Swiss Rail Tunnel Under the Alps Set to Reopen

1st July 2024

Last modified on September 4th, 2024

The world’s longest railway tunnel, the Gotthard Base Tunnel, will reopen on 2nd September. The tunnel closed on 10th August 2023 following the derailment of a freight train, and the…
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The world’s longest railway tunnel, the Gotthard Base Tunnel, will reopen on 2nd September.

The tunnel closed on 10th August 2023 following the derailment of a freight train, and the Swiss Railway Service, SBB, has since been conducting repair and safety work.

An interim report states that a broken wheel disc led to the derailment.

Once the tunnel reopens, services will resume at the frequency they operated before the derailment and will reduce travel times for customers crossing the Alps by rail by an hour.

The tunnel is 57 kilometres long and more than 2400 metres underground at its deepest.