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Tenda line

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Tenda line
Stone viaduct with arches
A viaduct in the Col de Tende
Overview
Other name(s)Cuneo-Ventimiglia line
Owner
Termini
  • Cuneo
  • Ventimiglia
History
Commenced1856 (1856)
Opened18 July 1887 (1887-07-18)
Completed1928 (1928)
Closed1945 (1945) (Limone-Ventimiglia)
Reopened1979 (1979) (Limone-Ventimiglia)
Technical
Line length99.4 km (61.8 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3000 V DC (Cuneo - Limone)
Route map

from Fossano
from Savigliano via Saluzzo
from Mondovì
from Cuneo via Boves
Border Italy / France
to Nice
Border France / Italy
from Marseille and Nice
to Genoa

The Tenda line or Cuneo-Ventimiglia line, also called in Italian: Ferrovia delle Meraviglie, lit.'Railway of Wonders',[1] is a cross-border railway line in the Alpine regions of France and Italy, connecting the Maritime and Ligurian Alps. The line is 99.4 kilometres (61.8 mi) long, including an 8-kilometre (5.0 mi) tunnel under the Col de Tende mountain pass.

The line connects Cuneo and Ventimiglia, both stations in Italy, but it passes through territory now belonging to France. This historical peculiarity is due to the fact that at the time of its design and construction, the route was located entirely within the Kingdom of Sardinia.

History

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Infrastructure

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Electrification

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Recognition

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On 25 February 2021, the railway was named the winner of the tenth I Luoghi del Cuore [it], a competition run by the Fondo Ambiente Italiano (FAI), due to the richness and uniqueness of the landscapes in the territories it crosses.[1] It also ranked first in the special category Italy above 600 meters.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b ""I luoghi del Cuore 2021": vince il Piemonte grazie alla Ferrovia delle Meraviglie". TorinoToday (in Italian). Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  2. ^ Carillo, Germana (26 February 2021). "La Ferrovia delle Meraviglie vince la classifica nazionale FAI "I Luoghi del Cuore"". greenMe (in Italian). Retrieved 12 January 2023.