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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 ...
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 Swiss federal railway operator, known by its German-language acronym SBB, said the damage from the Aug. 10 derailment in the Gotthard tunnel, Switzerland’s main north-south rail thoroughfare ...
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
Because the expected increase in traffic through the Gotthard would hardly be able to be managed with the Gotthard Road Tunnel, [32] the Federal Council planned to reach an international traffic agreement with neighboring countries in order to distribute the travel through the Alps to the other Alpine passes during the summer.
During the construction of the Gotthard tunnel the population of Göschenen rose a few times. The construction workers lived in precarious conditions. [1]On the 27th of July the Italian tunnel workers began a strike, demanding better wages and created an uproar in the village.
Pages in category "Tunnel disasters" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... Gotthard Road Tunnel; H. Hawks Nest Tunnel disaster; L.