantour National Park in the French Alps. The mountainous commune is bordered by Italy to the north, with the boundary determined by the watershed line between the two countries... |
Tunnel de Porcarezzo | Turn | 1,250 | Adhesion | 1,435 | SNCF SNCF The SNCF , is France's national state-owned railway company. SNCF operates the country's national rail services, including the TGV, France's high-speed rail network... |
Germany
| Line | Location | Tunnel Name | Kind of Tunnel | Length in m | Gradient in ‰ | Kind of Operation | Gauge in mm | Railway Company | Remarks |
| Offenburg - Singen | Niederwasser Tunnel | Curved alignment | 558 | 17-19 | Adhesion | 1,435 | DB Deutsche Bahn Deutsche Bahn AG is the German national railway company, a private joint stock company . Headquartered in Berlin, it came into existence in 1994 as the successor to the former state railways of Germany, the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany and the Deutsche Reichsbahn of East Germany... |
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| Offenburg - Singen | Triberg | Grosser Triberg Tunnel | Curved alignment | 835 | 17-19 | Adhesion | 1,435 | DB Deutsche Bahn Deutsche Bahn AG is the German national railway company, a private joint stock company . Headquartered in Berlin, it came into existence in 1994 as the successor to the former state railways of Germany, the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany and the Deutsche Reichsbahn of East Germany... |
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| Wutach Valley Railway | Grosser Stockhalde Tunnel | Spiral | 1,700 | Adhesion | 1,435 | DB Deutsche Bahn Deutsche Bahn AG is the German national railway company, a private joint stock company . Headquartered in Berlin, it came into existence in 1994 as the successor to the former state railways of Germany, the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany and the Deutsche Reichsbahn of East Germany... |
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| Wutach Valley Railway | Kehrtunnel im Weiler | Curved alignment | 1,205 | Adhesion | 1,435 | DB Deutsche Bahn Deutsche Bahn AG is the German national railway company, a private joint stock company . Headquartered in Berlin, it came into existence in 1994 as the successor to the former state railways of Germany, the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany and the Deutsche Reichsbahn of East Germany... |
Italy
| Line | Location | Tunnel Name | Kind of Tunnel | Length in m | Gradient in ‰ | Kind of Operation | Gauge in mm | Railway Company | Remarks |
| (Lausanne Lausanne Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west... – Montreux Montreux Montreux is a municipality in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.It is located on Lake Geneva at the foot of the Alps and has a population, , of and nearly 90,000 in the agglomeration.- History :... – Sierre Sierre Sierre is the capital of the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a population of 14,355.It is situated on the French–German language border of the canton of Wallis... – Visp Visp Visp is the capital of the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.-Geography:Visp has an area, , of . Of this area, 17.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 59.7% is forested... – Brig Brig, Switzerland Brig, officially Brig-Glis is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.The current municipality was formed in 1972 through the merger of Brig , Brigerbad and Glis.-History:... – ) Iselle Iselle di Trasquera railway station Iselle di Trasquera railway station serves the village of Iselle and comune of Trasquera, in the region of Piedmont, northwestern Italy. Opened in 1906, the station is at the southern portal of the Simplon tunnel, on the Brig–Domodossola railway, between Brig, Switzerland and Domodossola, Italy... – Domodossola Domodossola Domodossola is a city and comune in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in the region of Piedmont, northern Italy... |
Iselle, Varzo | Trasquera | Spiral | 1,712 | 22 | Adhesion | 1,435 | SBB | Simplon Line Simplon Tunnel The Simplon Tunnel is an Alpine railway tunnel that connects the Swiss town of Brig with Domodossola in Italy, though its relatively straight trajectory does not run under Simplon Pass itself. It actually consists of two single-track tunnels built nearly 20 years apart... |
| (Lausanne – Montreux – Sierre – Visp – Brig – ) Iselle – Domodossola | Iselle, Varzo | Varzo | Spiral | 2,968 | 22 | Adhesion | 1,435 | SBB | Simplon Line (probably the longest curved alignment tunnel in the world) |
| (Locarno Locarno Locarno is the capital of the Locarno district, located on the northern tip of Lake Maggiore in the Swiss canton of Ticino, close to Ascona at the foot of the Alps. It has a population of about 15,000... – Intragna Intragna TI Intragna was a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 October 2009 the municipalities of Borgnone, Intragna and Palagnedra merged into the municipality of Centovalli.... – ) Camedo Borgnone Borgnone was a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 October 2009 the municipalities of Borgnone, Intragna and Palagnedra merged into the municipality of Centovalli.-History:... – Domodossola |
Trontano Trontano Trontano is a comune in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 120 km northeast of Turin and about 25 km northwest of Verbania... |
Pelcetino | Loop/Curved alignment | 196 | 60 | Adhesion | 1,000 | (FART), SSIF | |
| (Metropolitana di Napoli Metropolitana di Napoli Metropolitana di Napoli is the metro system serving the city of Naples, Italy. The system includes three underground rapid transit lines and commuter railways , with planned upgrading and expansion work underway... ) Line 1 |
Napoli Naples Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples... |
Spiral | 55 | Adhesion | 1,435 | Metronapoli Metropolitana di Napoli Metropolitana di Napoli is the metro system serving the city of Naples, Italy. The system includes three underground rapid transit lines and commuter railways , with planned upgrading and expansion work underway... |
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| Ferrovia Nulvi-Tempio-Palau (Italian) | Nulvi Nulvi Nulvi is a comune in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 180 km north of Cagliari and about 20 km northeast of Sassari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,983 and an area of 67.7 km².Nulvi borders the following municipalities:... – Tempio – Palau (Sardinia Sardinia Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],... ) |
Galleria elicoidale di Bortigiadas | Curved alignment | Adhesion | 950 | Trenino Verde | Tourist service only | ||
| Torino - San Giuseppe di Cairo Cairo Montenotte Cairo Montenotte is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 50 km west of Genoa and about 20 km northwest of Savona... - Savona Savona Savona is a seaport and comune in the northern Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea.... |
Savona Savona Savona is a seaport and comune in the northern Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea.... |
Santuario | Curved alignment | 2063 | 30~ | Adhesion | 1,435 | FS | makes a complete loop with some open air sections and other two shorter tunnels |
| Cuneo Cuneo Cuneo is a city and comune in Piedmont, Northern Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the third largest of Italy’s provinces by area... - Breil-sur-Roya (France) - Ventimiglia/Nice |
Cuneo Cuneo Cuneo is a city and comune in Piedmont, Northern Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the third largest of Italy’s provinces by area... - Breil-sur-Roya Breil-sur-Roya Breil-sur-Roya is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-Transportation:... |
Unknown | Spiral/Curved alignment | Adhesion | 1,435 | FS | Four separate spirals plus several further curved alignments. Originally 3-phase electrified. | ||
| Roccasecca - Avezzano Avezzano Avezzano is a town and comune in the Abruzzo region, province of L'Aquila. It is the main commercial, industrial and agricultural centre of the Marsica area, with high-tech industries such as a Micron Technology semi-conductor plant, and a large Telespazio satellite farm.-History:There are two... |
Capistrello Capistrello Capistrello is a comune and town in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy.... |
Capistrello-La Giorgia | S-shaped | 2750 | ? | Adhesion | 1,435 | FS |
Switzerland
The turn tunnels in the following table are sorted from West to East according the location of the start point of the line.| Line | Location | Tunnel Name | Kind of Tunnel | Length in m | Gradient in ‰ | Kind of Operation | Gauge in mm | Railway Company | Remarks |
| Bex Bex Bex is a municipality in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle. It is a few miles south of its sister town municipality of Aigle.-The Bex Salt Mine:Bex is the site of a famous salt mine.... – Bretaye |
Fontannaz-Seulaz | Fontannaz-Seulaz | Loop/Curved alignment | 182 | 195 | Rack | 1,000 | TPC (BVB) | |
