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Lopper II Rail Tunnel

Coordinates: 46°58′30″N 8°18′18″E / 46.975°N 8.305°E / 46.975; 8.305
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Lopper Tunnel II
Overview
LineLuzern–Stans–Engelberg
LocationNidwalden, Switzerland
Coordinates46°58′30″N 8°18′18″E / 46.975°N 8.305°E / 46.975; 8.305
StatusActive
Operation
OwnerZentralbahn
OperatorZentralbahn
TrafficRail
CharacterPassenger and freight
Technical
Length1,186 metres (3,891 ft)
No. of tracks1
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)
ElectrifiedOverhead catenary
11 kV AC 16 2/3 Hz

The Lopper Tunnel II is a railway tunnel in the canton of Nidwalden in central Switzerland. It forms part of the Zentralbahn Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line, which links Lucerne with Engelberg, between Hergiswil station and Stansstad station. It is 1,743 metres (5,719 ft) in length, and carries metre gauge (1,000 mm or 3 ft 3+38 in) track electrified at 11 kV AC 16 2/3 Hz using overhead catenary.[1]

The Lopper Tunnel I is paralleled by the Kirchenwald Tunnel carrying the A2 motorway. The nearby Lopper Tunnel I is a rail tunnel on the Zentralbahn Brünig, the two rail lines joining at Hergiswil station.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 22. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.