Two large tunnel boring machines have begun excavating the second corridor of the Gotthard road tunnel. Swiss transport minister Albert Rösti hailed the development as “a milestone for ...

SBB is greatly expanding connections between Zurich and Central Switzerland. The centerpiece will be the Zimmerberg Base Tunnel with a total length of almost 20 kilometers. A so-called project of ...

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However, one tunnel in the Swiss Alps takes a staggering 20 minutes to complete. The Gotthard Base Tunnel currently holds the world record for being the world's longest and deepest railway tunnel ...

First the intense heat and smoke and then the threat of further cave-ins along the 17-km (10-mile) tunnel had kept emergency workers away from the spot where two trucks, one carrying a load of ...

The world’s longest tunnel officially opened on Wednesday, with the trailblazing rail passage under the Swiss Alps aiming to ease transit through the heart of Europe. With political unity on the ...

Passengers included German's Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and the Swiss leader While the tunnel was entirely funded by non-EU member ...

The drivers on the parallel motorway are ... he engineers decided to tunnel a shortcut that takes you through to the other side – and a descent into the warmth of a Swiss summer’s afternoon.

On FRiday, Rösti spoke at the launch ceremony for the Paulina tunnel boring machine in Airolo. Paulina is 150 metres long and has a drill head with a diameter of over 12 metres. “The impressive ...