IN THE LOETSCHBERG BASE TUNNEL, Switzerland – With a ceremony that went off like a classic Swiss timepiece, officials Friday inaugurated the world’s longest overland tunnel, a 34.6-kilometer-long ...
With a ceremony that went off like a classic Swiss timepiece, officials Friday inaugurated the world’s longest overland tunnel, a 21-mile-long rail link under the Alps meant to ease highway traffic ...
Engineers needed to dynamite the final section twice, delaying a planned link up between construction workers. More than a thousand guests, including the Swiss transport minister, Moritz Leuenberger, ...
Enjoy a breathtaking cruise across the turquoise waters of Lake Brienz aboard the nostalgic steamship Lötschberg. This scenic boat tour departs from Interlaken and travels to Brienz, stopping at ...
Switzerland's intent to force road vehicles onto the railroads will relegate the 1913 Lötschberg Alpine rail tunnel, built with pneumatic drills and hand shovels, to a secondary role. Crews building ...
The Lötschberg rail tunnel cost an estimated £4billion to build and takes you beneath Switzerland's breathtaking mountains. A 21.4 mile long high speed link, the tunnel was the longest in Switzerland ...
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The Loetschberg Base Tunnel, the world's longest land-based tunnel, was officially opened in June. The 34.6 km rail link under the Swiss Alps is due to go into full operation in December following ...
Enjoy a relaxing 8K cruise on the Lötschberg, a vintage steamship gliding over the turquoise Brienzersee. Departing from Interlaken, the journey to Brienz passes waterfalls, alpine villages, and green ...
IN THE LOETSCHBERG BASE TUNNEL, Switzerland — Accompanied by brass bands and fireworks, the Swiss inaugurated the world’s longest overland tunnel today, opening a new era of transportation through the ...