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World's longest railway tunnel to open after 17 years of construction:; Trains in Switzerland will travel at 155mph through 35 miles of mountain thanks to €10.6billion project
Topic Started: May 24 2016, 12:44 PM (657 Views)
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The world's longest railway tunnel is set to open in just over a week - after some 17 years of construction.
Measuring 35.4-miles in length, the Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT) is 7,545 feet below the Gotthard massif, cutting through the Swiss Alps.
The tunnel was first conceived in sketch-form in 1947 but construction began 17 years ago. It consists of two single-track tunnels connecting Erstfeld (Uri) with Bodio (Ticino) and passing below Sedrun (Graubünden).


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3606359/World-s-longest-railway-tunnel-open-17-years-construction-Trains-Switzerland-travel-155mph-35-miles-mountain-thanks-10-6billion-project.html#ixzz49anFsDaI





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Opens tomorrow....!

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I remember when they were first starting this tunnel. It is great that it looks like they will finish it and they look to be on schedule for the December 2016 start of passenger service.
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Awesome.... Simply amazing engineering.

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Jun 1 2016, 11:18 AM
I remember when they were first starting this tunnel. It is great that it looks like they will finish it and they look to be on schedule for the December 2016 start of passenger service.
I've ridden the Eurostar many times, but I really look forward to riding this thing next year....


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Check out Bertha
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertha_(tunnel_boring_machine)
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