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 of Usk would have loved it.

"Currently, there is no indication of how long the tunnel will be closed. "Diverting trains via the panorama route means longer journey times for passengers." The route cuts through the Alps and ...

When it’s completed in 2032, the Brenner Base Tunnel nestled in the Alps between Austria and Italy will provide a critical link in a corridor connecting ports in Scandinavia to the Mediterranean.

The tunnel's main purpose is to transport more people - and especially, freight - across the Alps, to reduce the number of traffic accidents and environmental damage from heavy trucks on Alpine roads.

The two deepest transport tunnels in the world are both in the Alps: the Mont Blanc road tunnel between France and Italy, and ...

The tunnel is a vital north-south link through the Alps One of Europe's main transport routes, the Gotthard road tunnel in Switzerland, was shut for several hours after a deadly crash. Police said ...

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 ...

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 ...

Proponents of a second tunnel argue that it will decrease traffic accidents on the 16.9 km Gotthard, which has guided five million cars through the Alps each year since 1980 and is in need of ...

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 ...