The Gotthard Base Tunnel it is the world's longest and deepest traffic tunne, and the first flat, low-level route through the Alps.
The Gotthard Base Tunnel is a railway base tunnel through the Alps in Switzerland. It opened on 1 June 2016, and full service began on 11 December 2016.
The Gotthard Base Tunnel With a route length of 57.09 km (35.5 mi),
Gotthard Base Tunnel is part of the AlpTransit project, also known as the New Railway Link through the Alps (NRLA).
The speed for Gotthard Base Tunnelup to 250 kilometers per hour.
The first passenger train will roll through the Gotthard Base Tunnel early June 2016. Siemens has supplied the tunnel control and fire protection systems for the world's longest railway tunnel. source
The first passenger train will roll through the Gotthard Base Tunnel early June 2016. Siemens has supplied the tunnel control and fire protection systems for the world's longest railway tunnel.
The Gotthard Base Tunnel is also the first flat route through the Alps or any other major mountain range, with a maximum height of 549 metres (1,801 ft) above sea level, corresponding to that of Berne.
The total Alps transit projected cost of the project was 9.8 billion Swiss francs (€8.85 billion, US$10.3 billion; the final cost exceeded $12 billion. Nine people died during construction.
Nine workers lost their lives during Gotthard Base Tunnel construction; one in the Amsteg section, two in the Sedrun section, and three each in the southernmost Faido and Bodio sections.
