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Monte Ceneri Pass is a mountain pass in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It connects the Magadino plain and the Vedeggio valley across the Lugano Prealps at an altitude of 554 metres (1818 ft) above sea level. In so doing it provides the most direct route between the cities of Bellinzona and Lugano.Two tunnels have been dug under the Monte Ceneri a road tunnel for the A2 motorway and a railway tunnel for the Gotthard railway.