page_title: Furka Base Tunnel
hierarchical_section_title: Furka Base Tunnel
caption_attribution_description: English: The beginning of the tunnel of the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn at Realp. The tunnel has only one track, but there are two automatic passing places at the tunnel stations 'Geren' 5,7 km after Oberwald and at 'Rotondo' 4,9 km before Realp. Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Aug 4, 2014.
context_page_description: The Furka Base Tunnel is a Swiss railway base tunnel on the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn's Furka–Oberalp line, a west-east railway connecting the cantons of Valais and Uri. Its west portal lies east of Oberwald, at 1,390 m above sea level and its east portal lies south of Realp, at 1,550 m. The base tunnel is 15,407 m in length, and replaced the previous track that climbed to an apex of 2,160 m above sea level, thus allowing year-round service through service on the Furka–Oberalp line. The old line has been reopened by the Furka Heritage Railway for tourist trains which pass the Furka Pass via the 1.8 km long Furka Summit Tunnel.
  In the middle of the base tunnel, is a 5,221 meter long access tunnel to Bedretto in the canton of Ticino; some proponents of the project hoped to eventually build a Y-shaped tunnel connecting all 3 locations.
  The Furka Base Tunnel is completed by a bypass tunnel around Oberwald.
context_section_description: The Furka Base Tunnel is a Swiss railway base tunnel on the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn's Furka–Oberalp line, a west-east railway connecting the cantons of Valais and Uri. Its west portal lies east of Oberwald (VS), at 1,390 m (4,560 ft) above sea level and its east portal lies south of Realp (UR), at 1,550 m (5,090 ft). The base tunnel is 15,407 m (50,548 ft) in length, and replaced the previous track that climbed to an apex of 2,160 m (7,090 ft) above sea level, thus allowing year-round service through service on the Furka–Oberalp line. The old line has been reopened by the Furka Heritage Railway for tourist trains which pass the Furka Pass via the 1.8 km (1.1 mi) long Furka Summit Tunnel.
  In the middle of the base tunnel, is a 5,221 meter long access tunnel to Bedretto in the canton of Ticino (1,480 m (4,860 ft)); some proponents of the project hoped to eventually build a Y-shaped tunnel connecting all 3 locations.
  The Furka Base Tunnel is completed by a bypass tunnel around Oberwald.
caption: Tunnel near the Realp portal
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