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Volker Hesse was hired as director for the Gotthard Base Tunnel inauguration ceremony of June 1, 2016. [5] The controversial opening ceremony was described as "disturbing", "demonic" and akin to a depiction of a "sex-orgy".
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.
Some of the best-known base tunnels are (with length, opening and location): Operational. Gotthard Base Tunnel (57.1 km, 35.5 mi, 2016), Switzerland;
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
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superseded by the Furka Base Tunnel, now used by a heritage railway Giswil Tunnel: 2.066: road: A8 motorway: Girsberg Tunnel: 1.770: road: A7 motorway: Glion Tunnel: 1.350: road: A9 motorway: Gotthard Base Tunnel: 57.104: rail: Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard line: opened on 1 June 2016 Gotthard Rail Tunnel: 15.003: rail: Swiss Federal Railways ...
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The station was opened in 1874, as part of the opening of the Ticino valley railway, with its Biasca – Bellinzona – Lugano – Chiasso line, and its Bellinzona – Locarno line. In 1882, upon the opening of the Gotthard Rail Tunnel , and the related commencement of services on the line from Airolo to Biasca, Bellinzona was connected with ...