| Martigny – Châtelard( – Vallorcine Vallorcine Vallorcine is a municipality in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes State in south-eastern France.-Geography:Located at the foot of the Mont Blanc Vallorcine is a tiny and so far unspoilt little ski village located within the Chamonix Valley and forming part of the Domaine de Balme ski... – Chamonix Chamonix Chamonix-Mont-Blanc or, more commonly, Chamonix is a commune in the Haute-Savoie département in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It was the site of the 1924 Winter Olympics, the first Winter Olympics... ) |
Salvan Salvan Salvan can refer to:* Salvan, Switzerland, a municipality of the canton of Valais* Salvan, a planet in Isaac Asimov's Foundation Series... |
Charbons | Loop/Curved alignment | 419 | 200 | Rack | 1,000 | MC | |
| Zermatt Zermatt Zermatt is a municipality in the district of Visp in the German-speaking section of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a population of about 5,800 inhabitants.... – Gornergrat Gornergrat The Gornergrat is a ridge of the Pennine Alps, Switzerland, overlooking the Gorner Glacier to the south. It can be reached by the Gornergratbahn rack railway from Zermatt... |
Riffelalp | Landtunnel | Loop/Curved alignment | align="right" | 174 |
200 | Rack | 1,000 | GGB Gornergratbahn The Gornergratbahn is a nine-kilometre metre-gauge mountain rack railway, with Abt rack system. It leads from Zermatt, Switzerland , up to the Gornergrat... |
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| Montreux Montreux Montreux is a municipality in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.It is located on Lake Geneva at the foot of the Alps and has a population, , of and nearly 90,000 in the agglomeration.- History :... – Zweisimmen Zweisimmen Zweisimmen is a municipality in the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Zweisimmen has an area of . Of this area, 56.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.9% is forested... |
Montreux | Montreux | Loop/Curved alignment | 184 | 65 | Adhesion | 1,000 | MOB Montreux-Oberland Bernois The Montreux-Oberland Bernois railway , is a railway operating in southwest Switzerland, one of the oldest electric railways in the country; its main line, in length, built to gauge, connects Montreux, Gstaad and Zweisimmen where passengers can transfer to a branch of the standard gauge... |
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| Montreux – Zweisimmen | Chamby | Chamby | Loop/Curved alignment | 314 | 67 | Adhesion | 1,000 | MOB | |
| Aigle Aigle Aigle is the capital of the district of Aigle in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The town has a population of 8,100 people.The name of this municipality in French means eagle.-Geography:... – Leysin-Grand Hotel Leysin Leysin is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle.-History:Leysin is first mentioned around 1231-32 as Leissins. In 1352 it was mentioned as Leisins.-Geography:... |
Leysin-Feydey | Leysin | Loop/Curved alignment | 233 | 223 | Rack | 1,000 | TPC (AL) Transports Publics du Chablais In the interests of the communities in the Chablais region, at the eastern end of Lake Geneva, it was decided in 1999, to bring together passenger transport companies, to co-ordinate and develop services and investment in transport in the area... |
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| Aigle – Les Diablerets Ormont-Dessus Ormont-Dessus is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle.-History:Ormont-Dessus is first mentioned in 1200 as Ormont. The German name of Ormund is no longer used.-Geography:... |
Aigle | Grand-Hôtel | Loop/Curved alignment | 119 | 60 | Adhesion | 1,000 | TPC (ASD) Transports Publics du Chablais In the interests of the communities in the Chablais region, at the eastern end of Lake Geneva, it was decided in 1999, to bring together passenger transport companies, to co-ordinate and develop services and investment in transport in the area... |
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| Montreux Montreux Montreux is a municipality in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.It is located on Lake Geneva at the foot of the Alps and has a population, , of and nearly 90,000 in the agglomeration.- History :... – Rochers de Naye Rochers de Naye Rochers de Naye is a mountain above Montreux, from where the Chemin de fer Montreux-Glion-Rochers-de-Naye leads to its peak.In addition, it is also possible to access the summit by driving to Col de Jaman and then making the 2-3 hr hike to the peak.... |
Glion | Valmont | Loop/Curved alignment | 385 | 130 | Rack | 800 | MVR (MTGN) Transports Montreux-Vevey-Riviera (MVR) The Transports Montreux-Vevey-Riviera was a coming together, in 2001, of two small railway companies and two funicular companies in the Montreux / Vevey area of Switzerland. Some of these companies were, themselves, formed of amalgamations which had taken place over the years... |
