Arlberg Tunnels

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The Arlberg Tunnels are two tunnels-one a railroad tunnel and the other a motor-traffic tunnel- in western Austria between the provinces of Vorarlberg and Tyrol. The tunnels run through Arlberg Mountain at the northeastern end of the Rhaetian Alps. The Railroad tunnel is 6.4 miles (10.3 kilometers) long and is an important link in the Paris to Vienna railroad. It opened in 1884 and was electrified in 1923. The highway tunnel is 8.7 miles (14 kilometers) long and opened in 1978.

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