Tenda line

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.

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Tenda line

A viaduct in the Col de Tende

Overview

Other name(s)

Cuneo-Ventimiglia line

Owner

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 81⁄2 in) standard gauge

Electrification

3000 V DC (Cuneo - Limone)

Route map

Legend

					from Fossano
					from Savigliano via Saluzzo
					from Mondovì
					Cuneo
					from Cuneo via Boves
					Borgo San Dalmazzo
					Roccavione
					Robilante
					Vernante
					Limone Piemonte
					Border Italy / France
					Viévola
					Tende
					La Brigue
					Saint-Dalmas-de-Tende
					Fontan-Saorge
					Breil-sur-Roya
					to Nice
					Piène
					Border France / Italy
					Olivetta San Michele
					Airole
					Bevera
					from Marseille and Nice
					Ventimiglia
					to Genoa

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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.

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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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[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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Quick Facts Overview, Other name(s) ...

Tenda line

A viaduct in the Col de Tende

Overview

Other name(s)

Cuneo-Ventimiglia line

Owner

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 81⁄2 in) standard gauge

Electrification

3000 V DC (Cuneo - Limone)

Route map

Legend

					from Fossano
					from Savigliano via Saluzzo
					from Mondovì
					Cuneo
					from Cuneo via Boves
					Borgo San Dalmazzo
					Roccavione
					Robilante
					Vernante
					Limone Piemonte
					Border Italy / France
					Viévola
					Tende
					La Brigue
					Saint-Dalmas-de-Tende
					Fontan-Saorge
					Breil-sur-Roya
					to Nice
					Piène
					Border France / Italy
					Olivetta San Michele
					Airole
					Bevera
					from Marseille and Nice
					Ventimiglia
					to Genoa

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Media related to Tenda Railway at Wikimedia Commons

[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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