French words:
Tunnel du Fréjus
alternative words: Tunnel of Frejus
keywords:
alps
,
transport
related topics:
Mont Blanc tunnel
related web sites:
http://www.tunneldufrejus.com
,
http://www.ltf-sas.com/fr/histoiretunnels.htm
explanation: Man has planed early as 19th century to dig a tunnel under the Alps between France and Italy because both sides belonged to Sardinia kingdom at that time. The first railroad tunnel opened in 1871. Its total length is 13,7km. Now a new railroad tunnel for TGV is under studies. The construction of a car tunnel began one century later and achieved in 1980. Its total length is 12,9km. After a fire inside the tunnel in June 2005, all the traffics have been deported to Mont Blanc tunnel in spite of an opposition.
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