Switzerland Is Opening the World’s Longest Rail Tunnel View Larger Image Citylab from The Atlantic » Switzerland is opening the world’s longest rail tunnel on June 1, 2016. The Gotthard Base Tunnel is 35.5 miles long and connects Switzerland with Northern Italy running up to 150 miles per hour, and sometimes 8,000 feet below mountain peaks. The project cost to date is $10.3 billion, and tunnel drilling took place from 1996 to 2011. This tunnel is the longest of several planned for connection throughout Europe. Michelle2017-06-30T15:31:20-08:00May 13th, 2016|Rail, Switzerland| Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! FacebookTwitterEmail Related Posts Crack in beam shuts down San Francisco’s new $2B terminal September 26th, 2018 Walsh/Shea 5 months behind on $2B Crenshaw-LAX rail September 24th, 2018 A $100 Billion Train: The Future of California or a Boondoggle? July 30th, 2018 Calculations show bullet train can complete route within 2 hours and 40 minutes. Reality may prove slower July 28th, 2018 Inside the Draft infrastructure plan issued in House July 25th, 2018 L.A. Metro releases options to extend light rail July 23rd, 2018 GOP Wants to Yank Gateway Funds Out of Trump’s Signed 2019 Budget April 30th, 2018 Rubio challenges legitimacy of Brightline financing April 24th, 2018 How Hackers Could Cause Chaos on America’s Roads and Railways April 24th, 2018