September 10th, 2009St Gothard Tunnel – Picture Gallery
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Saint Gotthard Swiss Tunnel – Longest tunnel in the world
The yard of St Gothard Tunnel – The realization of the tunnel Gotthard will need 10 years of study and 15 years of construction. The new rail line will be commissioned in late 2013, and the tunnel Gotthard will be the longest railway tunnel in the world with 57 km Erstfeld Bodio. 6.5 million passengers and 49 million tons of cargo will pass through the tunnel each year. Objective: to reduce truck traffic which has increased by 12 folds in 25 years in the region. The tunnel will cost 7 billion Swiss francs (4.51 billion euros)
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