03.11.2023
Artikel Nummer: 47169
Normal operation expected for September 2024
The damage in the Gotthard Base Tunnel that was caused by the derailment of the goods train on 10 August 2023 has turned out to be more serious than initially assumed. Accordingly, repair works will also take longer. The carriageway must be completely renewed over 7 km, SBB says.
On this stretch, this entails the replacement of the rails, more than 20,000 sleeper blocks, the concrete layer in which they are cast, and other parts of the system.
The Swiss railway company expects the Gotthard Base Tunnel to be fully opened for passenger and goods trains during the course of September 2024. The damage is now estimated at around CHF 100 million to CHF 130 million.