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The Gotthard Tunnel (German: Gotthardtunnel, Italian: Galleria del San Gottardo) is a 15-kilometre-long (9.3 mi) railway tunnel that forms the summit of the Gotthard Railway in Switzerland. It connects Göschenen with Airolo and was the first tunnel through the Saint-Gotthard Massif in order to bypass the St Gotthard Pass .
The Gotthard Road Tunnel in Switzerland runs from Göschenen in the canton of Uri at its northern portal, to Airolo in Ticino to the south, and is 16.9 kilometres (10.5 mi) in length below the St Gotthard Pass, a major pass of the Alps. At time of construction, in 1980, it was the longest road tunnel in the world; it is currently the fifth ...
As of 2016, the Gotthard Base Tunnel is the longest railway tunnel in the world. It is the third Swiss tunnel to bear this title, after the Gotthard Tunnel (15 km or 9.3 mi, 1882) and the Simplon Tunnel (19.8 km or 12.3 mi, 1905). [28] It is the third tunnel built under the Gotthard, after the Gotthard Tunnel and the Gotthard Road Tunnel.
Ceneri Base Tunnel: 15.4: rail: Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard line: opened on 4 September 2020 Crapteig Tunnel: 2.171: road: A13 motorway [6] Cholfirst Tunnel: 1.260: road: A4 motorway: Felskinn–Mittelallalin Tunnel: 1.749: rail: Metro Alpin: funicular railway, entirely in tunnel Furka Base Tunnel: 15.407: rail: Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn ...
After 17 years, the 35.5 mile train tunnel being called 'a masterpiece of timing, cost and policy' has finally opened. Swiss declare Alps tamed as Gotthard rail tunnel opens Skip to main content
The Gotthard axis consists of the Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT), the partially operational Zimmerberg Base Tunnel, the Ceneri Base Tunnel (CBT), and surface connections. It was built by AlpTransit Gotthard under contract from the Swiss Federal Government. The axis is the first flat trans-alpine rail link, with a maximum elevation of 550 metres ...
Carving their way beneath oceans, glaciers and mountains, tunnels are an enduring source of fascination for travelers. From Japan to the Swiss Alps and the American Rockies, these are some of the ...
The Swiss federal railway operator, known by its German-language acronym SBB, said the damage from the Aug. 10 derailment in the Gotthard tunnel, Switzerland’s main north-south rail thoroughfare ...