List of tunnels in the Alps

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The entrance to Mont Cenis tunnel from the Italian side (Bardonecchia)

There are a large number of tunnels in the Alps of Central Europe. They have the advantage of providing shorter routes and faster journey times by avoiding narrow, winding routes over mountain passes which may well be affected by winter conditions. This list is intended to give an overview of the main Alpine tunnels. As the list is "country" oriented, cross-border tunnels are listed twice (e.g. the Mont Blanc tunnel is listed under France and under Italy.)

See separate article for a list of the longest tunnels in the world.

Germany[]

France[]

Italy[]

Austria[]

Vorarlberg[]

Tyrol[]

  • Arlberg Road Tunnel (13,972 m)
  • Arlberg Railway Tunnel (10,249 m, railway tunnel)
  • (2,130 m)
  • (5,304 m)
  • Inntal Tunnel (12,696 m, railway tunnel only for goods traffic)
  • (2,590 m)
  • (6,955 m)
  • (3,168 m)
  • (2,993 m)
  • (5,095 m)
  • (5,851 m)
  • (4,310 m, under construction)

Salzburg[]

Carinthia[]

  • (3,345 m)
  • (2,148 m)
  • Karawanken Tunnel (railway) (7,976 m)
  • Karawanken Tunnel (motorway) (7,864 m)
  • Koralm Tunnel (32,900 m, railway tunnel under construction)
  • (5,439 m)
  • (4,307 m)

Upper Austria[]

  • (2,000 m)
  • (5,500 m)
  • (2,102 m, under construction)
  • (2,144 m)
  • (2,278 m)
  • (3,430 m)
  • (2,852 m)
  • (4,500 m, in planning)

Lower Austria[]

Styria[]

  • (5,500 m)
  • (3,000 m, in planning)
  • (3,489 m)
  • (2,135 m)
  • Gleinalm Tunnel (8,320 m)
  • (635m / 660m, 798m / 786m)
  • (2,007 m)
  • Koralm Tunnel (32,900 m, railway tunnel under construction)
  • Plabutsch Tunnel (9,919 m)
  • (446m / 535m)
  • (1,167m / 1,232m)
  • (1,010m / 964m)
  • (2,597 m)
  • (2,523 m)
  • (1237m/1250m)
  • (400m)
  • (2,924 m)

Vienna[]

  • Lainzer Tunnel (12,800 m, railway tunnel under construction)
  • Wienerwald Tunnel (13,350 m)

Switzerland[]

See also: List of tunnels in Switzerland

Longest tunnels[]

Other well-known tunnels[]

Slovenia[]

  • Karawanken Tunnel (motorway)
  • Karawanken Tunnel (railway)

See also[]

Sources[]

  • Uwe A. Oster (ed.), Wege über die Alpen. Von der Frühzeit bis heute, Darmstadt, 2006, ISBN 3-89678-269-X.
  • www.AlpenTunnel.de Historic railway crossings through the Alps
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