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−	The world’s lengthiest railway tunnel, the Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT), will soon be open for business, following its inauguration on 1 June. Seventeen years in construction, and a world-record 57.1km in length, the tunnel should admit its first trains in December 2016.	+	= Introduction =

−	~~Its~~ construction ~~is a phenomenal feat of engineering~~, ~~involving around 2,400 workers~~ and ~~with 28.2 million tonnes of material excavated. At~~ a ~~cost of around [https://www.eda.admin.ch/aboutswitzerland/en/home/dossiers/bauwerk-im-dienste~~-~~europas~~.~~html 12.5 billion Swiss francs] (or $12.6~~ in ~~US currency)~~, ~~it roughly matched [http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/20041426~~ the ~~budget of the London Olympics] and used around 4 million cubic metres of concrete (or [http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/railway-across-the-alps_the-new-gotthard-~~tunnel--in~~-numbers/42124876 84 Empire State Buildings])~~.	+	The world’s lengthiest railway tunnel, the Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT) opened for business following its inauguration in June 2016. Seventeen years in construction, and a world-record 57.1 km in length, the tunnel admitted its first trains in December 2016.

−	~~Carving its way through the Alps~~, ~~the tunnel is expected to reduce train journey times significantly~~ and ~~provide~~ a ~~major increase~~ in ~~rail freight capacity~~.	+	Its construction was a phenomenal feat of engineering, involving around 2,400 workers and with 28.2 million tonnes of material excavated. At a cost of around 12.5 billion Swiss francs (or $12.6 in US currency), it roughly matched the budget of the London 2012 Olympics and used around 4 million cubic metres of concrete (or 84 Empire State Buildings).

−	~~[[File:Gothard1~~.~~jpg]]~~	+	Carving its way through the Alps, the tunnel was built to reduce train journey times significantly and provide a major increase in rail freight capacity.

		+	[[File:Gothard1.jpg\|link=File:Gothard1.jpg]]

−		+	[Image: AFP]
−	Image: AFP	+

	“It is just part of the Swiss identity,” federal transport office director Peter Fueglistaler explained to Reuters. “For us, conquering the Alps is like the Dutch exploring the oceans.”		“It is just part of the Swiss identity,” federal transport office director Peter Fueglistaler explained to Reuters. “For us, conquering the Alps is like the Dutch exploring the oceans.”

−	Other terrific tunnels	+	= Other terrific tunnels =

−	The ~~completion of the~~ GBT ~~sees it overtake~~ Japan’s Seikan Tunnel as the world’s longest underground railway passage. This in turn ~~pushes~~ the Channel Tunnel into third place.	+	The GBT overtook Japan’s Seikan Tunnel as the world’s longest underground railway passage. This in turn pushed the Channel Tunnel into third place.

−	The graphic below~~, from [http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/railway-across-the-alps_the-new-gotthard-tunnel--in-numbers/42124876 Swiss Info],~~ ranks the longest rail tunnels in the world, placing them in order~~, with the newly crowned GBT at the top.~~	+	The graphic below ranks the longest rail tunnels in the world, placing them in order:

−	[[File:Gothard2.png]]	+	[[File:Gothard2.png\|link=File:Gothard2.png]]

		+	[Image: Swiss Info]

		+	= Seikan, Japan =

−	~~Image: Swiss Info~~	+	Seikan, in second place, is the oldest tunnel featured in the graphic, completed nearly three decades ago. Of its 54 km total length, some 23 km is under the sea. The tunnel connects Honshu and Hokkaido Islands in the north of Japan.

−	~~Seikan~~, ~~Japan~~	+	= The Channel Tunnel, Europe =

−	~~Seikan~~, ~~in second place, is~~ the ~~oldest~~ tunnel ~~featured~~ in ~~the graphic, completed nearly three decades ago~~. ~~Of its 54km total length~~, ~~some [https://www.eda.admin.ch/content/dam/PRS-Web/en/dokumente/gottardo2016-fact-figures_EN.pdf 23km is under~~ the ~~sea]. The~~ tunnel ~~connects Honshu and Hokkaido Islands in the north of Japan~~.	+	Linking France and the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth II and President Mitterrand opened the tunnel in 1994. At a final cost of £9 billion, more than 13,000 French and British workers collaborated to make the tunnel a reality.

