With its 57 km, the Gotthard base tunnel is the longest railway tunnel in the world, and the core of the new transalpine railway axis AlpTransit. The twin single track high speed rail tunnels run between Erstfeld and Bodio in Switzerland.
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The Gotthard Tunnel is one of the connections that take vacationers from Switzerland to Italy. Strictly speaking, this involves traveling from Basel to the neighbouring city of Chiasso.
How deep is the Channel Tunnel? At its deepest, the tunnel is 75 metres (246 feet) below the sea level. That's the same as 107 baguettes balancing on top of each other.