![]() Eastern portal, Connaught Tunnel, 1916 | |
Overview | |
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Line | CPKC |
Location | Rogers Pass. |
Coordinates | 51°18′05″N 117°28′35″W / 51.3014°N 117.4764°W |
Status | Active |
Crosses | Selkirk Mountains, below Rogers Pass |
Operation | |
Opened | 1916 |
Traffic | Railway |
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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) |
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.