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Gotthard Base Tunnel: Serious Damage, Normal Operation Expected as of September 2024

SBB has estimated that the Gotthard Base Tunnel will not be fully reopened for passenger and cargo trains until September 2024 Credit/Quelle: SBB
SBB has estimated that the Gotthard Base Tunnel will not be fully reopened for passenger and cargo trains until September 2024
Credit/Quelle: SBB

The derailment of a cargo train in the Gotthard Base Tunnel on 10 August 2023 caused considerably more serious damage than initially assumed. The repair work will therefore take much longer than originally expected.

SBB has estimated that the tunnel will not be fully reopened for passenger and cargo trains until September 2024. From the timetable change on 10 December 2023, SBB intends to increase capacity for freight transport during the week and for passenger transport at weekends.

Following the extensive damage clearance and retrieval work, SBB has spent the last few weeks assessing the...

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