Rail journeys across the Swiss Alps will take longer for the next few months after a major derailment has left the record-breaking 35-mile (57-kilometer) Gotthard Base Tunnel partially out of action.

BERN, Switzerland - A broken wheel was the cause of the derailment in the Gotthard Base Tunnel that disrupted traffic through the world's longest rail tunnel for more than a year, the Swiss Safety ...

Train at Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland, with mountains behind - Michael Derrer Fuchs/Shutterstock Switzerland is known around the world for its spectacular scenery — think snow-capped mountains, ...

Gotthard Train Crash Report Notes Ignored Warning Signals. Swiss Federal Railways might have prevented the 2023 Gotthard ...

The Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland has fully reopened for rail operations more than a year after it was closed for repairs following the derailment of a freight train in August 2023. The ...

The Gotthard Base Tunnel is one of the most impressive engineering projects constructed in the 21st century. It took 17 years to construct the 35-mile tunnel through the Alps between Erstfeld and ...

National railway operator SBB said Wednesday that 16 cars had jumped the tracks in last Thursday's derailment and some badly damaged freight cars remain stuck inside the 57.1 kilometer (35.5 mile) ...

Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) has installed derailment detectors on the approaches to the Gotthard Base Tunnel, following the ...

Gotthard Rail Tunnel: The Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland is the longest railway tunnel at 57.1 km. The tunnel was opened in 2016 and connects northern and southern Europe, easing freight and ...

Repair work on the GBT has begun, but is expected to last several months. Credit: SBB CFF FFS. The Swiss Transport Safety Investigation Board (STSB/SUST) confirmed it opened an investigation into the ...

Aug. 17 (UPI) --Switzerland's Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world's longest rail tunnel, will be closed for months after a derailment, the country's main railway operator SBB said. The operator said ...