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Facts and figures

The new Albula Tunnel in brief

The following two tables include the main completion deadlines, along with other key facts and figures.

 

Facts and figures
Planning and completion 14 years (2011–2024)
Construction period 10 years
Length of Albula Tunnel II (new construction) 5,860 m
Length of Albula Tunnel I (existing structure) 5,864 m
Transverse access links to safety tunnel 12
Height of tunnel from top edge of rail (opening) 5,44 m (9,52 m)
Inner width of tunnel (opening) 5,76 m (7,67 m)
Maximum cross-sectional area of opening 58,39 m²
Free cross-sectional area of tunnel 26,88 m²
Maximum altitude 1,821 metres above sea level
Maximum top speed in tunnel 120 km / h
Total cost of project CHF 407 million
Finance federal government 100%
Volume of excavation 244,000 m3 (solid material)
Trains per year 15,215
Annual passenger traffic 1.5 million
Symbolbild Zahlen und Fakten

Various drilled samples of the geological layers of the Albula massif.

Deadlines
Preparation work 2014
Cutting of first turf June 2014
Main preliminary operations 2015 – 2018
Completion of tunneling October 2018
Completion of the tunnel shell 2022
Installation of the track and the catenary 2023
Installation of the railway technology 2023 – 2024
Completion of project June 2024
Restoring to nature / demolition 2021 – 2024
Renovation of the evacuation passage 2024 – 2026