Furka Pass (German: Furkapass; French: Col de la Furka) is a 2,429 m (7,969 ft) high mountain pass in the southern Swiss Alps connecting Gletsch, Valais...
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historic structure and was a hotel, located on the Furka Pass near the Rhône Glacier in Switzerland. The Furka Pass road was opened between 1866 and 1867, and...
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The Furka Base Tunnel is a Swiss railway base tunnel on the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn's Furka–Oberalp line, an east–west railway connecting the cantons...
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The Furka Oberalp Railway (German: Furka Oberalp Bahn) is a narrow gauge mountain railway in Switzerland with a gauge of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in). It runs...
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Furka Tunnel may refer to either of the following railway tunnels between Uri and Valais in Switzerland: Furka Base Tunnel (opened 1982), between Realp...
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The Furka Steam Railway (German: Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke (DFB)) is a largely volunteer-operated heritage railway which operates a partially rack and...
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Furka DFB railway station is a metre gauge railway station at the eastern portal of the Furka Summit Tunnel, in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland. The station...
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The Furka Summit Tunnel (German: Furka-Scheiteltunnel) is a 1.86 kilometres (1.16 mi) long railway tunnel in southern Switzerland. It lies at an altitude...
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Glacier Express (section Furka section)
such as the 15.4 km-long (9.6 mi) Furka Tunnel at an elevation of 1,500 m (4,900 ft), which circumvents the Furka Pass — makes an intermediate stop at...
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Furka (Macedonian: Фурка) is a village in the south-eastern part of North Macedonia. It is situated in the center of the triangle between Bogdanci, Dojran...
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The Furka Oberalp Bahn Ge 4/4 III, now known as the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn Ge 4/4 III, is a two member class of metre gauge electric locomotives operated...
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in 1961, and was later branded as BVZ Zermatt-Bahn. It merged with the Furka Oberalp Bahn (FO) in 2003 to form the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB). The...
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the Swiss canton of Valais. Because the glacier is located close to the Furka Pass road it is easily accessible. The Rhône Glacier is the largest glacier...
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The Furka–Oberalp Railway Deh 4/4 II, now known as the Matterhorn–Gotthard Railway Deh 4/4 91–96, is a class of metre gauge, rack rail, electric multiple...
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000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in). It was created in 2003 through an amalgamation of Furka Oberalp Bahn (FO) and BVZ Zermatt-Bahn (BVZ). The name comes from the Matterhorn...
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Puy-de-Dôme. le train du puy de Dôme a déjà une fonction touristique "The Furka Railway and Furka Tunnel". Engineering. No. 100. 5 November 1915. p. 475....
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The Furka Oberalp Bahn Deh 4/4 I, now known as the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn Deh 4/4 51–55, is a five member class of metre gauge, rack rail, electric...
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Camouflaged cannons and fortifications near Furka Pass in the Gotthard region...
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the east, the St Gotthard Pass (6,909 ft; 2,106 m.) to the south and the Furka Pass (7,992 ft; 2,436 m.) to the west. Andermatt has an area, as of 2006[update]...
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Urseren and Leventina. The region of Andermatt lies at the foot of the Furka and Oberalp Passes connecting the Rhone and Rhine Valleys thus making the...
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factory, and Tilly Masterson's attempt to snipe Goldfinger being shot in the Furka Pass. Filming wrapped on 11 July at Andermatt, after nineteen weeks of shooting...
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(Michigan, USA) The Belvedere Hotel (Dublin) (Ireland) Hotel Belvédère, Furka Pass (Switzerland) Belvedere (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists...
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which is electrified at 1,000 V DC Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn (MGB) formerly Furka Oberalp Bahn (FO) and BVZ Zermatt-Bahn 50 Hz France Saint-Gervais-les-Bains...
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39 km long, but only 15.5 km of it is underground. Railway Single Track Furka Base Urner Alps, Switzerland 15,442 m (9.595 mi) 1982 Single track with...
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Fruit stand Furka Pass 46°35′27″N 8°29′41″E / 46.590709°N 8.494656°E / 46.590709; 8.494656 Switzerland Tilly Masterson's car crash Furka Pass 46°36′17″N...
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canton of Obwalden and the second highest in Central Switzerland after the Furka line. At Alpnachstad, the Pilatus Railway connects with steamers on Lake...
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off (disambiguation), an English expletive, and various other meanings Furka Oberalp Railway, a Swiss railway Follow-on, a practice of making a team...
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in tunnel Furka Base Tunnel 15.407 rail Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn Furka–Oberalp line with car transport Furka Summit Tunnel 1.858 rail Furka Cogwheel Steam...
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group Dysfunctional Family BBQ, a New York festival Furka Steam Railway (German: Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke), Switzerland German Football Association...
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Tunnel (road tunnel, 16.9 km) Ceneri Base Tunnel (railway tunnel, 15.4 km) Furka Base Tunnel (narrow gauge railway tunnel with car transportation, 15.4 km)...
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