The Frejus Rail Tunnel, also called the Mont Cenis Tunnel, is a 13.7 kilometer rail tunnel through the European Alps carrying the Turin-Modane railway through Mont Cenis and linking Bardonecchia in Italy to Modane in France. It opened on 17 September 1871, built using the then-innovative techniques of pneumatic drilling and dynamite, and remains in active use today as the oldest of the large tunnels through the Alps.
Facts
Completion Year SignificanceDescribed by contemporary observers as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, engineering feat of the age. 1 Sources
1. Wikipedia: Frejus Rail Tunnel
WikipediaIntroduction, current role
The Frejus tunnel remains an important link in the connection between Rome and Paris, via Turin and Chambery.
Opening
On 17 September 1871, the Fréjus Tunnel was officially opened to traffic.
Construction, significance
one of the greatest, if not the greatest, engineering feat of the age
In Group: Rail Tunnels, Lead sentence
The Fréjus Rail Tunnel (also called Mont Cenis 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.
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