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December 14, 2023

The New Railway Link through the Alps (NRLA; German: Neue Eisenbahn-Alpentransversale, NEAT, French: nouvelle ligne ferroviaire à travers les Alpes, NLFA, Italian: Nuova ferrovia transalpina, NFTA), is a Swiss construction project for faster north–south rail links across the Swiss Alps. It consists of two axes with several improvements along these rails including three new base tunnels several hundred metres below the existing apex tunnels, the 57-kilometre (35 mi) Gotthard Base Tunnel, the 35-kilometre (22 mi) Lötschberg Base Tunnel, and the 15-kilometre (9.3 mi) Ceneri Base Tunnel.[1] Swiss Federal Railways subsidiary AlpTransit Gotthard AG and BLS AG subsidiary BLS Alp Transit AG (now BLS Netz AG) were founded for this project and built the tunnels.[2]

The NRLA project is the centrepiece of the Central European rail network.

The total projected cost of the project was CHF 12.189 billion at its 1998 start; in December 2015, its final cost was projected to be CHF 17.900 billion. The 1998 projected total cost of the Gotthard Base Tunnel was CHF 6.323 billion; in December 2015, its final cost was projected to be CHF 9.560 billion.[3] It opened on 1 June 2016, and became operational on 11 December of that year. The Ceneri Base Tunnel was opened on 3 September 2020 and became fully operational in December 2020 and is an important feeder for the Gotthard Base Tunnel.[4] A decision between a full or partial completion of the second tube of the Lötschberg Base Tunnel is expected in 2023.[5]

Political background edit

 
Three-way junction under construction in the Gotthard Base Tunnel in 2006

During late-1980s and early-1990s negotiations with the European Economic Community (the predecessor of the EU), Switzerland demanded a limitation on transalpine truck traffic. When the EEC refused, Swiss negotiators instead proposed a heavy-vehicle fee (HVF), a kilometre-based tax on freight vehicles, for all lorries above 3.5 tonnes[6] and offered to build a high-speed rail link through the Alps for intermodal freight transport.

Swiss voters approved the rail link in a 27 September 1992 mandatory referendum.[7] The EU accepted the Swiss offer in 2000, but requested that the extant 28-tonne weight limit for lorries be raised to 48 tonnes. The parties eventually compromised on a 40-tonne weight limit. The bilateral Land Transport Agreement with the European Union was signed, agreeing to an increase of the kilometer-based tax (HVF; German: LSVA, French: RPLP, Italian: TTPCP) on HGVs from 1.6 ct/tkm to 1.8 ct/tkm when the NRLA was completed. The condition was deemed fulfilled at the completion of the first track of the Lötschberg Base Tunnel in 2007.[8]

Other relevant Swiss legislation includes the 1994 Alps initiative, which prohibits road-building in the Alps and encourages the transport of as many transalpine goods as possible by rail rather than road, and the 1998 Traffic Transfer Act, which sets an ideal maximum number of trucks crossing the Alps by road. Meeting this goal requires a fully functional NRLA rail link.[9]

The original plans for the NRLA were to construct only one main base tunnel, but regional disputes prevented a choice between the two options and threatened to jeopardize the entire project. The Swiss Federal Council therefore decided in 1995 to build two base tunnels (Gotthard and Lötschberg) simultaneously.[10]

In 1998, the total projected cost of the NRLA project was CHF 12.189 billion; in December 2015, the final cost was projected to be CHF 17.900 billion. The projected cost of its centerpiece, the Gotthard Base Tunnel, was CHF 6.323  billion in 1998; in December 2015, the tunnel's cost was an estimated CHF 9.560 billion. The 1998 cost of the Lötschberg axis was an estimated CHF 3.214 billion; in December 2015, it was an estimated CHF 4.237 billion.[11][3]

Swiss voters approved the NRLA project on 27 September 1992, with 63.6% support.[7]

Two years later on 20 February 1994, the Swiss populace unexpectedly also accepted with 51.9% support the Alps protecting initiative, a federal popular initiative initiated by just a few private citizens. This was despite neither the Federal Council nor the two parliamentary chambers endorsing the initiative, and their not even considering providing a counterproposal to the populace.[9]

