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St. Gotthard Pass
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St. Gotthard Pass, Switzerland St. Gotthard Pass A Swiss Federal Railways high-speed train emerges from the concrete portal of the Gotthard Base Tunnel, surrounded by grassy slopes and forested mountains.
Constructing the world's largest railway tunnel in Switzerland
Gotthard Base Tunnel The historic Tremola Road winds in sharp curves across the green slopes of Gotthard Pass in the Swiss Alps, with snow-capped peaks in the background and no people or vehicles visible.
Fly over the Alps to behold the Wipp Valley at the Europabrücke and the Aletsch Glacier

St. Gotthard Pass: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Replaced media. Jul 02, 2026
Map added. Feb 03, 2025
Link added. Feb 10, 2023
Noted that the Gotthard Base Tunnel is the deepest tunnel in the world. Feb 02, 2023
Media added. Jun 01, 2016
Updated for the opening of the Gotthard Base Tunnel. Jun 01, 2016
Added video. Nov 26, 2014
Deleted Web site: Free Pictures St. Gotthard Pass. Jun 07, 2013
Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Georgraphy - Saint Gotthard Pass. Jan 12, 2011
Updated with the drilling of the longest tunnel in the world below the pass. Oct 25, 2010
Media added. Sep 30, 2010
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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