Gotthard Tunnel

Summary

Gotthard Tunnel is a railway tunnel^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of railway_tunnel entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (315 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gotthard Tunnel is located in Canton of Uri^[3].
• Gotthard Tunnel is located in Göschenen^[4].
• Gotthard Tunnel is located in Canton of Ticino^[5].
• Gotthard Tunnel is located in Airolo^[6].
• Gotthard Tunnel is in the country of Switzerland^[7].
• Gotthard Tunnel's route map is recorded as Gotthardtunnel-b2.png^[8].
• Gotthard Tunnel's image is recorded as Goeschenen nordportal.jpg^[9].
• Gotthard Tunnel's instance of is recorded as railway tunnel^[10].
• Gotthard Tunnel's instance of is recorded as summit tunnel^[11].
• Gotthard Tunnel's commissioned by is recorded as Gotthardbahn^[12].
• Gotthard Tunnel's operator is recorded as Swiss Federal Railways^[13].
• Gotthard Tunnel's crosses is recorded as Saint-Gotthard Massif^[14].
• Gotthard Tunnel's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 239870827^[15].
• Gotthard Tunnel's GND ID is recorded as 4021693-7^[16].
• Gotthard Tunnel's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2012000780^[17].
• Gotthard Tunnel's Commons category is recorded as Gotthard rail tunnel^[18].
• Gotthard Tunnel's PCP reference number is recorded as 11443^[19].
• Gotthard Tunnel's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20004603^[20].
• Gotthard Tunnel's terminus is recorded as Göschenen^[21].
• +1882-05-22T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Gotthard Tunnel^[22].
• Gotthard Tunnel's terminus location is recorded as Göschenen^[23].
• Gotthard Tunnel's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.529, 'lon': 8.6026}^[24].
• Gotthard Tunnel's structural engineer is recorded as Louis Favre^[25].
• Gotthard Tunnel's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/076gz8^[26].
• Gotthard Tunnel's HDS ID is recorded as 042006^[27].

Body

Geography

Gotthard Tunnel is in the country of Switzerland^[7]. Located in include Canton of Uri^[3], a canton of Switzerland^[28], in Switzerland^[29], founded in 1291^[30]; Göschenen^[4], a Municipality of Switzerland^[31], in Switzerland^[32]; Canton of Ticino^[5], a canton of Switzerland^[33], in Switzerland^[34], founded in 1803^[35]; and Airolo^[6], a Municipality of Switzerland^[36], in Switzerland^[37].

Physical Characteristics

Gotthard Tunnel's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+15.003'}^[38].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway tunnel^[10] and summit tunnel^[11]. Gotthard Tunnel's heritage designation is recorded as class B Swiss cultural property of regional significance^[39].

History and Context

+1882-05-22T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Gotthard Tunnel^[22].

Why It Matters

Gotthard Tunnel ranks in the top 2% of railway_tunnel entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (315 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]