Another mandatory referendum was held on 19 November 1998 about the creation of funds for four major public-transport projects (German: FinöV-Fonds, French: Fonds FTP, Italian: Fondo FTP), funding them with time-limited CHF 30 billion fund of which the NRLA would receive 13.6 billion. Another major project was the Bahn 2000 project regarding the modernization of the railways. The Federal Council's request was approved with 63.5% support.[12] The fund is replenished primarily by the previously mentioned kilometre-based tax on heavy-goods vehicles (HVF) and partially by taxes on gasoline originally intended for road-building, a small fraction of the VAT revenues, and funds from the general budget of the Swiss Confederation.

The bilateral agreements with the EU containing the 40-tonne limit and the implementation of the HVF were finally accepted by the Swiss populace on 21 May 2000 with 67.2% support in a federal optional referendum initiated by opposing political parties.[8]

Gotthard axis edit

 
Called "the project of the century", the Gotthard Base Tunnel is the first flat route through any major mountain range, from the northern plains (here in Erstfeld) to the southern plains. In the background here looms the majestic 3,073-metre-high (10,082 ft) Bristen mountain.

The Gotthard axis consists of the Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT), the partially operational Zimmerberg Base Tunnel, the Ceneri Base Tunnel (CBT), and surface connections. It was built by AlpTransit Gotthard under contract from the Swiss Federal Government. The axis is the first flat trans-alpine rail link, with a maximum elevation of 550 metres (1,800 ft) above sea level.

This enables a high-speed link through the Alps with a top speed of 250 km/h (160 mph), reducing travel time between Zurich and Milan from previously four hours to currently three-and-a-half hours.[1][13][14][15]

The 57.1-kilometre (35.5 mi) Gotthard Base Tunnel is the world's longest and deepest traffic tunnel,[16][17][18] as was the original 15-kilometre (9.3 mi) Gotthard Tunnel at its completion in 1881. It consists of two single-track tunnels, connected by 178 cross-connections. There are two emergency stations in each tunnel, each connected to the corresponding opposite-tunnel emergency station. These stations are equipped with water supplies to refill firefighter and rescue trains. One (Porta Alpina) was proposed as an 800m deep rail station, but that proposal was rejected on both economic and technical grounds. AlpTransit Gotthard handed the completed tunnel over to the Swiss government on 31 May 2016. It was formally opened in a ceremony the next day, during which the tunnel was conveyed to its operator: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS).[19][20]

Lötschberg axis edit

The Lötschberg axis, with the Lötschberg Base Tunnel (LBT) in the Bernese Alps, was built by BLS Alp Transit. It supports the western transit network via Basel, Olten, Bern, Brig, Domodossola and Milan. The tunnel replaces the existing higher-altitude 1913 14.6-kilometre (9.1 mi) Lötschberg Tunnel for most traffic. The 34.6-kilometre-long (21.5 mi) base tunnel opened to traffic on 7 December 2007; it was the first part of the NRLA to be delivered, but is only partially completed. Because of NRLA cost overruns, funding for the axis was diverted to the Gotthard Base Tunnel and only one of the tunnel's two bores has been completed and is fully equipped for rail use. 14 kilometers of the other bore are completed; 14 kilometers are excavated but not equipped, and 7 kilometers have not been excavated. High-speed switches allow the completed 40% of the second bore to be used as a passing track,[1][21][22] but the 21 kilometres (13 mi) of single track without passing loops complicates operations and greatly reduces the line capacity. Trains are scheduled by batches in each direction and separated by long intervals; trains more than seven minutes late are routed via the old line or must wait for the next available timetable slot in their direction in the tunnel, causing major further delays. A planning contract was awarded in 2016 for the completion of the second track of the LBT, which is estimated to cost 1 billion Swiss francs.[23] The resulting plan was presented in Spring 2019.[24] A decision now needs to be made between fitting out the existing 14 km of unequipped tunnels and a full completion of the second tube, and is expected in 2023. The full option is naturally more expensive and takes two years longer, but it provides a much higher capacity and avoids an eight months full closure of the line.[5]

The second part of the Lötschberg axis is the Simplon Tunnel, completed in 1905 as a 20-kilometre-long (12 mi) single-track base tunnel and augmented with a second bore in 1921. It connects Upper Valais to Northern Italy's Piedmont region.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Overview". AlpTransit Portal. Berne, Switzerland: Federal Swiss Archives FSA, Federal Office of Transport FOT. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Construction". AlpTransit Portal. Berne, Switzerland: Federal Swiss Archives FSA, Federal Office of Transport FOT. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b Thomas Müller; Isidor Baumann (29 April 2016). "Oberaufsicht über den Bau der Neat im Jahre 2015: Bericht der Neat-Aufsichtsdelegation der eidgenössischen Räte zuhanden der Finanzkommissionen, der Geschäftsprüfungskommissionen und der Kommissionen für Verkehr und Fernmeldewesen" (PDF). Fedlex (in German, French, and Italian). p. 6686. BBl 2016 6665 (-6732). Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  4. ^ "The Gotthard Base Tunnel". Luzern, Switzerland: AlpTransit Gotthard AG. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Lötschberg Base Tunnel Upgrade Enters Next Stage". railway-news.com.
  6. ^ "Agreement with Europe". AlpTransit Portal. Berne, Switzerland: Federal Swiss Archives FSA, Federal Office of Transport FOT. 2 May 1992. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Yes to the NRLA". AlpTransit Portal. Berne, Switzerland: Federal Swiss Archives FSA, Federal Office of Transport FOT. 27 September 1992. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  8. ^ a b "The end of the 28-tonne limit". AlpTransit Portal. Berne, Switzerland: Federal Swiss Archives FSA, Federal Office of Transport FOT. 21 May 2000. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Yes to the Alps Initiative". AlpTransit Portal. Berne, Switzerland: Federal Swiss Archives FSA, Federal Office of Transport FOT. 24 February 1994. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Green light for the network option". AlpTransit Portal. Berne, Switzerland: Federal Swiss Archives FSA, Federal Office of Transport FOT. 20 February 1995. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  11. ^ "Transport policy as financial policy". AlpTransit Portal. Berne, Switzerland: Federal Swiss Archives FSA, Federal Office of Transport FOT. 29 May 1995. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  12. ^ "Yes to public transport funding". AlpTransit Portal. Berne, Switzerland: Federal Swiss Archives FSA, Federal Office of Transport FOT. 29 November 1998. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  13. ^ "Results for Gotthard". AlpTransit Portal. Berne, Switzerland: Federal Swiss Archives FSA, Federal Office of Transport FOT. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  14. ^ "Gotthard Base Tunnel: Tunnel technology for the future" (PDF). Heerbrugg, Switzerland: Leica Geosystems. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  15. ^ Shafy, Samiha (31 December 2006). "Elevator to the Underworld". Der Spiegel. Hamburg, Germany. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  16. ^ (PDF). Geomatik Schweiz. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  17. ^ "Wer hat die grösste Röhre?" [Who has the longest tube?]. Tages-Anzeiger (graphical animation) (in German). Zurich, Switzerland. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  18. ^ "Gotthard tunnel: World's longest and deepest rail tunnel opens in Switzerland". BBC News. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  19. ^ "High-profile guests at the opening ceremony". AlpTransit Portal. Berne, Switzerland: Federal Swiss Archives FSA, Federal Office of Transport FOT. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  20. ^ "Festival marks Gotthard Base Tunnel opening". Railway Gazette. DVV Media UK Ltd. 1 June 2016. from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  21. ^ "Results for Lötschberg". AlpTransit Portal. Berne, Switzerland: Federal Swiss Archives FSA, Federal Office of Transport FOT. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  22. ^ "The Lötschberg enters operation". AlpTransit Portal. Berne, Switzerland: Federal Swiss Archives FSA, Federal Office of Transport FOT. 9 December 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  23. ^ "Planning contract awarded for Lötschberg Base Tunnel track doubling". 1 February 2016.
  24. ^ "Lötschberg plans full rail baseline finish". www.tunneltalk.com.