−	~~The Channel Tunnel, Europe~~	+	[[File:Gothard3.gif\|link=File:Gothard3.gif]]

−	~~Linking France and the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth II and President Mitterrand opened~~ [~~https~~:~~//www.eurotunnel.com/build/ the tunnel~~] ~~in 1994. At a final cost of £9 billion, more than 13,000 French and British workers collaborated to make the tunnel a reality.~~	+	[Image: BBC]

−	~~[[File:Gothard3.gif]]~~	+	= Yulhyeon, South Korea =

−	~~Image: BBC~~	+	The Yulhyeon Tunnel took just three and a half years to complete and is part of the Suseo High Speed Railway. The line connects Suseo Station in Seoul and Pyeongtaek 61.1 km to the south. Opened in the summer of 2015, the tunnel takes fourth place on the list.

−	~~Yulhyeon, South Korea~~	+	[[File:Gothard4.jpg\|link=File:Gothard4.jpg]]

−	The Yulhyeon Tunnel took just three and a half years to complete and is part of the Suseo High Speed Railway. The line connects Suseo Station in Seoul and Pyeongtaek 61.1km to the south. Opened in the summer of 2015, the tunnel takes fourth place on the list.	+	[Image: Korea.net]

−	~~[[File:Gothard4.jpg]]~~	+	= Lötschberg Base Tunnel, Switzerland =
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−	~~Image: Korea.net~~	+
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−	Lötschberg Base Tunnel, Switzerland	+

	Another Swiss tunnel takes fifth place. One-third of the New Rail Link through the Alps (NRLA), alongside the GBT and the Ceneri Base Tunnel (due to open in 2020), the Lötschberg Base Tunnel opened in 2007.		Another Swiss tunnel takes fifth place. One-third of the New Rail Link through the Alps (NRLA), alongside the GBT and the Ceneri Base Tunnel (due to open in 2020), the Lötschberg Base Tunnel opened in 2007.

−	New Guanjiao, China	+	= New Guanjiao, China =

−	A land-based tunnel through the Guanjiao mountains, it connects Xining and Golmud. It’s 32.~~6km~~ long and was opened in 2014.	+	A land-based tunnel through the Guanjiao mountains, it connects Xining and Golmud. It’s 32.6 km long and was opened in 2014.

−	Guadarrama, Spain	+	= Guadarrama, Spain =

−	At 28.~~4km~~ long, the ~~[http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/guadarrama-rail-tunnel/~~ Guadarrama rail tunnel] is part of the Madrid-Valladolid line opened in 2007. Trains can travel through it at over ~~310km~~ per hour, significantly reducing travel times.	+	At 28.4 km long, the Guadarrama rail tunnel is part of the Madrid-Valladolid line opened in 2007. Trains can travel through it at over 310 km per hour, significantly reducing travel times.

−	~~Have you read?<br />~~	+	-----
−	~~[https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2015/08/what~~-is-~~the~~-~~future~~-of-~~rail-travel/ What is the future of rail travel?]<br />~~	+	This article was written by Joe Myers, Formative Content, World Economic Forum.
−	~~[https://www~~.~~weforum.org/agenda/2015/09/5-transport-ideas-that-arent-science-fiction/ 5 transport ideas that aren’t science fiction]~~	+

		+	This article was also published on the [https://futureofconstruction.org/ Future of Construction Knowledge Sharing Platform] and the [http://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/03/elon-musk-innovation-construction-industry WEF Agenda Blog].

		+	--[[User:Future_of_Construction\|Future of Construction]] 10:56, 19 Jun 2017 (BST)

−	* Written by<br />	+	= Find out more =
−	~~Joe Myers, Formative Content, World Economic Forum~~	+

−	~~This article was also published~~ on ~~the [https://futureofconstruction.org/ Future of Construction Knowledge Sharing Platform] and the [http://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/03/elon-musk-innovation-construction-industry WEF Agenda Blog].~~	+	=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===

−	~~--[[User:Future~~ of ~~Construction\|Future of Construction]] 10:56, 19 Jun 2017 (BST)~~	+	* Modern train stations.
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The world’s lengthiest railway tunnel, the Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT), will soon be open for business, following its inauguration on 1 June. Seventeen years in construction, and a world-record 57.1km in length, the tunnel should admit its first trains in December 2016.

