Göschenen, canton of Uri (north, 1,106 m or 3,629 ft)
End
Airolo, canton of Ticino (south, 1,145 m or 3,757 ft)
Operation
Work begun
September 13, 1872 (1872-09-13)
Opened
June 1, 1882 (1882-06-01)[1]
Owner
SBB CFF FFS
Operator
SBB Infrastructure
Traffic
railway
Character
passenger, freight
Technical
Design engineer
Louis Favre
Length
15,002.64 m (9.32221 mi)[1]
No. of tracks
Double
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (standard gauge)
Electrified
15 kV 16.7 Hz since September 18, 1920 (1920-09-18)[1]
Highest elevation
1,151 m (3,776 ft) (inside the tunnel)
Lowest elevation
1,106 m (3,629 ft) (north portal)
Tunnel clearance
7.1 m (23 ft 4 in)
Width
8.0 m (26 ft 3 in)
Route map
Route map
The Gotthard Tunnel (German: Gotthardtunnel, Italian: Galleria del San Gottardo) is a 15-kilometre-long (9.3 mi) railway tunnel that forms the summit of the Gotthard Railway in Switzerland. It connects Göschenen with Airolo and was the first tunnel through the Saint-Gotthard Massif in order to bypass the St Gotthard Pass. It was built as single bore tunnel accommodating a standard gauge double-track railway throughout.[2] When opened in 1882, the Gotthard Tunnel was the longest tunnel in the world.
The tunnel rises from the northern portal at Göschenen (1,106 m or 3,629 ft) and the highest point (1,151 m or 3,776 ft) is reached after approximately eight kilometres (5 mi). After two more kilometers, the border between the cantons of Uri and Ticino is passed; after another five kilometres (3 mi), the tunnel ends at the southern portal near to Airolo (1,142 m or 3,747 ft). The trip takes about seven to eight minutes by train. Services are operated by the Swiss Federal Railways.
^ abc"75 years of the Gotthard railway (to be continued)". The Swiss Observer. 42 (1303). London, UK: 8976. 30 August 1957. doi:10.5169/seals-691663. 15,002.64m
^Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 34. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
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