Grenchenberg Tunnel, ''Mont-de-Granges'' tunnel or ''Grenchenbergtunnel'' is a railway

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built between 1911 and 1915 connecting the town of

Grenchen Grenchen () is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Lebern (district), Lebern in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Solothurn (canton), Solothurn in Switzerland. It is located at the foot of the Jura mountains betwee ...

(SO) to

Moutier Moutier () is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in Switzerland. Currently, the town belongs to the Jura bernois (administrative district), Jura bernois administrative district of the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Bern (canton), Ber ...

(currently still in the Bernese Jura). This rail link is of considerable importance since it is a passage from the Swiss plateau to the geographical Jura and Basel (Rhine town representing one of the strategic centers of the cross-border alliance "RegioTriRhena"). Grenchbergtunnel Suedportal 02 10

France having lost Alsace in 1871, international trains connecting France to Switzerland and Italy then took the Belfort-Berne axis, passing through

Porrentruy Porrentruy (; ; ) is a Swiss municipality and seat of the district of the same name located in the canton of Jura. Porrentruy is home to National League team, HC Ajoie. History The first trace of human presence in Porrentruy is a Mesolit ...

Delémont Delémont (; ; , ) is the capital of the Swiss canton of Jura. The city has approximately 12,000 inhabitants . History The area of the municipality was already settled in the middle Bronze Age. Fifteen urn burials have been discovered in the ...

and

. This tunnel should make it easier for them to reach the Swiss plateau. The French government contributed 10 million Swiss francs at the total cost of 26 million Swiss francs. Grenchbergtunnel Nordportal 02 10

From 2003 to 2008, the tunnel was refurbished.

Characteristics

* Tunnel length: * Length of the Moutier-Lengnau line: 13 km * Owner of the Moutier-Lengnau line: BLS

References

Railway tunnels in Switzerland Grenchen Tunnels in the canton of Bern Tunnels in the canton of Solothurn Tunnels completed in 1915 1915 establishments in Switzerland {{Switzerland-transport-stub