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Brenner Base Tunnel: World's longest underground rail connection

the world's longest underground rail connection

The link will be the first dedicated rail tunnel directly connecting Austria and Italy.

It is due to open in 2032 and is set to cost 8.5 billion euros ($10 billion). It will cut journey times between Fortezza in Italy and Innsbruck to under 25 minutes from 80 minutes.

A helmet hangs in a tunnel tube as construction work on the Brenner Base Tunnel is underway

The Brenner Pass is one of Europe's busiest mountain crossings used for freight transport. Each year, more than 2.5 million trucks, 14 million vehicles, and 50 million tonnes of goods cross the Alpine pass, choking local communities.

Workers walk towards a drilling machine as construction work on the Brenner Base Tunnel is underway.

The Brenner Base Tunnel will stretch 55 km (34 miles) when complete, extending to 64 km by hooking up to an existing link into Innsbruck.

Source: Reuters

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