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| Montreux – Rochers de Naye | Caux Caux, Switzerland Caux is a small village in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It looks out over Lake Geneva from an altitude of 1000 meters.The former Caux-Palace Hotel in the village is the home of Initiatives of Change's conference centre, which can accommodate up to 450 people... |
Tremblex | Loop/Curved alignment | 144 | 220 | Rack | 800 | MVR (MTGN) | |
| Montreux – Rochers de Naye | Dent de Jaman | Jaman | Loop/Curved alignment | 77 | 220 | Rack | 800 | MVR (MTGN) | |
| Vevey Vevey Vevey is a town in Switzerland in the canton Vaud, on the north shore of Lake Geneva, near Lausanne.It was the seat of the district of the same name until 2006, and is now part of the Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District... – Les Pléiades |
Vevey | Gilamont | Loop/Curved alignment | 84 | 50 | Adhesion | 1,000 | MVR (CEV) | |
| Brig Brig, Switzerland Brig, officially Brig-Glis is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.The current municipality was formed in 1972 through the merger of Brig , Brigerbad and Glis.-History:... – Spiez Spiez Spiez is a city in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Spiez has an area of . Of this area, 38.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 29.1% is forested... |
Kandergrund Kandergrund Kandergrund is a municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-History:The area may have been lightly inhabited during the Bronze age, however the earliest documented settlement was around the Castle Felsenburg... |
– | Loop/Curved alignment | 1,655 | 27 | Adhesion | 1,435 | BLS | Lötschbergbahn |
| Zermatt – Visp Visp Visp is the capital of the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.-Geography:Visp has an area, , of . Of this area, 17.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 59.7% is forested... – Brig – Andermatt Andermatt Andermatt is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.With Realp and Hospental, it is located in the Urseren valley, south of Altdorf.-Geography:... – Disentis |
Grengiols Grengiols Grengiols is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.-History:Grengiols is first mentioned in 1052 as Graneirolis. In 1228 it was mentioned as Griniruel and in 1297 as Graniols. The name probably comes from the Latin word graneirolas meaning a small... |
Grengiols I | Spiral | 502 | 96 | Rack | 1,000 | MGB | Glacier-Express Glacier Express The Glacier Express is an express train connecting railway stations of the two major mountain resorts of St. Moritz and Zermatt in the Swiss Alps. The train is operated jointly by the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn and Rhaetian Railway... |
| Zermatt – Visp – Brig – Andermatt – Disentis | Andermatt | Butzen | Loop/Curved alignment | 169 | 110 | Rack | 1,000 | MGB | Glacier-Express |
| Zermatt – Visp – Brig – Andermatt – Disentis | Andermatt | Biel | Loop/Curved alignment | 279 | 110 | Rack | 1,000 | Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn | Glacier-Express |
| Zermatt – Visp – Brig – Andermatt – Disentis | Andermatt | Rufenen | Loop/Curved alignment | 255 | 110 | Rack | 1,000 | Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn | Glacier-Express |
| Kleine Scheidegg Kleine Scheidegg The Kleine Scheidegg is a high mountain pass below and between the Eiger and Lauberhorn peaks in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. It connects Grindelwald with Lauterbrunnen. The name means "minor watershed", even though it is actually higher than the neighbouring Grosse Scheidegg... – Jungfraujoch Jungfraujoch The Jungfraujoch is a col or saddle between the Mönch and the Jungfrau in the Bernese Alps on the boundary between the cantons of Bern and Valais, inside the Jungfrau-Aletsch Protected Area.... |
Eiger Eiger The Eiger is a mountain in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. It is the easternmost peak of a ridge crest that extends across the Mönch to the Jungfrau at 4,158 m... , Mönch Mönch The Mönch is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, in Switzerland. Together with the Eiger and the Jungfrau it forms a highly recognisable group of mountains visible from far away.... |
Jungfrau | Loop/Curved alignment | 7,122 | 250 | Rack | 1,000 | JB Jungfraubahn The Jungfraubahn is an gauge rack railway electrified at 3-phase 1,125 volts 50 Hertz, which runs 9 kilometres from Kleine Scheidegg to the highest railway station in Europe at Jungfraujoch... |
The curved alignment is only part of the tunnel. |
