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Switzerland opens the world's longest and deepest rail tunnel through the heart of the Alps.<br>
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Journalists stand on a phase at a multifunction and emergency stop station of the NEAT Gotthard Base Tunnel in the midst of a media visit near the town of Sedrun, Switzerland March 10, 2016. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
Guests waves at a train that has crossed the section in the midst of the opening administration of the NEAT Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world's longest and most significant rail tunnel, near the town of Erstfeld, Switzerland June 1, 2016. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
Workers cycle past the northern sections of the NEAT Gotthard Base entry close Erstfeld May 7, 2012. Crossing the Alps, the world's longest plan entry should end up operational toward the end of 2016. The assignment involves two parallel single track entries, each of a length of 57 km (35 miles). REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
France's President Francois Hollande, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and Switzerland's President Johann Schneider-Ammann look on in the wake of experiencing the Gotthard Rail Tunnel, the longest section on the planet, on its opening day, at the southern portal in Pollegio, Switzerland, June 1, 2016. REUTERS/Peter Klauzner/Pool
A worker places parts in the midst of the foundation of the railroad tracks in the NEAT Gotthard Base section close Faido May 12, 2014. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
A excavator gets on revealed rocks after a mammoth drill machine got past at the last section Sedrun-Faido, at the improvement site of the NEAT Gotthard Base Tunnel March 23, 2011. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
Workers chip away at an entry exhausting machine inside the Gotthard base section in Erstfeld, central Switzerland May 15, 2008. REUTERS/Michael Buholzer
A excavator holds a statue of St. Barbara, supporter blessed individual of diggers, as he is welcomed by partners after the drill machine "Gaby" persevered through the portion Erstfeld-Amsteg at the improvement site of the NEAT Gotthard Base Tunnel June 16, 2009. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
An illustrative of AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd and a visitor stand at the NEAT Gotthard Base section close Erstfeld May 7, 2012. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
Miners stand in front as the drill machine "Gaby" gets past the stone at the territory Erstfeld-Amsteg at the advancement site of the NEAT Gotthard Base Tunnel June 16, 2009. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
A worker stays adjoining versatile maschinery in the midst of the foundation of the railroad tracks in the NEAT Gotthard Base entry close Erstfeld May 7, 2012. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
Workers use torque wrenches to modify screw nuts in the midst of the foundation of the railroad tracks in the NEAT Gotthard Base section close Erstfeld May 7, 2012. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
An engineer sits on the extraordinary train "Helvetia" in the NEAT Gotthard Base entry close Erstfeld May 7, 2012. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
A worker stays on the phenomenal train "Helvetia" in the NEAT Gotthard Base entry close Erstfeld May 7, 2012. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
A worker uses a measuring gage in the midst of the foundation of the railroad tracks in the NEAT Gotthard Base entry close Erstfeld May 7, 2012. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
Workers use finishing trowels to plane fresh bond on the track bed of the rails in the NEAT Gotthard Base entry close Erstfeld May 7, 2012. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
A authority gets prepared gadgets and material in the midst of the foundation of the railroad tracks in the NEAT Gotthard Base section close Erstfeld May 7, 2012. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
A expert gets bearings from an engineer in the midst of the foundation of the railroad tracks in the NEAT Gotthard Base section close Erstfeld May 7, 2012. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
A worker stays on the uncommon train "Helvetia" in the NEAT Gotthard Base section close Erstfeld May 7, 2012. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
A worker use torque wrench to settle screw nuts in the midst of the foundation of the railroad tracks in the NEAT Gotthard Base section close Erstfeld May 7, 2012. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
Workers joke in the midst of a break near the exceptional train "Helvetia" in the NEAT Gotthard Base section close Erstfeld May 7, 2012. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
Workers use torque wrenches to settle screw nuts in the midst of the foundation of the railroad tracks in the NEAT Gotthard Base entry close Erstfeld May 7, 2012. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
A expert changes a laser measuring gage in the midst of the foundation of the railroad tracks in the NEAT Gotthard Base entry close Erstfeld May 7, 2012. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
An agent looks at screens to control the mix of concrete on the extraordinary train "Helvetia" in the NEAT Gotthard Base section close Erstfeld May 7, 2012. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
A long presentation is taken from a train driving through the NEAT Gotthard Base Tunnel in the midst of a media visit near the town of Sedrun August 24, 2015. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann