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The Furka Summit Tunnel (German: Furka-Scheiteltunnel) is a 1874 metres (6148 ft) long railway tunnel in southern Switzerland. It lies at an altitude of 2160 metres (7090 ft). The summit tunnel was completed in 1925 and first opened on 3 July 1926.

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closing date
1981-10-11
closing year
1981-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
location
Switzerland, Canton of Uri, Valais
opening date
1926-07-03
opening year
1926-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
operated by
Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway
owner
Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway
railway line using tunnel
Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway, Furka–Oberalp railway
route end location
Valais, Muttbach-Belvédère Station
route start location
Canton of Uri, Furka railway station
type of electrification
Overhead line
voltage of electrification (V)
11000.0
latitude
46.5761
longitude
8.42833

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