The Monte Ceneri Rail Tunnel is a railway tunnel in the Swiss canton of Ticino . The tunnel is situated under the Monte Ceneri Pass that separates the north of the canton around Bellinzona from the south of the canton around Lugano . It forms part of the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard line , between Giubiasco and Rivera-Bironico stations. The tunnel comprises two bores, built at different times. The first bore, sometimes known as Monte Ceneri I , was opened on 10 April 1882 and is 1,675 metres (5,495 ft) in length. The second bore, Monte Ceneri II , was opened on 18 October 1933 and is 1,692 metres (5,551 ft) in length. Both bores carry a single standard gauge ( 1,435 mm or 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ) track electrified at 15 k V AC 16 2/3 Hz using overhead catenary .
2-528: The rail tunnel is paralleled by the Monte Ceneri Road Tunnel , carrying the A2 motorway under the same pass. The Ceneri Base Tunnel has recently been completed beneath the pass at a much lower level. This article about a Swiss building or structure is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Monte Ceneri Road Tunnel The Monte Ceneri Road Tunnel is a motorway tunnel in
4-564: The Swiss canton of Ticino . The tunnel is situated under the Monte Ceneri Pass that separates the north of the canton around Bellinzona from the south of the canton around Lugano . It forms part of the A2 motorway that links the north of Switzerland with Italy . It was completed in 1984, and is 1,412 metres (4,633 ft) in length. The road tunnel is paralleled by the 1,692 metres (5,551 ft) long Monte Ceneri Rail Tunnel , carrying
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