 The closure of the railway operation on the old section took place on April 28, 1987 while the new section, electrified, opened for operation on May 31, 1987.The tunnel is Km 15+333 long, starting at km 1+679 (Paola side) and from km 0+514 (San Lucido side) and outlet at km 17+012 (Bivio Settimo side).The tunnel includes inside, at km 9+180, the Santomarco movement post exercised later in the DCO remote control for the crossing of trains.