In 2016 Gotthard railway will lose its value due to the opening of Gotthard Base Tunnel. Magnificent loops, the huge number of tunnels and viaducts will stay in the past.
But today Gotthard trans-alpine railway forms a major part of an important international railway link between northern Europe, especially Germany, and Italy.
SBB RABDe 500
ICN 870, Lugano - Zürich HB