A tunnel through the Alps in Switzerland that has taken 17 years to build officially opens today. The Gotthard Base Tunnel stretches for 57 km (35 mi), making it the longest rail tunnel in the world.

Sunday, Dec. 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 35.3-mile-long (57 km ...

GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s national rail operator said Thursday the world’s longest rail tunnel won't be fully reopened to train traffic until next September, again pushing back the target date for ...

AlpTransit Gotthard has completed the track laying work on the 57km-long Gotthard Base Tunnel, which is said to be the world’s longest railway tunnel. The tunnel is being built to give way for diesel ...

Seventeen years after construction crews started boring beneath the Swiss Alps, the world’s longest, deepest tunnel officially opened Wednesday. Fittingly for a project billed as Switzerland’s ...

On October 24th, 2001, two trucks collided deep inside the Gotthard Road Tunnel in Switzerland, igniting a devastating fire beneath the Alps. Fueled by rubber tires and diesel, the blaze spread ...

The first passenger train to use Switzerland’s newly constructed Gotthard Base Tunnel has successfully traversed its 35.5 mile length, with passengers able to use their mobile devices as normal ...

Yodeling and a triumphant Alpine horn heralded the inauguration Wednesday of the longest, deepest railway tunnel ever constructed — a feat of engineering that will slash journey times across Europe.

Nexans, in partnership with Swissgrid, will install a high-voltage line in a road tunnel, a pioneering project in Europe. Works will begin in 2028 and be completed in 2030. Paris, May 14, 2025 – ...