Question

The Alps are mountains that serve as a physical boundary between countries in Europe. According the article, the Swiss have created the world’s longest tunnel. How will this new tunnel revolutionize transportation in Europe and overcome this physical barrier?

Answer 1

The Gotthard Tunnel has opened up transportation in Europe. For the first time, there is a continuous high-speed rail network connecting the North Sea to the Mediterranean. The region where the tunnel is located is rugged and difficult to cross. What used to take several days on foot in the 1800s now takes only 20 minutes on 155-mile-per-hour trains. The travel time between places like Zurich, Switzerland, and Milan, Italy, is cut down by about an hour and a half.

Thanks to the Gotthard Tunnel, Europe is becoming more united than ever. The Alps are no longer a boundary that separates the countries of Europe from each other. With the Gotthard Tunnel, humans have conquered the mountain!

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Answer 2

The Gottard tunnel is a 57km (35 miles)