Gotthard Base Tunnel: Quick Facts

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A Swiss Federal Railways high-speed train emerges from the concrete portal of the Gotthard Base Tunnel, surrounded by grassy slopes and forested mountains.

Gotthard Base Tunnel

Constructing the world's largest railway tunnel in Switzerland

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