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swissinfo.ch
December 24, 2017
Switzerland's oldest traffic tunnel through the Alps reopened on Christmas eve after a three-month closure due to problems with the ventilation system. After extensive repair work, the tunnel that connects Martigny in the western Swiss canton of Valais with the Aosta Valley in northwestern Italy reopened toÃÂ ...
swissinfo.ch
December 11, 2017
It has been one year since the first trains started using the Gotthard Base Tunnel – the world's longest rail tunnel. The new tunnel opened on December 11, 2016. Since then, passenger and freight train traffic through the Alps has increased significantly. Over the past year, an average of 11,000 trainÃÂ ...
swissinfo.ch
December 6, 2017
One year after the opening of the Gotthard Base Tunnel, Italian-speaking canton Ticino has seen a “more than positive” development in overnight stays. Between January and October, the number of overnights increased by 7.7% compared with the same period for 2016. This is the best result for seven ...
swissinfo.ch
December 1, 2017
Last year saw the transalpine rail network further upgraded with the opening of the Gotthard base rail tunnel. But the Federal Council, Switzerland's executive body, confirmed its previous statement that this will still not be enough to reach the initiative's demands of no more than 650,000 freight truck trips byÃÂ ...
The Australian
December 1, 2017
The local quip follows the launching, in December last year, of the Gotthard Base Tunnel, a 57km shortcut and miracle of Swiss rail engineering that upstages an earlier version. “It's still unbelievable how they built that first one,” says my guide, Maurus Huwyler from AlpTransit Gotthard AG, constructors ofÃÂ ...
Streetsblog Chicago (blog)
December 1, 2017
Don't subway tunnels cost $1 billion per mile? ... The recently opened Gotthard Base Tunnel cost $339 million/mile. ... Cut and cover, where the tunnel is built in a trench and then buried (similar to how pipes are installed) is much cheaper than deep boring, but very disruptive to the surrounding area.
Electrek
October 29, 2017
The idea is to create a network of tunnels underneath the city with electric ... The 35.5 mile Gotthard Base tunnel was dug/build for a total project ...
South China Morning Post
October 28, 2017
... terrain and using spiral tunnels, long galleried sections and dozens of bridges – was ... It climbed to a 15km summit tunnel, then the longest of its kind ... The train slows for the summit tunnel, where the history of its ... The Swiss may now hurtle through the Gotthard Base Tunnel at up to 250km/h, but relax.
Railway Gazette International
October 27, 2017
... and regional services from December, including additional trains from Basel and Luzern to Locarno via the Gotthard Base Tunnel.
International Railway Journal
August 4, 2017
Strong start for Gotthard Base Tunnel ... As for freight traffic, the completion of these two tunnels is a key element in the creation of the 4m ...
swissinfo.ch
August 2, 2017
About 2.3 million rail passengers have travelled through the new transalpine tunnel in Switzerland over the past eight months, an increase of 30% compared with same period a year ago. On average, 10,400 people cross the Gotthard base tunnel in central Switzerland every day, according to the Federal ...
Railway Gazette International
July 3, 2017
SWITZERLAND: A Stadler EC250 Giruno trainset ran through the Gotthard Base Tunnel for the first time during testing on July 2. The manufacturer said that the test run at a maximum speed of 100 km/h had been a 'complete success', demonstrating that the design meets the standards required to operate in ...
Railway Gazette International
May 18, 2017
SWITZERLAND: President of the Swiss Confederation Doris Leuthard joined 500 guests at the official roll-out of the first compete EC250 Giruno 250 km/h inter-city trainset at Stadler's Bussnang plant on May 18. 'The Giruno sets a new standard, just like Switzerland did with the Gotthard Base Tunnel', said ...
Atlas Obscura
March 13, 2017
The Gotthard Base Tunnel, in southern Switzerland, cuts through 35.5 miles of ... Like the Chunnel, the Gotthard Base Tunnel comprises two tunnels for trains, ...
Deutsche Welle
December 11, 2016
The first passenger train to travel through the longest rail tunnel in the world departed Zurich Sunday morning, after 17 years of construction. The 57-kilometer (35-mile) Gotthard Base Tunnel officially opened six months ago in a colorful ceremony attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French ...
Global Rail News
December 31, 1999
Harsco Rail Europe has handed over the first maintenance vehicles to Swiss national operator SBB for use in the Gotthard Base Tunnel – the world's longest railway tunnel. Delivery of the first six base vehicles on December 15 marked the first steps in completing an order for 31 rail maintenance vehiclesÃÂ ...
Next Big Future
December 31, 1999
The Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT) is a railway tunnel in the heart of the ... (35.4 mi) and the tunnel system totals 151.84 km (94.3 mi) of tunnels, ...
Next Big Future
December 31, 1999
The Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT) is a railway tunnel in the heart of the ... (35.4 mi) and the tunnel system totals 151.84 km (94.3 mi) of tunnels, ...
swissinfo.ch
March 1, 2017
The new Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world's longest rail tunnel, got good marks in the EU report, as did Switzerland's participation in EU foreign missions to Mali and Ukraine.
ComputerWeekly.com
February 15, 2017
Rail passengers travelling through the Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland will be able to access 4G LTE connectivity throughout their journey.
International Railway Journal
February 15, 2017
And SBB Cargo is embracing the system following a major change in the Swiss timetable on December 11 2016, when the 57km Gotthard Base Tunnel began full operations after 17 years of construction. Under the new system, freight wagons are handled onÃÂ ...
Rappler
February 12, 2017
GENEVA, Switzerland - Regular rail service through the world's longest tunnel began on Sunday, December 11, carrying passengers deep under the Swiss Alps from Zurich to Lugano.
