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World's longest tunnel hidden beneath the Earth is 35 miles long and changing train travel forever
However, there's one tunnel nestled in the Swiss Alps that takes a staggering 20 minutes to cross. The Gotthard Base Tunnel holds the global ... both trains and cars. READ MORE: Cancer warning ...
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin8d
Travel: Skiing the Swiss Alps is like traversing the roof of the world
One of my favorite areas, and perhaps the most famous ski destination in the Alps, is Switzerland ... by a series of cable cars. In clear weather, you exit a tunnel carved in the rock, then ...
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World's longest railway tunnel that's 35 miles long and took 17 years to build
the majority can be travelled through in a matter of seconds. However, one tunnel in the Swiss Alps takes a staggering 20 minutes to complete. The Gotthard Base Tunnel currently holds the world ...
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Europe opens the longest tunnel in the world, 57km, under the Swiss Alps
Passengers included German's Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and the Swiss leader While the tunnel was entirely funded by non-EU member ...
Daily Express26d
Europe’s deepest tunnel runs 35 miles through mountain range and cost £10m to build
The Gotthard Base Tunnel, stretching an extraordinary 57 kilometres (35 miles) under the Swiss Alps, stands as the longest ... approximately 260 freight trains pass through the tunnel daily ...
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Tunnel Vision
When the Welsh chronicler Adam of Usk traveled over ... We've got a longer tunnel. I want to speed through here like that." A swift smooth ride through the Alps in comforting darkness: Adam ...