External links edit

 
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  • Alpine Initiative site with political background information

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The New Railway Link through the Alps NRLA German Neue Eisenbahn Alpentransversale NEAT French nouvelle ligne ferroviaire a travers les Alpes NLFA Italian Nuova ferrovia transalpina NFTA is a Swiss construction project for faster north south rail links across the Swiss Alps It consists of two axes with several improvements along these rails including three new base tunnels several hundred metres below the existing apex tunnels the 57 kilometre 35 mi Gotthard Base Tunnel the 35 kilometre 22 mi Lotschberg Base Tunnel and the 15 kilometre 9 3 mi Ceneri Base Tunnel 1 Swiss Federal Railways subsidiary AlpTransit Gotthard AG and BLS AG subsidiary BLS Alp Transit AG now BLS Netz AG were founded for this project and built the tunnels 2 The NRLA project is the centrepiece of the Central European rail network The total projected cost of the project was CHF 12 189 billion at its 1998 start in December 2015 its final cost was projected to be CHF 17 900 billion The 1998 projected total cost of the Gotthard Base Tunnel was CHF 6 323 billion in December 2015 its final cost was projected to be CHF 9 560 billion 3 It opened on 1 June 2016 and became operational on 11 December of that year The Ceneri Base Tunnel was opened on 3 September 2020 and became fully operational in December 2020 and is an important feeder for the Gotthard Base Tunnel 4 A decision between a full or partial completion of the second tube of the Lotschberg Base Tunnel is expected in 2023 5 Contents 1 Political background 2 Gotthard axis 3 Lotschberg axis 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPolitical background edit nbsp Three way junction under construction in the Gotthard Base Tunnel in 2006During late 1980s and early 1990s negotiations with the European Economic Community the predecessor of the EU Switzerland demanded a limitation on transalpine truck traffic When the EEC refused Swiss negotiators instead proposed a heavy vehicle fee HVF a kilometre based tax on freight vehicles for all lorries above 3 5 tonnes 6 and offered to build a high speed rail link through the Alps for intermodal freight transport Swiss voters approved the rail link in a 27 September 1992 mandatory referendum 7 The EU accepted the Swiss offer in 2000 but requested that the extant 28 tonne weight limit for lorries be raised to 48 tonnes The parties eventually compromised on a 40 tonne weight limit The bilateral Land Transport Agreement with the European Union was signed agreeing to an increase of the kilometer based tax HVF German LSVA French RPLP Italian TTPCP on HGVs from 1 6 ct tkm to 1 8 ct tkm when the NRLA was completed The condition was deemed fulfilled at the completion of the first track of the Lotschberg Base Tunnel in 2007 8 Other relevant Swiss legislation includes the 1994 Alps initiative which prohibits road building in the Alps and encourages the transport of as many transalpine goods as possible by rail rather than road and the 1998 Traffic Transfer Act which sets an ideal maximum number of trucks crossing the Alps by road Meeting this goal requires a fully functional NRLA rail link 9 The original plans for the NRLA were to construct only one main base tunnel but regional disputes prevented a choice between the two options and threatened to jeopardize the entire project The Swiss Federal Council therefore decided in 1995 to build two base tunnels Gotthard and Lotschberg simultaneously 10 In 1998 the total projected cost of the NRLA project was CHF 12 189 billion in December 2015 the final cost was projected to be CHF 17 900 billion The projected cost of its centerpiece the Gotthard Base Tunnel was CHF 6 323 billion in 1998 in December 2015 the tunnel s cost was an estimated CHF 9 560 billion The 1998 cost of the Lotschberg axis was an estimated CHF 3 214 billion in December 2015 it was an estimated CHF 4 237 billion 11 3 Swiss voters approved the NRLA project on 27 September 1992 with 63 6 support 7 Two years later on 20 February 1994 the Swiss populace unexpectedly also accepted with 51 9 support the Alps protecting initiative a federal popular initiative initiated by just a few private citizens This was despite neither the Federal Council nor the two parliamentary chambers endorsing