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Gotthard railway line at Lake Urnen with the Gütsch Tunnel

Gotthard railway line at Lake Urnen with the Gütsch Tunnel

Gotthard railway line at Lake Urnen with the Gütsch Tunnel

Gotthard railway line at Lake Urnen with the Gütsch Tunnel, 1881 (Uri State Archives)

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Construction
21. May 1882

Inauguration of the Gotthard Tunnel

When it opens, the first tunnel through the Gotthard is the longest rail tunnel in the world. It is mostly financed by foreign capital.

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