The Gotthard Base Tunnel is being built to improve transportation efficiency and capacity through the Swiss Alps. It aims to enhance the movement of both goods and passengers by providing a faster, more reliable route, thereby reducing congestion on existing rail lines. Additionally, the tunnel supports environmental goals by promoting rail transport over road traffic, contributing to lower emissions and sustainable travel options. Ultimately, it strengthens the European transport network and boosts economic connectivity.
16,9 km
Europe, Switzerland
The Gotthard Base Tunnel goes under the Swiss Alps, specifically the Saint-Gotthard Massif, which is part of the Lepontine Alps. It is the longest and deepest railway tunnel in the world, passing through the heart of the Swiss mountain range.
Currently: Sei-kan tunnel in Japan In 2010: Gotthard Base in Switzerland
Gotthard Road Tunnel was created in 1980.
Gotthard Rail Tunnel was created in 1881.
The Earth's largest railroad tunnel is the Seikan Tunnel in Japan, which is over 33 miles long. When the Gotthard base tunnel in Switzerland is opened in 2016, Seikan Tunnel will be the second longest.
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that is the Gotthard Base in switzerland, and is currently being built bigger, by 2020 reaching 75,000m, at the moment it is 57,072m.
the answer to this question would be about 140 miles long
Switzerland and Italy.
The Gotthard Base Rail Tunnel, completed on October 15, 2010, stretches 35.4 miles (about 57 kilometers) under the Swiss Alpine mountains. Its completion pushed the Seikan Tunnel in Japan, at 33.5 miles (about 54 kilometers), to second place. The Gotthard Base Rail Tunnel connects northern Europe to Italy and will shorten the travel time by over an hour when it opens for cargo and passenger trains in 2017. It was a ten billion dollar project that was first conceived about 60 years ago. It took 23 years of digging and the loss of 8 lives for the tunnel to be completed.