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Visionaries
Spühler, Gnägi, Bonvin, Ritschard, Schlumpf: Federal Councillors and NRLA visionaries.
View eventCar vs rail
Rail has held onto its lead for a long time, but with the opening of the Gotthard road tunnel in 1980 road transport through the Alps mounts a strong challenge.
View eventThe abortive project begins
The plan for the first Gotthard Base Tunnel is thwarted by the economic crisis of the mid-1970s.
View eventGotthard or Splügen?
A tunnel through the Gotthard would be more profitable, but the Splügen would bring more benefits to the regional economy, the experts conclude.
View eventRail 2000
For all the talk of the NRLA, Rail 2000 is also a big part of the story. It encouraged the drive towards a denser rail network and an expanded infrastructure.
View eventMaking it happen
Ogi, Leuenberger, Leuthard: the Federal Councillors who implement the NRLA.
View eventFive options
Lötschberg-Simplon, Gotthard, Ypsilon or one of two Splügen options? The Federal Council decides to pursue the Gotthard and Lötschberg-Simplon options.
View event«Rail with road»
In an influential report, Infras recommends an internationally coordinated approach, and shifting road traffic onto the railways.
View eventThe Federal Council reaches out to the people
The route to the NRLA is paved with briefing events intended to inform, convince, and then inform and convince all over again.
View eventWindow of opportunity
Some chances only come once. Even then, they sometimes go unnoticed. Ogi, however, is ready.
View eventGreen light for the network option
The Federal Council confirms the network option for the NRLA, clearing the way for construction of the Gotthard-Ceneri and Lötschberg axes.
View eventTransport policy as financial policy
Federal Councillor Otto Stich is convinced that the NRLA will cost more than the estimated 14 billion Swiss francs.
View eventUri’s concerns
The canton of Uri is particularly affected by construction of the Gotthard axis. It wants the approach route to the rail tunnel to run underground. Negotiations with the Confederation run far from smoothly.
View eventAdjustments go unnoticed
Almost unnoticed by the public at large, the Federal Council brings forward the previously postponed construction of the twin-track Zurich-Thalwil tunnel.
View eventYes to the Ceneri Base Tunnel
Funding for the Ceneri tunnel is controversial. Federal Councillor Moritz Leuenberger argues strongly in its favour.
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