| Grindelwald Grindelwald Grindelwald is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The village is located at above sea level in the Bernese Alps.-Winter sports:... – Kleine Scheidegg – Lauterbrunnen Lauterbrunnen Lauterbrunnen is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.The municipality lies in the Lauterbrunnen Valley and comprises the villages Lauterbrunnen, Wengen, Mürren, Gimmelwald, Stechelberg and Isenfluh... |
Wengen Wengen Wengen may refer to:*Wengen, a village and winter resort in Switzerland*La Val, a commune in South Tyrol, Italy with the German name "Wengen"*in Germany:**Wengen , a village in the municipality of Nennslingen in Mittelfranken... |
– | Loop/Curved alignment | 248 | 180 | Rack | 800 | WAB Wengernalpbahn Wengernalpbahn is a 19.091 km long, gauge rack railway line in Switzerland, which runs from Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald to Kleine Scheidegg, making it the world's longest continuous rack and pinion railway.... |
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| Wilderswil Wilderswil Wilderswil is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.It is situated at the southern border of the Bödeli watershed, where the Saxetenbach joins the Lütschine, south of Interlaken. The village is situated at the foot of the mountains... – Schynige Platte Schynige Platte The Schynige Platte is a Swiss mountain region near Wilderswil where the Schynige Platte Railway ends .In good weather conditions the summit offers spectacular views to many surrounding mountains, including Jungfrau, Eiger, Silberhorn and others, as well as Thunersee and Brienzersee... |
Rotenegg | Loop/Curved alignment | 168 | 250 | Rack | 800 | SPB | ||
| Brienz Brienz Brienz is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.The village lies on the north bank of Lake Brienz in the Bernese Oberland at the foot of the Brienzer Rothorn mountain.-History:... – Rothorn Kulm Brienzer Rothorn The Brienzer Rothorn is a mountain in the Swiss Alps on the border between the cantons of Lucerne, Berne and Obwalden. The summit can be reached from Brienz by the Brienz Rothorn Bahn and from Sörenberg by a cable car.-External links:*... |
Planalp | Schonegg II | Loop/Curved alignment | 119 | 250 | Rack | 800 | BRB | |
| Luzern Lucerne Lucerne is a city in north-central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of that country. Lucerne is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the capital of the district of the same name. With a population of about 76,200 people, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and... – Göschenen Göschenen Göschenen a village in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.-History:Göschenen is first mentioned in 1280 as Geschenden. In 1290 it was mentioned as Gescheldun, then in 1294 as Geschenen and in 1429 as ze Gestinen.-Geography:... – Airolo Airolo Airolo is a municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.-History:In the settlement of Madrano, Roman tombs from the 2nd and 3rd Centuries AD were found. They belonged to a Vicus, whose inhabitants probably collected crystal, which was processed in Locarno into... – Bellinzona Bellinzona Bellinzona is the administrative capital of the canton Ticino in Switzerland. The city is famous for its three castles that have been UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 2000.... – Chiasso Chiasso Chiasso is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.As the southernmost of Switzerland's municipalities, Chiasso is located at the border with Italy, in front of Ponte Chiasso... |
Gurtnellen Gurtnellen Gurtnellen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.-History:Gurtnellen is first mentioned in 1257 as Chuno und die Gurteneller. In 1321 it was mentioned as Gruntellon, and in 1359 as Gurtenellen.-Geography:... |
Pfaffensprung | Spiral | 1,476 | 26 | Adhesion | 1,435 | SBB SBB-CFF-FFS Swiss Federal Railways and SFR are not in official use) is the national railway company of Switzerland headquartered in Bern. Formerly a government institution, it is since 1999 a special stock corporation with all shares held by the Swiss Confederation or the Swiss cantons... |
Gotthardbahn Gotthardbahn Gotthardbahn was the name of a private Swiss railway company which operated the railway line from Immensee to Chiasso . Nowadays this term usually does not refer to that company, but to the railway line itself... |
| Luzern – Göschenen – Airolo – Bellinzona – Chiasso | Wassen Wassen Wassen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.-Geography:Wassen has an area, , of . Of this area, 12.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 18.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.1% is settled and the remainder is non-productive... |
