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The Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT; German: Gotthard-Basistunnel, Italian: Galleria di base del San Gottardo, Romansh: Tunnel da basa dal Sogn Gottard) is a railway tunnel through the Alps in Switzerland. It opened in June 2016 and full service began the following December.
funicular railway, entirely in tunnel Furka Base Tunnel: 15.407: rail: Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn Furka–Oberalp line: with car transport Furka Summit Tunnel: 1.858: rail: Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway: superseded by the Furka Base Tunnel, now used by a heritage railway Giswil Tunnel: 2.066: road: A8 motorway: Girsberg Tunnel: 1.770: road: A7 ...
The St. Gotthard Tunnel lies at the heart of the motorway and makes up its culminating point. With a maximum elevation of 1,175 metres (3,855 ft) [2] at the tunnel's highest point, the A2 motorway has the lowest maximum elevation of any direct north–south road through the Alps. Traffic jams stretching for kilometres on end are frequently ...
The Gotthard Tunnel is the core and culminating point of the A2 motorway in Switzerland, running south from Basel through the tunnel down to Chiasso on the border with Italy. Traffic flows through only one tunnel, which carries traffic both ways, with each direction allocated one lane. The tunnel's speed limit is 80 km/h (50 mph).
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 tunnel, known as Urnerloch, was the first road tunnel to be built in the Alps. It was constructed by Pietro Morettini (1660–1737). It was constructed by Pietro Morettini (1660–1737). The path across Schöllenen Gorge, and thus across the pass, still carried only foot traffic and pack animals until 1775, [ citation needed ] when the ...
A European Championship qualifying game between Switzerland and Israel ended with a 1-1 draw on Wednesday, a match that brought the Israeli team to Hungary after all scheduled games in Tel Aviv ...
This category covers all tunnels in Switzerland, including road, rail and water tunnels. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tunnels in Switzerland . Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap