Furka Base Tunnel

The Furka Base Tunnel is a Swiss railway base tunnel on the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn's Furka–Oberalp line, a west-east railway connecting the cantons of Valais and Uri. Its west portal lies east of Oberwald, at 1,390 m above sea level and its east portal lies south of Realp, at 1,550 m. The base tunnel is 15,407 m in length, and replaced the previous track that climbed to an apex of 2,160 m above sea level, thus allowing year-round service through service on the Furka–Oberalp line. The old line has been reopened by the Furka Heritage Railway for tourist trains which pass the Furka Pass via the 1.8 km long Furka Summit Tunnel.In the middle of the base tunnel, is a small access tunnel from Bedretto in the canton of Ticino.The Furka Base Tunnel is completed by a bypass tunnel around Oberwald.