Article from BTNews 18 OCTOBER 2010
AlpTransit Gothard tunnel breakthrough
AlpTransit Gothard has broken though to connect both ends of the longest tunnel rail link in the Swiss Alps. The tunnel is 57km in length and will take another six years to complete.
The first high speed trains should be operational and in use though the tunnel in 2017. The tunnel will have two tracks with multifunctional stations and crossovers under the mountain. www.alptransit.ch www.57km.ch
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