Officials said the Gotthard Base Tunnel will be closed for months for repairs. File Photo by Laurent Gillieron/EPA Aug. 17 (UPI) --Switzerland's Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world's longest rail tunnel, ...

Rail journeys across the Swiss Alps will take longer for the next few months after a major derailment has left the record-breaking 35-mile (57-kilometer) Gotthard Base Tunnel partially out of action.

Swiss rail authorities said repairs to the Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world's deepest traffic tunnel and longest of its kind, will take several months after the extent of the damage from a recent ...

The Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland has fully reopened for rail operations more than a year after it was closed for repairs following the derailment of a freight train in August 2023. The ...

Gotthard Work Will Delay Swiss Trains In January. Due to construction work in the Gotthard Base Tunnel, Swiss train passengers will have to accept longer journey times in the second half of January ...

Train journeys are often hailed as one of the most efficient and serene ways to travel, with tunnels playing a pivotal role in navigating through hills and mountains. However, there's one tunnel ...

Serious damage to the Swiss rail tunnel will take much longer than originally thought. Credit: SSB. Switzerland’s national railway Swiss Federal Railways (SSB) has provided an update on the ...