Kardaun tunnel
| Kardaun tunnel | ||||
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| Official name | Galleria Cardano | |||
| traffic connection | Brennerbahn | |||
| place | Blumau , South Tyrol , Italy | |||
| length | 3938 m | |||
| Number of tubes | 1 | |||
| construction | ||||
| completion | 1998 | |||
| business | ||||
| operator | RFI | |||
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| Coordinates | ||||
| North portal | 46 ° 29 ′ 30 ″ N , 11 ° 26 ′ 19 ″ E | |||
| South portal | 46 ° 29 ′ 33 " N , 11 ° 23 ′ 49" E | |||
Map with all coordinates: The Kardauntunnel ( Italian Galleria Cardano ) is the first railway tunnel of the Brenner railway in the direction of Brenner after Bozen . At 3938 m, it is the third longest tunnel on the Brenner Railway north of Bozen , after the Schlern and Pflersch tunnels. The south portal is located in Kardaun near Bozen and the north portal joins the previous Brenner line near Blumau . The tunnel has been in operation since 1998 and therefore puts the winding section in the lower Eisack Valley , which is prone to falling rocks, out of service, as well as several smaller tunnels with too small a cross-section. In contrast to the Schlern Tunnel, there is no slab track in the Kardaun Tunnel . The old route is now used for the Eisack Valley Cycle Route .