Deutsche Welle
February 9, 2017
First passenger train travels through Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world's longest rail tunnel 11.12.2016. After 17 years and 11 billion euros, the first Gotthard Base Tunnel passenger train departed Zurich on Sunday morning. The express train will saveÃÂ ...
Deutsche Welle
February 8, 2017
It appears to show the interior of an industrial-sized drill used to bore tunnels. It resembles - but is not quite the same as - similar boring machines used for tunneling projects elsewhere.
The Local Switzerland
February 8, 2017
The twin-tube tunnel will pass under Monte Ceneri in the canton of Ticino. Together with the Gotthard it will allow a continuous flat route from Altdorf, at the end of Lake Lucerne, all the way to Lugano.
Asia Times
February 7, 2017
China and Japan are also exporting advanced transport, port and infrastructure technology to Thailand, India, Indonesia and Africa.
swissinfo.ch
February 7, 2017
In its first two months of service, the Gotthard Base Tunnel has sped up travel for thousands of trains and attracted many more passengers, but not everything is on track.
swissinfo.ch
February 6, 2017
In its first two months of service, the Gotthard Base Tunnel has sped up travel for thousands of trains and attracted many more passengers, but not everything is on track.
Railway Gazette International
January 30, 2017
SWITZERLAND: Swiss Federal Railways' freight business said it was 'entering into new forms of financing' when it announced an order for 18 Siemens Vectron multi-system electric locomotives on January 30.
The Australian Financial Review
January 22, 2017
In Switzerland, the Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world's longest and deepest railway passage, ceremonially opened last June, but officially opened in December.
MyAJC
January 10, 2017
In Switzerland, the Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world's longest and deepest railway passage, ceremonially opened last June, but officially opened in December.
Walta Information Center (blog)
January 9, 2017
The railway has claimed the spot along with other multi-billion projects including: the most expensive ($4 billion) train station ever in New York City, the floating bridge of Seattle, the Swiss Gotthard base tunnel that took 17 years to complete, the ...
swissinfo.ch
January 7, 2017
The figure of Helvetia - the Latin name for Switzerland - unveils on June 1 the Gotthard base tunnel, the world's longest.
Curbed Seattle
January 5, 2017
Wired magazine picked the SR 520 floating bridge as one of "The 7 Most Majestic Infrastructure Projects of 2016" with the title of "Most Buoyant.
TravelersToday
January 5, 2017
A tunnel is an underground or underwater passageway, dug through the surrounding soil and enclosed except for entrance and exit, commonly at each end.
swissinfo.ch
January 1, 2017
Future generations have been considered through important decisions such as the Gotthard base tunnel and by having a good education system.
TravelersToday
January 1, 2017
Switzerland finally opened the world's longest train tunnel this December. This tunnel shortens the travel time between Zurich and Milan by almost an hour.
The Hindu
December 29, 2016
1: The Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world's longest and deepest railway tunnel, is opened following two decades of construction work.
The Star Online
December 29, 2016
Our very own SMART tunnel is mentioned alongside other great engineering feats, including the Gotthard Base Tunnel of Switzerland, the Channel Tunnel which connects Britain with continental Europe, Laerdal Tunnel (Norway), Tokyo Bay Aqua-LineÃÂ ...
The Star Online
December 28, 2016
Other tunnels named in the article are the Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland, the Channel Tunnel which links the UK and France, Eisenhower Tunnel in the USA, the Spiralen Tunnel and the Laerdal Tunnel, both in Norway, China's Guoliang Tunnel inÃÂ ...
RW Freight
December 18, 2016
Passenger and freight trains have begun scheduled services through the Gotthard Base Tunnel, marking the completion of a record-breaking project.
The Sydney Morning Herald
December 15, 2016
The Gotthard Base Tunnel opened! You might think I'm somewhat clutching at straws here, to which I say - come on, this is a seriously amazing feat of engineering.
Stuff.co.nz
December 15, 2016
I only point this out because it's not something you'll find on the brand new, blue-liveried trains that will flash by two kilometres or more below his feet at speeds of 250kmh in the 57-kilometre-long Gotthard Base Tunnel that officially opened on ...
Times of India
December 13, 2016
And a 1,000 lucky ones got to be the first to go through the new 57-kilometre Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT) in Switzerland on Sunday, when it was formally opened to the public.
Global Rail News
December 12, 2016
The 57-kilometre tunnel, which provides a new, faster connection between Switzerland and Italy, is in the Guinness Book of Records as longest rail tunnel in the world. From December 11, Journey times between Switzerland and Lugano will be shortened byÃÂ ...
VRT Nieuws
December 11, 2016
Elke dag moeten voortaan zowat 260 goederentreinen en 65 passagierstreinen door de tunnel passeren. De goederentreinen rijden gemiddeld aan honderd kilometer per uur, de passagierstreinen doen dat dubbel zo snel. Volgens Zwitserland zal de tunnelÃÂ ...
Deutsche Welle
December 11, 2016
The first passenger train to travel through the longest rail tunnel in the world departed Zurich Sunday morning, after 17 years of construction.
Deutsche Welle
December 9, 2016
It's the first scheduled passenger train that will travel on through the new Gotthard Base Tunnel, at a maximum speed of 200 kilometers per hour.
RailwayAge Magazine
December 8, 2016
11, 2016 is the opening of one of the world's engineering marvels: the Gotthard Base Tunnel under the Swiss Alps, the world's longest and deepest railway tunnel. ... The way to these tunnels is indicated by signs, emergency lights, and handrails. In ...
Construction.RU
December 5, 2016
"After six months of testing, the new tunnel through the St Gotthard pass, a Gotthard Base Tunnel, will be opened for passenger traffic on December 11.