Wattingen | Loop/Curved alignment | 1,084 | 26 | Adhesion | 1’435 | SBB | Gotthardbahn |
| Luzern – Göschenen – Airolo – Bellinzona – Chiasso | Wassen | Leggistein | Loop/Curved alignment | 1,090 | 26 | Adhesion | 1,435 | SBB | Gotthardbahn |
| Luzern – Göschenen – Airolo – Bellinzona – Chiasso | Prato | Freggio | Spiral | 1,568 | 27 | Adhesion | 1,435 | SBB | Gotthardbahn |
| Luzern – Göschenen – Airolo – Bellinzona – Chiasso | Prato | Prato | Spiral | 1'560 | 28 | Adhesion | 1,435 | SBB | Gotthardbahn |
| Luzern – Göschenen – Airolo – Bellinzona – Chiasso | Giornico Giornico Giornico is a municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.-History:Giornico is first mentioned around 935-94 as de Iudicibus Giornicensis. In 1202 it was mentioned as Iornico, and around 1210-58 it was mentioned as Zurnigo... |
Pianotondo | Spiral | 1,508 | 26 | Adhesion | 1,435 | SBB | Gotthardbahn |
| Luzern – Göschenen – Airolo – Bellinzona – Chiasso | Giornico | Travi | Spiral | 1,547 | 27 | Adhesion | 1,435 | SBB | Gotthardbahn |
| Chur Chur Chur or Coire is the capital of the Swiss canton of Graubünden and lies in the northern part of the canton.-History:The name "chur" derives perhaps from the Celtic kora or koria, meaning "tribe", or from the Latin curia.... – Thusis Thusis Thusis is a municipality in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.-Geography:Thusis has an area, , of . Of this area, 18% is used for agricultural purposes, while 58.2% is forested... – Tiefencastel Tiefencastel Tiefencastel is a municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.-History:Tiefencastel is first mentioned in 831 as in Castello Impitinis. Starting around in the 14th Century it was known as Tüffenkasten.-Geography:Tiefencastel has an area, , of... – Filisur Filisur Filisur is a municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.-History:Filisur is first mentioned in 1262 as villa Fallisour.-Geography:... – Samedan Samedan Samedan is a town and municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.-History:Samedan is first mentioned in 1139 as Samaden. In 1334 it was mentioned as Semeden, in 1367 as Semaden, in 1498 as Sumada and in 1527 as Sameden... – St. Moritz St. Moritz St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden... |
Filisur | Greifenstein | Spiral | 698 | 35 | Adhesion | 1,000 | RhB | Albula Railway Albula Railway In 1890, the Davos hotelier Willem-Jan Holsboer proposed the construction of a rail link from Chur via Davos, and through a tunnel under the Scaletta Pass, to St Moritz, and then onwards via the Maloja Pass, to Chiavenna in Italy. Holsboer later had to abandon this planned Scalettabahn, in favour... Glacier-Express Glacier Express The Glacier Express is an express train connecting railway stations of the two major mountain resorts of St. Moritz and Zermatt in the Swiss Alps. The train is operated jointly by the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn and Rhaetian Railway... |
| Chur – Thusis – Tiefencastel – Filisur – Samedan – St. Moritz | Bergün Bergün Bergün/Bravuogn , is a municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The double name has been the official name since 1943.-Geography:... |
God | Loop/Curved alignment | 486 | 35 | Adhesion | 1,000 | RhB | Albula Railway Glacier-Express |
| Chur – Thusis – Tiefencastel – Filisur – Samedan – St. Moritz | Bergün | Platz | Loop/Curved alignment | 262 | 35 | Adhesion | 1,000 | RhB | Albula Railway Glacier-Express |
| Chur – Thusis – Tiefencastel – Filisur – Samedan – St. Moritz | Preda Preda Preda is locality within the municipality of Bergün, district of Albula, Canton Graubünden, Switzerland.-Transportation:Rhaetian Railway operates services to Preda .... |
Rugnux | Spiral | 662 | 35 | Adhesion | 1,000 | RhB | Albula Railway Glacier-Express |
| Chur – Thusis – Tiefencastel – Filisur – Samedan – St. Moritz | Preda | Toua | Spiral | 677 | 35 | Adhesion | 1,000 | RhB | Albula Railway Glacier-Express |
| Chur – Thusis – Tiefencastel – Filisur – Samedan – St. Moritz | Preda | Zuondra | Spiral | 535 | 35 | Adhesion | 1,000 | RhB | Albula Railway Glacier-Express |
| St. Moritz – Pontresina Pontresina Pontresina is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.-History and name:The city was first mentioned in medieval Latin documents as pontem sarasinam in 1137. In 1237 it was mentioned as de Ponte Sarraceno and in 1303 as ponte sarracino... – Poschiavo Poschiavo Poschiavo is a municipality in the district of Bernina in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.-History:Poschiavo is first mentioned in 824 as in Postclave though this comes from a later copy of the original document.. In 1140 it was mentioned as de Pusclauio. It was formerly known by the... ( – Tirano Tirano Tirano is a town in Valtellina, located in the province of Sondrio, Northern Italy. It has about 9,044 inhabitants and is adjacent to the Switzerland-Italy boundary. The river Adda flows through the town.... ) |