Its construction is a phenomenal feat of engineering, involving around 2,400 workers and with 28.2 million tonnes of material excavated. At a cost of around [https://www.eda.admin.ch/aboutswitzerland/en/home/dossiers/bauwerk-im-dienste-europas.html 12.5 billion Swiss francs] (or $12.6 in US currency), it roughly matched [http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/20041426 the budget of the London Olympics] and used around 4 million cubic metres of concrete (or [http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/railway-across-the-alps_the-new-gotthard-tunnel--in-numbers/42124876 84 Empire State Buildings]).

Carving its way through the Alps, the tunnel is expected to reduce train journey times significantly and provide a major increase in rail freight capacity.

[[File:Gothard1.jpg]]

Image: AFP

“It is just part of the Swiss identity,” federal transport office director Peter Fueglistaler explained to Reuters. “For us, conquering the Alps is like the Dutch exploring the oceans.”

Other terrific tunnels

The completion of the GBT sees it overtake Japan’s Seikan Tunnel as the world’s longest underground railway passage. This in turn pushes the Channel Tunnel into third place.

The graphic below, from [http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/railway-across-the-alps_the-new-gotthard-tunnel--in-numbers/42124876 Swiss Info], ranks the longest rail tunnels in the world, placing them in order, with the newly crowned GBT at the top.

[[File:Gothard2.png]]

Image: Swiss Info

Seikan, Japan

Seikan, in second place, is the oldest tunnel featured in the graphic, completed nearly three decades ago. Of its 54km total length, some [https://www.eda.admin.ch/content/dam/PRS-Web/en/dokumente/gottardo2016-fact-figures_EN.pdf 23km is under the sea]. The tunnel connects Honshu and Hokkaido Islands in the north of Japan.

The Channel Tunnel, Europe

Linking France and the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth II and President Mitterrand opened [https://www.eurotunnel.com/build/ the tunnel] in 1994. At a final cost of £9 billion, more than 13,000 French and British workers collaborated to make the tunnel a reality.

[[File:Gothard3.gif]]

Image: BBC

Yulhyeon, South Korea

The Yulhyeon Tunnel took just three and a half years to complete and is part of the Suseo High Speed Railway. The line connects Suseo Station in Seoul and Pyeongtaek 61.1km to the south. Opened in the summer of 2015, the tunnel takes fourth place on the list.

[[File:Gothard4.jpg]]

Image: Korea.net

Lötschberg Base Tunnel, Switzerland

Another Swiss tunnel takes fifth place. One-third of the New Rail Link through the Alps (NRLA), alongside the GBT and the Ceneri Base Tunnel (due to open in 2020), the Lötschberg Base Tunnel opened in 2007.

New Guanjiao, China

A land-based tunnel through the Guanjiao mountains, it connects Xining and Golmud. It’s 32.6km long and was opened in 2014.

Guadarrama, Spain

At 28.4km long, the [http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/guadarrama-rail-tunnel/ Guadarrama rail tunnel] is part of the Madrid-Valladolid line opened in 2007. Trains can travel through it at over 310km per hour, significantly reducing travel times.

Have you read?<br />
[https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2015/08/what-is-the-future-of-rail-travel/ What is the future of rail travel?]<br />
[https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2015/09/5-transport-ideas-that-arent-science-fiction/ 5 transport ideas that aren’t science fiction]

* Written by<br />
Joe Myers, Formative Content, World Economic Forum

This article was also published on the [https://futureofconstruction.org/ Future of Construction Knowledge Sharing Platform] and the [http://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/03/elon-musk-innovation-construction-industry WEF Agenda Blog].

--[[User:Future of Construction|Future of Construction]] 10:56, 19 Jun 2017 (BST)

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