Gotthard Tunnel

Summary

Gotthard Tunnel is a railway tunnel^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of railway_tunnel entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (132 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 instance of is recorded as railway tunnel^[8].
• Gotthard Tunnel's instance of is recorded as summit tunnel^[9].
• Gotthard Tunnel's commissioned by is recorded as Gotthardbahn^[10].
• Gotthard Tunnel is operated by Swiss Federal Railways^[11].
• Gotthard Tunnel's crosses is recorded as Saint-Gotthard Massif^[12].
• Gotthard Tunnel's Commons category is recorded as Gotthard rail tunnel^[13].
• Gotthard Tunnel's terminus is recorded as Göschenen^[14].
• May 22, 1882 marks the founding of Gotthard Tunnel^[15].
• Gotthard Tunnel's terminus location is recorded as Göschenen^[16].
• Gotthard Tunnel's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 46.529, 'longitude': 8.6026}^[17].
• Gotthard Tunnel's structural engineer is recorded as Louis Favre^[18].
• Gotthard Tunnel's type of electrification is recorded as 15 kV, 16.7 Hz AC railway electrification^[19].
• Gotthard Tunnel's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway^[20].
• Gotthard Tunnel's heritage designation is recorded as class B Swiss cultural property of regional significance^[21].
• Gotthard Tunnel's date of official opening is recorded as 1881^[22].
• Gotthard Tunnel's different from is recorded as Gotthard Base Tunnel^[23].
• Gotthard Tunnel's length is recorded as {'amount': '+15.003'}^[24].
• Gotthard Tunnel's carries thoroughfare is recorded as Gotthard railway^[25].

Body

Geography

Gotthard Tunnel is in the country of Switzerland^[7]. Located in include Canton of Uri^[3], a canton of Switzerland^[26], in Switzerland^[27], founded in 1291^[28]; Göschenen^[4], a Municipality of Switzerland^[29], in Switzerland^[30]; Canton of Ticino^[5], a canton of Switzerland^[31], in Switzerland^[32], founded in 1803^[33]; and Airolo^[6], a Municipality of Switzerland^[34], in Switzerland^[35].

Physical Characteristics

Gotthard Tunnel's length is recorded as {'amount': '+15.003'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway tunnel^[8] and summit tunnel^[9]. Gotthard Tunnel's heritage designation is recorded as class B Swiss cultural property of regional significance^[21].

History and Context

May 22, 1882 marks the founding of Gotthard Tunnel^[15].

Why It Matters

Gotthard Tunnel ranks in the top 2% of railway_tunnel entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (132 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]