Monday was expected to be the most heavily trafficked day on the road through the Gotthard since the tunnel reopened on December 22 following a deadly fire in October that killed 11 people. Earlier ...

Switzerland is now home to the world's longest railway tunnel, named the Gotthard Base Tunnel, which was officially opened on June 1 in Erstfeld. The impressive guest list was treated a show both ...

Fire crews are working to stabilise sections of the tunnel’s roof, which is in danger of collapsing. Parts of it have already caved in because of the blaze’s extremely high temperatures, which reached ...

The Swiss army has admitted the Gotthard Tunnel has explosives embedded at its entrance. The explosives are wired to be blown up should anyone try to invade the country. Ten people died in the tunnel ...