the initiative and their not even considering providing a counterproposal to the populace 9 Another mandatory referendum was held on 19 November 1998 about the creation of funds for four major public transport projects German FinoV Fonds French Fonds FTP Italian Fondo FTP funding them with time limited CHF 30 billion fund of which the NRLA would receive 13 6 billion Another major project was the Bahn 2000 project regarding the modernization of the railways The Federal Council s request was approved with 63 5 support 12 The fund is replenished primarily by the previously mentioned kilometre based tax on heavy goods vehicles HVF and partially by taxes on gasoline originally intended for road building a small fraction of the VAT revenues and funds from the general budget of the Swiss Confederation The bilateral agreements with the EU containing the 40 tonne limit and the implementation of the HVF were finally accepted by the Swiss populace on 21 May 2000 with 67 2 support in a federal optional referendum initiated by opposing political parties 8 Gotthard axis edit nbsp Called the project of the century the Gotthard Base Tunnel is the first flat route through any major mountain range from the northern plains here in Erstfeld to the southern plains In the background here looms the majestic 3 073 metre high 10 082 ft Bristen mountain The Gotthard axis consists of the Gotthard Base Tunnel GBT the partially operational Zimmerberg Base Tunnel the Ceneri Base Tunnel CBT and surface connections It was built by AlpTransit Gotthard under contract from the Swiss Federal Government The axis is the first flat trans alpine rail link with a maximum elevation of 550 metres 1 800 ft above sea level This enables a high speed link through the Alps with a top speed of 250 km h 160 mph reducing travel time between Zurich and Milan from previously four hours to currently three and a half hours 1 13 14 15 The 57 1 kilometre 35 5 mi Gotthard Base Tunnel is the world s longest and deepest traffic tunnel 16 17 18 as was the original 15 kilometre 9 3 mi Gotthard Tunnel at its completion in 1881 It consists of two single track tunnels connected by 178 cross connections There are two emergency stations in each tunnel each connected to the corresponding opposite tunnel emergency station These stations are equipped with water supplies to refill firefighter and rescue trains One Porta Alpina was proposed as an 800m deep rail station but that proposal was rejected on both economic and technical grounds AlpTransit Gotthard handed the completed tunnel over to the Swiss government on 31 May 2016 It was formally opened in a ceremony the next day during which the tunnel was conveyed to its operator Swiss Federal Railways SBB CFF FFS 19 20 Lotschberg axis editThe Lotschberg axis with the Lotschberg Base Tunnel LBT in the Bernese Alps was built by BLS Alp Transit It supports the western transit network via Basel Olten Bern Brig Domodossola and Milan The tunnel replaces the existing higher altitude 1913 14 6 kilometre 9 1 mi Lotschberg Tunnel for most traffic The 34 6 kilometre long 21 5 mi base tunnel opened to traffic on 7 December 2007 it was the first part of the NRLA to be delivered but is only partially completed Because of NRLA cost overruns funding for the axis was diverted to the Gotthard Base Tunnel and only one of the tunnel s two bores has been completed and is fully equipped for rail use 14 kilometers of the other bore are completed 14 kilometers are excavated but not equipped and 7 kilometers have not been excavated High speed switches allow the completed 40 of the second bore to be used as a passing track 1 21 22 but the 21 kilometres 13 mi of single track without passing loops complicates operations and greatly reduces the line capacity Trains are scheduled by batches in each direction and separated by long intervals trains more than seven minutes late are routed via the old line or must wait for the next available timetable slot in their direction in the tunnel causing major further delays A planning contract was awarded in 2016 for the completion of the second track of the LBT which is estimated to cost 1 billion Swiss francs 23 The resulting plan was presented in Spring 2019 24 A decision now needs to be made between fitting out the existing 14 km of unequipped tunnels and a full completion of the second tube and is expected in 2023 The full option is naturally more