Gotthard Tunnel
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The Gotthard Tunnel is a 15-kilometre-long 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-Got
Inside the tunnel
Workers in Airolo (1880)
Pneumatic locomotive with attached pressure container
Memorial for the dead workers with a relief by Vincenzo Vela
Gotthard Base Tunnel
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The Gotthard Base Tunnel is a railway tunnel through the Alps in Switzerland. It opened in June 2016 and full service began the following December. With a route length of 57.09 km, it is the world's l
Gotthard Tunnel
…Road Tunnel was opened; by 2016, it was reportedly being used to convey around one million freight lorries each year. A second railway tunnel, the Gotthard Base Tunnel, was opened on 1 June 2016 after 17 years of construction; in comparison, it is considerably longer (at 57.1 km, it is the world's longest railway…
Turnout at Faido multifunction station
Erstfeld, north portal, 460 m (1,510 ft) a.s.l.
Amsteg portal (maintenance access), 507 m (1,663 ft) a.s.l.
Sedrun portal (maintenance access, bridge over the Anterior Rhine), 1,334 m (4,377 ft) a.s.l.