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Gotthard Base Tunnel

The Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT; German: Gotthard-Basistunnel, Italian: Galleria di base del San Gottardo, Romansh: Tunnel da basa dal Sogn Gottard) is a railway tunnel through the Alps in Switzerland. It opened in June 2016 and full service began the following December. With a route length of 57.09 km (35.47 mi), it is the world's longest railway and…

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Owner
SBB Infrastructure
Location
Switzerland (Uri, Grisons and Ticino)
Character
Passenger and freight
Coordinates
46°22′22″N 8°55′31″E / 46.37267°N 8.92535°E / 46.37267; 8.92535 (south portal)
Crosses
Alps (western Glarus Alps and central Lepontine Alps at the eastern Gotthard Massif)
Electrified
15 kV 16.7 Hz

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Gotthard Base Tunnel

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related to External links · 31
Gotthard Base Tunnel → ABB, AlpTransit AG, Alptransit Gotthard AG, Corporate, Die Eröffnung, Faido Bodio Constructors Web, Flight, French, GBT, German, Gotthard, Helveticat, Herrenknecht, L'inauguration, NRLA, Official, Publications, RTS Gothard, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, Site
related to Description · 29
Gotthard Base Tunnel → Alpine, Alps, Anterior Rhine, Bern, Chrüzlistock, Earth, German, Glarus Alps, Gotthard, Graubünden, It, Italian-speaking, Like, Lukmanier Pass, Piz Vatgira, Reuss, Romansh-speaking, Saint-Gotthard Massif, Surselva, Switzerland
related to Inauguration and commissioning · 22
Gotthard Base Tunnel → AlpTransit Gotthard AG CEO, Austria, Catholic, Erstfeld, Evangelical-Reformed Church, Germany, Gottardo, Gotthard, In, Italy, Jewish, June, May, Muslim, On, Public, Renzo Simoni, Saint Barbara, South Africa, Swiss Post
related to Regular services · 18
Gotthard Base Tunnel → Amsteg, December, During, EC, EuroCity, Federal Transport Office, From, GBT, Giruno, Gotthard, ICN, InterCity, On, SBB, Since, Stadler EC250, Swiss Federal Railways, While
Operating speed · 8
Gotthard Base Tunnel → 100 km/h (62 mph), 200 km/h (125 mph), 230 km/h (143 mph), 250 km/h (155 mph), Freight:, Maximum (technical):, Passenger (if delayed):, Passenger (service):
related to Traffic · 4
Gotthard Base Tunnel → Around, June, March, Since
Official name · 3
Gotthard Base Tunnel → German: Gotthard-Basistunnel, Italian: Galleria di base del San Gottardo, Romansh: Tunnel da basa dal Sogn Gottard
Coordinates · 2
Gotthard Base Tunnel → .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…, 46°22′22″N 8°55′31″E / 46.37267°N 8.92535°E / 46.37267; 8.92535 (south portal)
Grade · 2
Gotthard Base Tunnel → max 4.055‰ (north), max 6.76‰ (south)
Line length · 2
Gotthard Base Tunnel → 57.017 km (35.4 mi) (west tunnel), 57.104 km (35.5 mi) (east tunnel)

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tunnel gotthard railway ft base freight trains alps sedrun ticino km erstfeld two gbt faido train amsteg mi swiss north

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Gotthard Base TunnelCharacterPassenger and freight1.00infobox
Gotthard Base TunnelCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
Gotthard Base TunnelCoordinates46°22′22″N 8°55′31″E / 46.37267°N 8.92535°E / 46.37267; 8.92535 (south portal)1.00infobox
Gotthard Base TunnelCrossesAlps (western Glarus Alps and central Lepontine Alps at the eastern Gotthard Massif)1.00infobox
Gotthard Base TunnelElectrified15 kV 16.7 Hz1.00infobox
Gotthard Base TunnelEndGiornico, canton of Ticino (south, 312 m or 1,024 ft)1.00infobox
Gotthard Base TunnelGrademax 4.055‰ (north)1.00infobox
Gotthard Base TunnelGrademax 6.76‰ (south)1.00infobox
Gotthard Base TunnelLength57.09 km (35.5 mi); total 151.840 km (94.3 mi) for all tunnels, shafts and passages1.00infobox
Gotthard Base TunnelLineGotthard Line1.00infobox
Gotthard Base TunnelLine length57.104 km (35.5 mi) (east tunnel)1.00infobox
Gotthard Base TunnelLine length57.017 km (35.4 mi) (west tunnel)1.00infobox
Gotthard Base TunnelLocationSwitzerland (Uri, Grisons and Ticino)1.00infobox
Gotthard Base TunnelMax elevation549 m (1,801 ft)1.00infobox
Gotthard Base TunnelMin elevation312 m (1,024 ft) (south portal)1.00infobox
Gotthard Base TunnelNo. of tracks2 single-track tubes1.00infobox
Gotthard Base TunnelOfficial nameGerman: Gotthard-Basistunnel1.00infobox
Gotthard Base TunnelOfficial nameItalian: Galleria di base del San Gottardo1.00infobox
Gotthard Base TunnelOfficial nameRomansh: Tunnel da basa dal Sogn Gottard1.00infobox
Gotthard Base TunnelOpened1 June 20161.00infobox
Gotthard Base TunnelOperating speedPassenger (service):1.00infobox
Gotthard Base TunnelOperating speed200 km/h (125 mph)1.00infobox
Gotthard Base TunnelOperating speedPassenger (if delayed):1.00infobox
Gotthard Base TunnelOperating speed230 km/h (143 mph)1.00infobox
Gotthard Base TunnelOperating speedMaximum (technical):1.00infobox
Gotthard Base TunnelOperating speed250 km/h (155 mph)1.00infobox
Gotthard Base TunnelOperating speedFreight:1.00infobox
Gotthard Base TunnelOperating speed100 km/h (62 mph)1.00infobox
Gotthard Base TunnelOperatorSBB CFF FFS1.00infobox
Gotthard Base TunnelOwnerSBB Infrastructure1.00infobox

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