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World's longest rail tunnel begins regular service in Switzerland
The Guardian   12 December 2016   Switzerland   Europe  
A passenger train enters the south portal of the GBT on Sunday. Photograph: Samuel Golay/EPA
<p>Regular passenger trains start using the 35-mile Gotthard Base tunnel, which took 17 years to build.</p><p>Regular rail service through the world’s longest tunnel has begun, carrying passengers deep under the Swiss Alps from Zurich to Lugano.</p><p>The ...
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The Longest, Deepest Rail Tunnel on Earth Just Opened in the Swiss Alps
Gizmodo   01 June 2016   Switzerland   Gotthard  
AP Photo/Christian Hartmann,Pool
<p>After 17 years of construction, the Gotthard Base Tunnel opens today. This feat of engineering is a 35-mile high-speed rail connection beneath the Swiss Alps and is now the longest transit tunnel in the world. You better believe that Hyperloop engineers ...
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In the Heart Of the Mountain
TIME   09 April 2015   Switzerland   Gotthard  
Gotthard Base Tunnel Matthieu Gafsou for TIME
<p>A record-breaking train tunnel could provide a badly needed shortcut through the Swiss Alps.</p><p>At 57 km, the Gotthard Base Tunnel will be the longest rail tunnel in the world once it opens for use in mid-2016.</p>
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