Simplon Tunnel

Summary

Simplon Tunnel is a railway tunnel^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of railway_tunnel entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (782 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Simplon Tunnel is located in Canton of Valais^[3].
• Simplon Tunnel is in the country of Switzerland^[4].
• Simplon Tunnel is in the country of Italy^[5].
• Simplon Tunnel's instance of is recorded as railway tunnel^[6].
• Simplon Tunnel's instance of is recorded as international tunnel^[7].
• Simplon Tunnel is operated by Swiss Federal Railways^[8].
• Simplon Tunnel's crosses is recorded as Lepontine Alps^[9].
• Simplon Tunnel is part of Italy–Switzerland border^[10].
• Simplon Tunnel is part of Simplon railway^[11].
• Simplon Tunnel's Commons category is recorded as Simplon tunnel^[12].
• Simplon Tunnel's terminus is recorded as Brig^[13].
• May 19, 1906 marks the founding of Simplon Tunnel^[14].
• Simplon Tunnel's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.32361111, 'lon': 8.00305556}^[15].
• Simplon Tunnel's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.27093, 'lon': 8.09568}^[16].
• Simplon Tunnel's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Simplon Tunnel's date of official opening is recorded as May 19, 1906^[18].
• Simplon Tunnel's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+19800'}^[19].
• Simplon Tunnel's carries thoroughfare is recorded as Simplon railway^[20].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Switzerland^[4], a state^[21], in Switzerland^[22], founded in 1291^[23] and Italy^[5], a country^[24], in Italy^[25], founded in 1946^[26]. Simplon Tunnel is located in Canton of Valais^[3]. Part of include Italy–Switzerland border^[10], a land boundary^[27], in Italy^[28], founded in 1861^[29] and Simplon railway^[11], a railway line^[30], in Switzerland^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Simplon Tunnel's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+19800'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway tunnel^[6] and international tunnel^[7].

History and Context

May 19, 1906 marks the founding of Simplon Tunnel^[14].

Why It Matters

Simplon Tunnel ranks in the top 4% of railway_tunnel entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (782 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]