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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Officials warned it could be months before the Gotthard can be reopened, compounding transport problems Italy already faced due to the closure of another tunnel through the Alps - the Mont Blanc ...

Last year, more than two-thirds of rail freight traffic through the Alps passed through the tunnel, according to the Swiss government. This content was published on Sep 4, 2020 The inauguration of ...

Swiss transport minister Albert Rösti hailed the development as “a milestone for Switzerland”s most important north-south link”. On FRiday, Rösti spoke at the launch ceremony for the ...

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The Swiss Alps are an unforgiving landscape of rugged ... Tunneling and track-laying for the 35-mile NEAT Gotthard Base Tunnel has been completed, making it officially the longest tunnel in ...