Switzerland's mountains conceal a vast underground network spanning over 2,000 kilometers of tunnels, rail lines, roads, ...
CEO of SBB Ducrot and CEO AlpTransit Gotthard Schwank wave signalling discs during the opening ceremony of the newly built Ceneri Base Tunnel near Camorino CAMORINO, Switzerland (Reuters) - ...
The North portal of Ceneri Base Tunnel in 2018, Credit: Bundesamt für Verkehr. Switzerland has opened the Ceneri Base Tunnel, the final segment of a larger project that will facilitate rail ...
The world’s longest tunnel officially opened on Wednesday, with the trailblazing rail passage under the Swiss Alps aiming to ease transit through the heart of Europe. The 35-mile Gotthard Base Tunnel ...
The NRLA (The Swiss New Rail Link through the Alps) represents a revolutionary railway connection comprising three base ...
Swiss rail authorities said repairs to the Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world's deepest traffic tunnel and longest of its kind, will take several months after the extent of the damage from a recent ...
Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016 is the opening of one of the world’s engineering marvels: the Gotthard Base Tunnel under the Swiss Alps, the world’s longest and deepest railway tunnel. The 35.3-mile-long (57 km ...
Switzerland's new, 22-mile Loetschberg Base Tunnel under the Alps will cut train travel time by about 45 to 75 minutes within Switzerland and between Switzerland and Italy when it opens for passenger ...
IN THE LOETSCHBERG BASE TUNNEL, Switzerland — Accompanied by brass bands and fireworks, the Swiss inaugurated the world’s longest overland tunnel today, opening a new era of transportation through the ...
A tunnel through the Alps in Switzerland that has taken 17 years to build officially opens today. The Gotthard Base Tunnel stretches for 57 km (35 mi), making it the longest rail tunnel in the world.
Pride and euphoria swept through Switzerland last week when a gargantuan drilling machine emerged through the rocks deep under the Alps to join the two ends of the world’s longest railroad tunnel. The ...