World's longest train tunnel

The Gotthard Base Tunnel is one of the world’s most beautiful engineering marvels.  Image: A journalist walks through an emergency tunnel at a multifunction and emergency stop station of......

World's longest and deepest rail tunnel opens

Switzerland has opened the largest and deepest railway tunnel across the Alps. Image: A general view shows the northern gates (L) of the NEAT Gotthard Base Tunnel near the town of Erstfeld,......

World's longest railway tunnel is finally getting ready

The Gotthard Base Tunnel is a CHF 9.83 billion railway tunnel under construction in Switzerland. With a length of 57 km (35.4 mi) and a total of 151.84 km (94.3 mi) of tunnels, shafts and......

Building the world's longest train tunnel

The world's longest train tunnel Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT) is being constructed beneath the Swiss Alps. It is expected to be completed in 2016. This gigantic project stretches across a distance of......