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Overview | |
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Location | Montecara to Paretia |
Coordinates | 28°32′4.9″N 6°21′37.6″E |
Crosses | Western Aurean Strait |
Start | Montecara |
End | near Mavoa, Luzela |
Operation | |
Operator | Trenalia |
Technical | |
Length | 6,882 metres (4.28 mi) |
No. of tracks |
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Track gauge | 1,500 mm (4 ft 11 1⁄16 in) |
Electrified | 25 kV / 50 Hz AC overhead lines |
Operation | |
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Operator | Interaurean Commission |
Toll | €30 (passenger cars, both directions) |
Technical | |
Length | eastbound tube: 6,540 metres (4.06 mi) westbound tube: 6,505 metres (4.04 mi) |
No. of lanes | 4 (2 per direction) |
Operating speed | 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph) |
The Aurean Tunnels are a set of undersea tunnels traversing the Western Aurean Strait between Montecara and Paretia. They consist of a twin-bore rail tunnel and a pair of road tunnels. Planned and built between 1960 and 1987, they were one of the most expensive engineering projects in world history.