Alp Grüm | Palü | Loop/Curved alignment | 254 | 70 | Adhesion | 1,000 | RhB | Bernina Railway Bernina Railway The Bernina Railway is a single track metre gauge railway line forming part of the Rhaetian Railway . It links the spa resort of St. Moritz, in the Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland, with the town of Tirano, in the Province of Sondrio, Italy, via the Bernina Pass... Bernina-Express |
| St. Moritz – Pontresina – Poschiavo( – Tirano) | Alp Grüm | Val Pila | Loop/Curved alignment | 227 | 70 | Adhesion | 1,000 | RhB | Bernina Railway Bernina-Express |
| St. Moritz – Pontresina – Poschiavo( – Tirano) | Poschiavo Poschiavo Poschiavo is a municipality in the district of Bernina in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.-History:Poschiavo is first mentioned in 824 as in Postclave though this comes from a later copy of the original document.. In 1140 it was mentioned as de Pusclauio. It was formerly known by the... |
Val Varuna I (Oberer Varuna) | Loop/Curved alignment | 149 | 70 | Adhesion | 1,000 | RhB | Bernina Railway Bernina-Express |
| St. Moritz – Pontresina – Poschiavo( – Tirano) | Poschiavo | Val Varuna I (Unterer Varuna) | Loop/Curved alignment | 147 | 70 | Adhesion | 1,000 | RhB | Bernina Railway Bernina-Express |
| St. Moritz – Pontresina – Poschiavo( – Tirano) | Poschiavo | Balbalera | Loop/Curved alignment | 122 | 70 | Adhesion | 1,000 | RhB | Bernina Railway Bernina-Express |
| Landquart – Klosters Klosters Klosters-Serneus is a municipality in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.Its well-known ski resort lies from Zurich, the nearest international airport. Transfer time is about 1.5 hours. Klosters is from Davos... – Davos Davos Davos is a municipality in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has a permanent population of 11,248 . Davos is located on the Landwasser River, in the Swiss Alps, between the Plessur and Albula Range... |
Klosters | Klosters | Loop/Curved alignment | 399 | 45 | Adhesion | 1,000 | RhB | Replaced 1930 the zig zag Zig Zag Railway The Zig Zag Railway is a heritage railway at Lithgow in New South Wales, Australia on the site of the famous Great or Lithgow Zig Zag which operated between 1869 and 1910. As built, the line formed part of the Main West line from Sydney across the Blue Mountains and served to lower the line from... in Klosters. |
| Landquart – Klosters – Davos | Klosters | Cavadürli | Loop/Curved alignment | 334 | 45 | Adhesion | 1,000 | RhB | |
| Klosters - Sagliains | Klosters | Zugwald | Loop/Curved alignment | 2172 | ~40 | Adhesion | 1,000 | RhB | On the ramp to the Vereina Tunnel Vereina Tunnel The Vereina Tunnel is a railway tunnel situated in eastern Switzerland, which at 19,058 m is the longest tunnel on the Swiss RhB railway network as well as the world's longest metre gauge railway tunnel... . |
Slovakia
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| Margecany – Červená Skala | Telgárt Telgárt Telgárt is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.-History:In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1326 or in 1549 .-Geography:... |
Tunnel Telgárt | Curved alignment | 1,240 | 12.5 | Adhesion | 1,435 | ZSSK Železnicná spolocnost Slovensko Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko a.s. is Slovak state-owned passenger trains operated company, based in Bratislava.In 2002 a company Železničná spoločnosť was established as a successor of personal and cargo transport part of the Železnice Slovenskej republiky. In 2005 this new company was further... |
New Zealand
| Line | Location | Tunnel Name | Kind of Tunnel | Length in m | Gradient in ‰ | Kind of Operation | Gauge in mm | Railway Company | Remarks |
| North Island Main Trunk | Raurimu | Raurimu Spiral Raurimu Spiral The Raurimu Spiral is a single-track railway spiral, starting with a horseshoe curve, overcoming a 132 m height difference, in the central North Island of New Zealand, on the North Island Main Trunk Railway. It is a notable feat of civil engineering, having been called an 'engineering masterpiece'... |
Spiral | 383 | 19 | Adhesion | 1,067 | New Zealand Railways Corporation New Zealand Railways Corporation KiwiRail Network, formerly ONTRACK , is the infrastructure arm of KiwiRail. The ONTRACK trading name was introduced in 2004 after the government repurchased all of New Zealand's rail infrastructure from Toll NZ. It does not operate revenue rolling stock... |