Simplon Tunnel
The Simplon Tunnel is a railway tunnel on the Simplon railway that connects Brig, Switzerland and Domodossola, Italy, through the Alps, providing a shortcut under the Simplon Pass route.Photo: Joost J. Bakker, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Tunnel
- Description: railway tunnel
- Also known as: “Galleria del Sempione”, “Simplon tunnel”, and “Simplon-Tunnel”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche and College Church Spiritus Sanctus with old college.
Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche
Church
Photo: Xenos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche is a church, which is situated 2 km west of Simplon Tunnel.
College Church Spiritus Sanctus with old college
Church
Photo: Andreasdziewior, Public domain.
College Church Spiritus Sanctus with old college is situated 2 km west of Simplon Tunnel.
Massaboden power station
Power station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Massaboden power station is situated 2 km north of Simplon Tunnel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ried-Brig and Termen.
Ried-Brig
Village
Photo: Bene16, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ried-Brig is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Termen
Village
Photo: Albins, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Termen is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Brig
Town
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brig, known as Brigue in French and Briga in Italian, is a town and former municipality in the canton of Valais. It is part of the municipality of Brig-Glis.
Simplon Tunnel
- Categories: railway tunnel, international tunnel, and transportation
- Location: Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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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”
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