“The goal to have a flat line through the Alps has been achieved.” The CBT, one of a trio of new tunnels, creates an uninterrupted rail route from the Dutch North Sea port of Rotterdam to the ...

with tunnels playing a pivotal role in navigating through hills and mountains. However, there's one tunnel nestled in the Swiss Alps that takes a staggering 20 minutes to cross. The Gotthard Base ...

LONDON, Oct. 10. -- Work is progressing rapidly on the Loetschberg Tunnel through the Berner Alps, which practically is a continuation of the Simpton Tunnel. It was planned in order to give the ...

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Then in 1870 the eight-mile Mount Cenis railway tunnel, an engineering marvel in its day, was holed through. Last week the Alps faced their final defeat. As soon as the snow clears this spring ...

It took 17 years to construct the 35-mile tunnel through the Alps between Erstfeld and Bodio, Switzerland. The tunnel, the world's longest and deepest, serves as a vital rail link between Northern ...

At the heart of this $27.7 billion mega-project is a $9 billion, 36-mile base tunnel to replace a difficult mountain route through the Savoy Alps. Legal challenges, political opposition and ...