ZURICH (Reuters) - The Gotthard road tunnel under the Alps in Switzerland was closed for hours on Wednesday after a truck and a passenger car collided, killing two people and damaging the key transit ...

GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s national rail operator said Thursday the world’s longest rail tunnel won't be fully reopened to train traffic until next September, again pushing back the target date for ...

Switzerland’s Alpine region, aka the Swiss Alps, is no doubt one of the world’s most beautiful places, best known for its picturesque snowy peaks and being a haven for adrenaline junkies. Despite its ...

AlpTransit Gotthard has completed the track laying work on the 57km-long Gotthard Base Tunnel, which is said to be the world’s longest railway tunnel. The tunnel is being built to give way for diesel ...

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Swiss Travel System has announced that the longest Gotthard Base Tunnel has entered into service. This dual-track tunnel will enable passengers to travel underneath the Alps more quickly, reducing ...

Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016 is the opening of one of the world’s engineering marvels: the Gotthard Base Tunnel under the Swiss Alps, the world’s longest and deepest railway tunnel. The 35.3-mile-long (57 km ...

The world gets a little smaller on Wednesday with the unveiling of the longest and deepest railway tunnel ever constructed — a feat of engineering under the Alps that will slash journey times across ...

Yodeling and a triumphant Alpine horn heralded the inauguration Wednesday of the longest, deepest railway tunnel ever constructed — a feat of engineering that will slash journey times across Europe.

AMSTEG, Switzerland (Reuters) - Switzerland opens the world's longest and deepest rail tunnel through the heart of the Alps on Wednesday in an engineering marvel that stands as a symbol of European ...