Gotthard Rail Tunnel

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Gotthard_Rail_Tunnel
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Airolo
gptkb:Göschenen
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1872
gptkbp:country gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:electrification yes
gptkbp:elevationM 1151 m
gptkbp:engineer gptkb:Louis_Favre
gptkbp:gauge standard gauge
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first tunnel through the Gotthard massif
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gotthard Rail Tunnel
gptkbp:length 15.003 km
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Swiss_Alps
gptkbp:location gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:notableEvent many worker fatalities during construction
gptkbp:numberOfTracks 2
gptkbp:opened 1882
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Swiss_Federal_Railways
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Gotthard_railway_line
gptkbp:passesThrough gptkb:Gotthard_Pass
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Mont_Cenis_Tunnel
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:rail_transport
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Gotthard_Base_Tunnel
gptkbp:status in use
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Gotthard_Base_Tunnel
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gotthard_Pass
gptkb:Gotthard_massif
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6