Simplon Tunnel

The Simplon Tunnel is a railway tunnel on the Simplon railway that connects , Switzerland and , Italy, through the , providing a shortcut under the route.
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  • Tunnel
  • …lies at an elevation of 903 metres (2,963 feet)
  • …is also known as “Galleria del Sempione”
  • Description: railway tunnel

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche and Massaboden power station.
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is a church, which is situated 2 km west of Simplon Tunnel.
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is situated 2 km north of Simplon Tunnel.
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is a power station, which is situated 2 km north of Simplon Tunnel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ried-Brig and Termen.
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is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of in .
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is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of in .
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, known as Brigue in French and Briga in Italian…

Simplon Tunnel

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Latitude
46.31667° or 46° 19′ north
Longitude
8.01667° or 8° 1′ east
Open location code
8FRC8288+MM
Geo­Names ID
2658579
Wiki­data ID
Q599515

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Simplon Tunnel” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սիմպլոնի թունել”
  • Chinese: “辛普朗隧道”
  • Chinese: “辛普頓隧道”
  • Czech: “Simplonský tunel”
  • Danish: “Simplontunnelen”
  • Dutch: “Simplontunnel”
  • Esperanto: “Tunelo de Simplono”
  • Finnish: “Simplonin tunneli”
  • French: “tunnel du Simplon”
  • French: “Tunnel du Simplon”
  • Georgian: “სიმპლონის გვირაბი”
  • German: “Simplontunnel”
  • Hebrew: “מנהרת סימפלון”
  • Hungarian: “Simplon-alagút”
  • Italian: “traforo del Sempione”
  • Italian: “Traforo del Sempione”
  • Japanese: “シンプロントンネル”
  • Korean: “심플론 터널”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Simplontunnelen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Simplontunnelen”
  • Norwegian: “Simplontunnelen”
  • Persian: “تونل سیمپلون”
  • Polish: “Simplontunnel”
  • Polish: “tunel Simplon”
  • Portuguese: “Túnel do Simplon”
  • Romanian: “Tunelul Simplon”
  • Romansh: “Tunnel dal Simplon”
  • Russian: “Симплонский тоннель”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Simplonski tunel”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Tunel Simplon”
  • Slovenian: “Predor Simplon”
  • Spanish: “Tunel de Simplon”
  • Spanish: “Túnel de Simplon”
  • Spanish: “Túnel del Simplon”
  • Turkish: “Simplon Tüneli”
  • Ukrainian: “Симплон”
  • Ukrainian: “Сімплонський тунель”
  • Vietnamese: “Đường hầm Simplon”
  • Welsh: “Twnnel Simplon”

Localities in the Area

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Nearby Places

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