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427:. Construction of the two single-track bores started during March 2006. The official start of the CBT's construction phase was celebrated on 2 June 2006 with the laying of a foundation stone. The final breakthroughs took place on 21 January 2016 (west tube) and 26 January 2016 (east tube). Rail service started on 4 September 2020 and was operationalised for freight in December 2020.
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and equipped with 483-millimetre (19.0 in) cutters, was used to bore the adit tunnel over the course of ten months during which it advanced at a rate of 18.5 metres (61 ft) per day. During the spring of 2010, work commenced upon the boring of the Ceneri Base Tunnel itself. During March
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regarding the awarding process. At one point, it looked as if the completion of the Ceneri Base Tunnel may be delayed as a consequence of legal disputes. However, the dispute was settled during
September 2014, which unblocked the awarding of contracts as well as allowing for work to proceed.
652:-led CPC Consortium won a Sfr129 million ($ 138.89 million) contract to provide railway systems and overall tunnel co-ordination services. The planning, supply, installation and commissioning of the tunnel control systems, which are to be controlled from a control centre at
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Gotthard Base Tunnel as the existing, proportionally steep and curvy track over Monte Ceneri is not suitable for high speeds or heavy freight trains. Another feeder is the
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economical reasons, while the operating speed of passenger trains is restricted to 200 km/h (124 mph) in order to accommodate the freight traffic, with the possibility to accelerate up to 230 km/h in case of delay.
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Ceneris Consortium, headed by Mancini & Marti, was awarded a Sfr96 million ($ 103.36 million) contract to provide railway track and logistics for the tunnel. That same month, the
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1949:27 December
1865:15 December
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558:ventilation
435:link along
369:base tunnel
300:Electrified
265:Track gauge
121:Operational
105: /
80:Coordinates
73:Switzerland
2686:Bellinzona
2645:Categories
2511:46°07′09″N
2453:5 February
1825:References
1743:1 January
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1572:1 January
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717:1 January
604:consortium
480:Background
453:Bellinzona
405:Swiss Alps
158:Bellinzona
156:Flat near
90:46°07′09″N
2514:8°59′27″E
2427:18 August
1670:1 August
1499:1 August
1328:1 August
1157:1 August
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387:Flat and
334:Route map
233:Technical
225:Character
186:Operation
93:8°59′27″E
2463:cite web
2183:Archived
2135:17 March
1906:14 April
1798:See also
1614:1 April
1600:1 March
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1429:1 March
1272:1 April
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1101:1 April
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930:1 April
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654:Pollegio
637:blasting
589:Frutiger
562:Sigirino
550:Camorino
508:Flat to
506:Magadino
502:Camorino
412:Sigirino
385:Magadino
381:Camorino
379:between
288: in
209:Operator
154:Magadino
150:Camorino
65:Location
50:Overview
2498:of the
2285:Reuters
2265:14 July
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504:in the
475:History
469:Locarno
467:, from
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441:Italian
383:in the
371:in the
361:Italian
283:⁄
220:Railway
217:Traffic
152:in the
136:Crosses
2303:DW.COM
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650:Cablex
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514:Lugano
498:Ceneri
465:S-Bahn
457:Lugano
393:Lugano
251:tracks
238:Length
191:Opened
176:Lugano
126:System
118:Status
69:Ticino
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1772:Note:
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259:tubes
199:Owner
174:near
172:Vezia
146:Start
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1804:NRLA
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