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Switzerland opens World's longest train tunnel Gotthard Base tunnel
The Gotthard Base Tunnel, which is expected to be the world\'s longest and deepest tunnel has finally opened in Switzerland.
Bern: The Gotthard Base Tunnel, which is expected to be the world's longest and deepest tunnel has finally opened in Switzerland.
The construction for the tunnel began nearly two decades back.
Stretching for 35 miles under the Swiss Alps, the Gotthard Base Tunnel will connect the cities of Bodio and Erstfeld, as part of an ambitious high-speed rail line, the Verge quoted the New York Times.
Swiss Federal President Johann Schneider-Ammann has described the inauguration of the tunnel as a giant step for Switzerland and equally the significant for the neighbouring countries and the rest of the continent.
Full service is expected to begin in December, with passenger trains travelling at a maximum speed of 155 miles per hour.
The tunnel was constructed at extravagant USD 12.2 billion.
