Apennine Base Tunnel

The Apennine Base Tunnel, alternatively known as the Grand Apennine Tunnel, is a railway base tunnel 18.507 kilometres long on the Bologna-Florence Direttissima line in central .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include San Benedetto Val di Sambro–Castiglione dei Pepoli railway station.

Railway station
Photo: Gianlucarpa, Public domain.
San Benedetto Val di Sambro–Castiglione dei Pepoli is a railway station in , Italy. The station opened in 1934 and is located on the Bologna–Florence railway. is situated 500 metres east of Apennine Base Tunnel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Benedetto Val di Sambro and Piandisetta.

Village
is a comune in the in the region , located about 35 kilometres southwest of . The Italicus Express bombing and the Train 904 bombing happened at this location. is situated 4 km east of Apennine Base Tunnel.

Village
is a village, which is situated 4½ km north of Apennine Base Tunnel.

Village
is a village, which is situated 5 km east of Apennine Base Tunnel.

Apennine Base Tunnel

Latitude
44.21667° or 44° 13′ north
Longitude
11.18333° or 11° 11′ east
Elevation
404 metres (1,325 feet)
Open location code
8FPH658M+M8
Geo­Names ID
3182980
Wiki­data ID
Q618197
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Apennine Base Tunnel” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 亚平宁基线隧道
  • Chinese: 亚平宁走廊
  • Chinese: 亚平宁隧道
  • Chinese: 亞平寧走廊
  • Chinese: 亞平寧隧道
  • Chinese: 阿平寧基礎隧道
  • Dutch: Apennine Base Tunnel
  • French: Grande Galleria dell’Appennino
  • German: Apennin-Basistunnel
  • German: Apenninbasistunnel
  • German: Apennintunnel
  • German: Galleria dell’Appennino
  • Hungarian: Apennine-bázisalagút
  • Italian: Grande galleria dell’Appennino
  • Italian: Grande Galleria dell’Appennino
  • Japanese: アペニンベーストンネル
  • Slovenian: Apeninski bazni predor
  • Spanish: Túnel de base de los Apeninos

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lagaro and Casoni II.

Nearby Places

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