Once operational, the 22.13-kilometer Tianshan Shengli Tunnel will reduce the travel time through the Tianshan Mountains — one of the longest mountain ranges in the world — from three hours to ...
On its way from Germany, the 235-metre-long, 2,000-tonne TBM is one of two machines commissioned to bore a twin 3.8-kilometre-long time travel tunnel. The railway will run through the side of and up ...
Specifically, the Gotthard Base Tunnel was designed to reduce the travel time from Zurich, Switzerland to Milan, Italy to just 2.5 hours - a full hour less than the conventional route. The idea ...