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Rail Technology in the Gotthard Base Tunnel

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1 Stage reached by work on the Gotthard Base Tunnel on April 1, 2010
1 Stage reached by work on the Gotthard Base Tunnel on April 1, 2010
2 Completed tunnel bore in the Faido-Bodio West section
2 Completed tunnel bore in the Faido-Bodio West section
3 View of Biasca installation yard with offices and accommodation for the labour force in the foreground
3 View of Biasca installation yard with offices and accommodation
for the labour force in the foreground
4 Concrete plant with multi-chamber silo for producing concrete on the Biasca installation yard
4 Concrete plant with multi-chamber silo for producing concrete
on the Biasca installation yard
5 Track construction on the open route South near Biasca
5 Track construction on the open route South near Biasca
6 Slab track
6 Slab track
7 Cement car of the concrete train for installing the track
7 Cement car of the concrete train for installing the track
8 Verge elements for installing cables
8 Verge elements for installing cables
9 Visualisation of the future SBB Centro d’Esercizio CEP at Pollegio Quellen: SBB
9 Visualisation of the future SBB Centro d’Esercizio CEP at Pollegio
Quellen: SBB

In May 2010 the installation of the rail technical equipment was scheduled to commence in the western bore between Bodio and Faido at the Gotthard Base Tunnel’s south portal. The rail tunnel will be completely equipped and ready to cope with rail services by 2017. In this way the final stage in accomplishing this project of the century has been embarked on.

The rail technology embraces all components and systems, which belong to the “actual rail technical system”: the track, electric installations for supplying power for the rail technology and the tunnel, rail power installations for traction current, Telecom equipment, safety and automation installations. These facilities will enable rail services in the 2 single-track tunnels of the Gotthard Base Tunnel and link up the new tracks with the existing railway network. Rail services with peak speeds of up to 250 km/h will first become possible thanks to the rail technology thus accomplishing the...

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