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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.
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
Longest transit tunnel until Gotthard Tunnel was opened. Road Twin Tube Xishan Tunnel: Shanxi, China 13,654 m (8.484 mi) 2012 Left tube: 13654 meters, right tube: 13570 meters Railway Single Tube North Tianshan Tunnel: Xinjiang, China 13,610 m (8.457 mi) 2009 Railway Marmaray: Istanbul, Turkey 13,600 m (8.451 mi) 2013
The Gotthard Railway graphic timetable contains a great variety of information with regards to material and especially operational aspects in the year 1899, 17 years after the inauguration of the Gotthard tunnel and completion of the railway. The map key and captions to each column are to be found at the top of the page.
The first one, the 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) Gotthard Rail Tunnel, opened in 1882 for railway traffic at a cost of around 200 workers' lives (there is uncertainty as to the exact toll). [6] The second one, the 17 kilometres (11 mi) Gotthard Road Tunnel (a motorway tunnel), opened in 1980. It was closed for two months in 2001 following a fatal fire.
new Gotthard railway: Seikan Tunnel: Japan (Tsugaru Strait) 53.85 km (33.5 mi) 1988 Kaikyo Line (HokkaidÅ Shinkansen) Channel Tunnel: France/United Kingdom (English Channel) 50.45 km (31.3 mi), 3 tubes 1994 High Speed 1 (UK) / LGV Nord (France) Yulhyeon Tunnel: South Korea 50.3 km (31.3 mi) [1] 2016 Suseo High Speed Railway: Songshan Lake ...