List of tunnels in the Alps - Wikipedia
There are a large number of tunnels in the Alps of Central Europe. They have the advantage of providing shorter routes and faster journey times by avoiding narrow, winding routes over mountain passes which may well be affected by winter conditions. This list is intended to give an overview of the main Alpine tunnels.
Gotthard Base Tunnel - Wikipedia
The Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT; German: Gotthard-Basistunnel, Italian: Galleria di base del San Gottardo, Romansh: Tunnel da basa dal Sogn Gottard) is a railway tunnel through the Alps in Switzerland. It opened in June 2016 and full service began the following December.
Huge tunnel network creates new railway link through the Alps
2020年9月8日 · At its heart is the world’s longest railway tunnel – the 35-mile-long (or 57-kilometer) Gotthard Base Tunnel. Everything about this $11.3 billion project is on a grand scale; at their deepest...
NRLA - Wikipedia
The New Railway Link through the Alps (NRLA; German: Neue Eisenbahn-Alpentransversale, NEAT, French: nouvelle ligne ferroviaire à travers les Alpes, NLFA, Italian: Nuova ferrovia transalpina, NFTA), is a Swiss construction project for faster north–south rail …
Tunnel Vision - National Geographic
Shooting beneath the mountains like a rifle barrel, Switzerland's Gotthard Base Tunnel will allow trains to hurtle between Zurich and Milan on a flat course at 155 miles an hour (250 kilometers...
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Alpine tunnels: The longest and most important structures
2024年9月3日 · The longest tunnel in the Alps is the Gotthard Base Tunnel. With a length of 57.1 km, the double tube is also in the record books as the longest railway tunnel in the world. The tunnel between Erstfeld in the canton of Uri and Bodio in the canton of Ticino is part of the Gotthard axis and therefore also a centrepiece of intra-European goods ...
Tunnels in the Alps: from Fréjus to Brenner - We Build Value
2023年10月25日 · The Fréjus Tunnel, inaugurated on September 17, 1871, is one of the most colossal infrastructure projects of the 19th century. Before the Fréjus Tunnel, it took 35 hours to travel from Paris to Turin. The San Gotthard railway tunnel opened on December 11, 2016, and runs over 2,300 meters below the mountain peaks.
Overview - Alptransit Portal
2016年6月4日 · The largest transport project for decades strengthens Switzerland's standing within Europe and connects the northern and southern parts of the continent with new tunnels through the Lötschberg, Gotthard and Ceneri mountains and upgraded connecting routes. The vision of a new rail line crossing the Alps dates back to around 1950.
New tunnel in Swiss Alps changes railway transport in Europe
The Ceneri Base Tunnel (CBT), a twin-tube tunnel that passes under Monte Ceneri, was completed on September 4, 2020. The total length of the tunnel is about 40 kilometers and stretches between Vigana and Vezia in Switzerland. Passenger trains will …