Skift Take
Travelers can now travel by train from Germany to Italy through the heart of the Alps in less than three hours.
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Switzerland opened the world's longest train tunnel this month cutting travel time between southern Germany and northern Italy by one hour.
The opening of the 35-mile Gotthard Base Tunnel, running north/south between Lucerne and Lugano, supersedes the world's previous longest tunnel connecting Honshu and Hokkaido in Japan by two miles.
A new train tunnel in Switzerland represents much more than a new piece of transportation infrastructure. It celebrates the very core of the Swiss identity and the country's history as a neutral nation flanked by France, Germany, Italy, Austria
