Connaught Tunnel

Connaught Tunnel

Eastern portal, Connaught Tunnel, 1916
Overview
Line	CPKC
Location	Rogers Pass.
Coordinates	51°18′05″N 117°28′35″W / 51.3014°N 117.4764°W / 51.3014; -117.4764
Status	Active
Crosses	Selkirk Mountains, below Rogers Pass
Operation
Opened	1916
Traffic	Railway
Character	Primarily freight service Some passenger service (Rocky Mountaineer)
Technical
Length	5.02 miles (8.08 km)
No. of tracks	Single
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Highest elevation	3,794 feet (1,160 m)

Connaught Tunnel

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Location in British Columbia

The Connaught Tunnel is in southeastern British Columbia, on the Revelstoke–Donald segment. The 5.022-mile (8.082 km) tunnel carries the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) main line under Mount Macdonald in the Selkirk Mountains. The tunnel, opened by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) in 1916, replaced the previous routing over Rogers Pass.