While there are over a thousand rail tunnels in the UK, most can be traversed in seconds. However, one tunnel in the Swiss Alps takes an astonishing 20 minutes to travel through. The Gotthard Base ...

SBB is greatly expanding connections between Zurich and Central Switzerland. The centerpiece will be the Zimmerberg Base Tunnel with a total length of almost 20 kilometers. A so-called project of ...

Whilst there are more than a thousand rail tunnels in the UK, the majority can be travelled through in a matter of seconds. However, one tunnel in the Swiss Alps takes a staggering 20 minutes to ...

Completed in 2016, this engineering marvel has transformed European transportation and delivered significant environmental ...

Auckland's Underground Revolution Takes a Test Drive In a development that has rail enthusiasts literally jumping up and down ...

Switzerland’s Gotthard Base TunnelExternal link is the world’s longest (and deepest) railway tunnel. Opened in 2016 after 17 years of construction, it consists of two 57.1km single-track ...

SBB will soon commence a four-year project to refurbish the 20km eastern bore of the Simplon Tunnel in the Swiss Alps.

Did you know that the Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland, the longest rail tunnel in the world, runs deeper than any other tunnel, reaching up to 2.3 kilometres (1.4 miles) below the surface?

It is an essential part of China’s expanding high-speed rail network, which has transformed travel within the country. The Lötschberg Base Tunnel, located in Switzerland, is 34.6 km long and ...