Jack Campin:
Does the opening of the Gotthard Base Tunnel mean the closure
of the present (apparently spectacular) rail route through the
Alps?

I don't know, but when they opened the Lötschberg Base Tunnel the
old (and pretty spectacular) Lötschberg route remained open with
one or two trains an hour to serve points along it. So there's
reason to hope for the same thing at Gotthard.
--
Mark Brader "It really was quite easy; it was the
Toronto explanations and banter that took
all the time." --Steve Summit

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