The journey time between Zurich and Lugano will be reduced by 45 minutes to just under 2 hours

150

100

50km

0

Old Gotthard

tunnel

built 1882

Lugano

Zurich

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500 metres above sea level,

vertical scale exagerated

Ceneri base

tunnel under

construction,

completion

in 2020

New Gotthard

base tunnel

Airolo

Göschenen

Bodio

Erstfeld

to Basel

150

100

50km

0

Old Gotthard tunnel

built 1882

Lugano

Zurich

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500 metres above sea level, vertical scale exagerated

Ceneri base tunnel

under construction,

completion in 2020

New Gotthard base tunnel

Airolo

Göschenen

to Milan

Bodio

Erstfeld