expensive and takes two years longer but it provides a much higher capacity and avoids an eight months full closure of the line 5 The second part of the Lotschberg axis is the Simplon Tunnel completed in 1905 as a 20 kilometre long 12 mi single track base tunnel and augmented with a second bore in 1921 It connects Upper Valais to Northern Italy s Piedmont region See also editRail transport in Switzerland History of rail transport in Switzerland High speed rail in SwitzerlandReferences edit a b c Overview AlpTransit Portal Berne Switzerland Federal Swiss Archives FSA Federal Office of Transport FOT Retrieved 1 July 2017 Construction AlpTransit Portal Berne Switzerland Federal Swiss Archives FSA Federal Office of Transport FOT Retrieved 1 July 2017 a b Thomas Muller Isidor Baumann 29 April 2016 Oberaufsicht uber den Bau der Neat im Jahre 2015 Bericht der Neat Aufsichtsdelegation der eidgenossischen Rate zuhanden der Finanzkommissionen der Geschaftsprufungskommissionen und der Kommissionen fur Verkehr und Fernmeldewesen PDF Fedlex in German French and Italian p 6686 BBl 2016 6665 6732 Retrieved 6 June 2017 The Gotthard Base Tunnel Luzern Switzerland AlpTransit Gotthard AG Retrieved 15 October 2016 a b Lotschberg Base Tunnel Upgrade Enters Next Stage railway news com Agreement with Europe AlpTransit Portal Berne Switzerland Federal Swiss Archives FSA Federal Office of Transport FOT 2 May 1992 Retrieved 1 July 2017 a b Yes to the NRLA AlpTransit Portal Berne Switzerland Federal Swiss Archives FSA Federal Office of Transport FOT 27 September 1992 Retrieved 1 July 2017 a b The end of the 28 tonne limit AlpTransit Portal Berne Switzerland Federal Swiss Archives FSA Federal Office of Transport FOT 21 May 2000 Retrieved 1 July 2017 a b Yes to the Alps Initiative AlpTransit Portal Berne Switzerland Federal Swiss Archives FSA Federal Office of Transport FOT 24 February 1994 Retrieved 1 July 2017 Green light for the network option AlpTransit Portal Berne Switzerland Federal Swiss Archives FSA Federal Office of Transport FOT 20 February 1995 Retrieved 1 July 2017 Transport policy as financial policy AlpTransit Portal Berne Switzerland Federal Swiss Archives FSA Federal Office of Transport FOT 29 May 1995 Retrieved 1 July 2017 Yes to public transport funding AlpTransit Portal Berne Switzerland Federal Swiss Archives FSA Federal Office of Transport FOT 29 November 1998 Retrieved 1 July 2017 Results for Gotthard AlpTransit Portal Berne Switzerland Federal Swiss Archives FSA Federal Office of Transport FOT Retrieved 1 July 2017 Gotthard Base Tunnel Tunnel technology for the future PDF Heerbrugg Switzerland Leica Geosystems Retrieved 1 July 2017 Shafy Samiha 31 December 2006 Elevator to the Underworld Der Spiegel Hamburg Germany Retrieved 1 July 2017 Gotthard und CeneriBasistunnel die neue Gotthard Bahn nimmt Gestalt an PDF Geomatik Schweiz Archived from the original PDF on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 8 June 2015 Wer hat die grosste Rohre Who has the longest tube Tages Anzeiger graphical animation in German Zurich Switzerland 14 April 2016 Retrieved 11 May 2016 Gotthard tunnel World s longest and deepest rail tunnel opens in Switzerland BBC News 1 June 2016 Retrieved 1 June 2016 High profile guests at the opening ceremony AlpTransit Portal Berne Switzerland Federal Swiss Archives FSA Federal Office of Transport FOT 1 June 2016 Retrieved 1 July 2017 Festival marks Gotthard Base Tunnel opening Railway Gazette DVV Media UK Ltd 1 June 2016 Archived from the original on 1 June 2016 Retrieved 1 June 2016 Results for Lotschberg AlpTransit Portal Berne Switzerland Federal Swiss Archives FSA Federal Office of Transport FOT Retrieved 1 July 2017 The Lotschberg enters operation AlpTransit Portal Berne Switzerland Federal Swiss Archives FSA Federal Office of Transport FOT 9 December 2007 Retrieved 1 July 2017 Planning contract awarded for Lotschberg Base Tunnel track doubling 1 February 2016 Lotschberg plans full rail baseline finish www tunneltalk com External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alptransit AlpTransit ch AlpTransit Portal of the Swiss Federal Archives The New Rail Link through the Alps NRLA by the Federal Office of Transport FOT A construction project serving Europe The opening of the Gotthard Base Tunnel in 2016 by Presence Switzerland FDFA Alpine Initiative 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