Tenda line

Tenda line
Tenda line
	A viaduct in the Col de Tende
Overview
Other name(s)	Cuneo-Ventimiglia line
Owner	Rete Ferroviaria Italiana; SNCF;
Termini	Cuneo; Ventimiglia;
History
Commenced	1856
Opened	18 July 1887
Completed	1928
Closed	1945 (Limone-Ventimiglia)
Reopened	1979 (Limone-Ventimiglia)
Technical
Line length	99.4 km (61.8 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3000 V DC (Cuneo - Limone)
Route map
Route map
	Legend

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

Infrastructure

Electrification

Services

Recognition

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]

External links

Media related to Tenda Railway at Wikimedia Commons

References

^ ^a ^b ""I luoghi del Cuore 2021": vince il Piemonte grazie alla Ferrovia delle Meraviglie". TorinoToday (in Italian). Retrieved 12 January 2023.
^ 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.

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[TorinoToday20210225-1] ""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.

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