The Tenda line or Cuneo-Ventimiglia line, also called in Italian: Ferrovia delle Meraviglie, lit. 'Railway of Wonders',^[1] is a cross-border railway line in the Alpine regions of France and Italy, connecting the Maritime and Ligurian Alps. The line is 99.4 kilometres (61.8 mi) long, including an 8-kilometre (5.0 mi) tunnel under the Col de Tende mountain pass.

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Tenda line
A viaduct in the Col de Tende
Overview
Other name(s)	Cuneo-Ventimiglia line
Owner	Rete Ferroviaria Italiana SNCF
Termini	Cuneo Ventimiglia
History
Commenced	1856 (1856)
Opened	18 July 1887 (1887-07-18)
Completed	1928 (1928)
Closed	1945 (1945) (Limone-Ventimiglia)
Reopened	1979 (1979) (Limone-Ventimiglia)
Technical
Line length	99.4 km (61.8 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3000 V DC (Cuneo - Limone)
Route map Legend from Fossano from Savigliano via Saluzzo from Mondovì Cuneo from Cuneo via Boves Borgo San Dalmazzo Roccavione Robilante Vernante Limone Piemonte Border Italy / France Viévola Tende La Brigue Saint-Dalmas-de-Tende Fontan-Saorge Breil-sur-Roya to Nice Piène Border France / Italy Olivetta San Michele Airole Bevera from Marseille and Nice Ventimiglia to Genoa

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The line connects Cuneo and Ventimiglia, both stations in Italy, but it passes through territory now belonging to France. This historical peculiarity is due to the fact that at the time of its design and construction, the route was located entirely within the Kingdom of Sardinia.

On 25 February 2021, the railway was named the winner of the tenth I Luoghi del Cuore [it], a competition run by the Fondo Ambiente Italiano (FAI), due to the richness and uniqueness of the landscapes in the territories it crosses.^[1] It also ranked first in the special category Italy above 600 meters.^[2]

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