(ROOT (S (ADVP (NP (CD Seven) (NNS years)) (RB ago)) (, ,) (ADVP (RB back) (PP (IN in) (NP (CD 2010)))) (, ,) (NP (DT some) (NNS reports)) (VP (VBD covered) (NP (DT a) (NN story) (SBAR (WDT that) (S (NP (NP (DT the) (NN world) (POS 's)) (JJS longest) (NN railway) (NN tunnel)) (VP (VBD was) (PP (IN under) (NP (NN construction))) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP Switzerland)))))))) (. .)))
Seven years ago, back in 2010, some reports covered a story that the world's longest railway tunnel was under construction in Switzerland.
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
seven
Seven
NUM
CD
obl:npmod
Number=Plur
year
years
NOUN
NNS
advmod
ago
ago
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
back
back
ADV
RB
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2010
2010
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
some
some
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
report
reports
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
cover
covered
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
story
story
NOUN
NN
mark
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
world
world
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Sup
long
longest
ADJ
JJS
compound
Number=Sing
railway
railway
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
tunnel
tunnel
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
case
under
under
ADP
IN
acl:relcl
Number=Sing
construction
construction
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Switzerland
Switzerland
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN At) (NP (DT that) (NN point))) (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBD had) (ADVP (RB already)) (VP (VBN been) (PP (IN under) (NP (NN construction))) (PP (IN for) (NP (RB over) (DT a) (NN decade))))) (. .)))
At that point it had already been under construction for over a decade.
case
at
At
ADP
IN
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
point
point
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
advmod
already
already
ADV
RB
cop
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
case
under
under
ADP
IN
root
Number=Sing
construction
construction
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
case
over
over
ADV
RB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
decade
decade
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBD had) (VP (VBN been) (VP (VBN voted) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN built) (ADVP (NP (NP (QP (RB nearly) (DT a) (NN quarter))) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT a) (NN century)))) (RB ago)))))))))) (. !) (S (NP (DT The) (NN idea) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB build) (NP (PRP it)))))) (VP (MD could) (VP (VB date) (ADVP (RB back) (PP (IN to) (NP (NP (QP (RB nearly) (CD 70)) (NNS years)) (RB ago-about) (ADJP (ADJP (RB as) (JJ old)) (PP (IN as) (NP (NP (DT some)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP$ your) (NNS grandparents)))))))))))) (. !)))
It had been voted to be built nearly a quarter of a century ago! The idea to build it could date back to nearly 70 years ago-about as old as some of your grandparents!
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
aux:pass
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
vote
voted
VERB
VBN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
aux:pass
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
xcomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
build
built
VERB
VBN
advmod
nearly
nearly
ADV
RB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl:npmod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac|Number=Sing
quarter
quarter
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
century
century
NOUN
NN
advmod
ago
ago
ADV
RB
punct
!
!
PUNCT
.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
idea
idea
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
build
build
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
could
could
AUX
MD
parataxis
VerbForm=Inf
date
date
VERB
VB
advmod
back
back
ADV
RB
case
to
to
ADP
IN
advmod
nearly
nearly
ADV
RB
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
70
70
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Plur
year
years
NOUN
NNS
advmod
ago-about
ago-about
ADV
RB
advmod
as
as
ADV
RB
amod
Degree=Pos
old
old
ADJ
JJ
case
as
as
ADP
IN
obl
some
some
DET
DT
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
your
your
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Plur
grandparent
grandparents
NOUN
NNS
punct
!
!
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (NN Yesterday)) (, ,) (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBD was) (ADVP (RB finally)) (ADJP (JJ ready))) (. !)))
Yesterday, it was finally ready!
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
yesterday
Yesterday
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
finally
finally
ADV
RB
root
Degree=Pos
ready
ready
ADJ
JJ
punct
!
!
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VP (VBZ 's) (ADJP (NP (CD 35) (NNS miles)) (JJ long))) (CC and) (VP (VBZ runs) (PP (NP (QP (CD 7,5) (CD 00)) (NNS feet)) (IN beneath) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP Swiss) (NNPS Alps)) (, ,) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ famous) (NN mountain) (NN range)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP Switzerland)))))))) (. .)))
It's 35 miles long and runs 7,5 00 feet beneath the Swiss Alps, a famous mountain range in Switzerland.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
's
AUX
VBZ
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
35
35
NUM
CD
obl:npmod
Number=Plur
mile
miles
NOUN
NNS
root
Degree=Pos
long
long
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
run
runs
VERB
VBZ
compound
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
7,5
7,5
NUM
CD
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
00
00
NUM
CD
nmod:npmod
Number=Plur
foot
feet
NOUN
NNS
case
beneath
beneath
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Swiss
Swiss
ADJ
NNP
obl
Number=Plur
Alps
Alps
PROPN
NNPS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
famous
famous
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
mountain
mountain
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
range
range
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Switzerland
Switzerland
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP It)) (ADVP (RB even)) (VP (VBZ runs) (PP (IN under) (NP (NP (DT an) (JJ old) (NN tunnel)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBD was) (ADVP (RB there)) (ADVP (RB before)))))))) (. .)))
It even runs under an old tunnel that was there before.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
advmod
even
even
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
run
runs
VERB
VBZ
case
under
under
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
old
old
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
tunnel
tunnel
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
PronType=Dem
there
there
ADV
RB
advmod
before
before
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (PRP It))) (VP (VBD took) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN total)) (PP (IN of) (NP (CD 17) (NNS years)))) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB build) (PP (IN at) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN cost)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (QP ($ $) (CD 12) (CD billion)) (QP (CD 128) (CD million)) (NNS tons)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN rock))))))))))) (VP (VBD were) (VP (VBN dug))) (. .)))
It took a total of 17 years to build at a cost of $12 billion 128 million tons of rock were dug.
expl
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
take
took
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
total
total
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
17
17
NUM
CD
nmod
Number=Plur
year
years
NOUN
NNS
mark
to
to
PART
TO
csubj
VerbForm=Inf
build
build
VERB
VB
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
cost
cost
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
compound
$
$
SYM
$
compound
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
12
12
NUM
CD
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
billion
billion
NUM
CD
compound
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
128
128
NUM
CD
nmod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
million
million
NUM
CD
nmod
Number=Plur
ton
tons
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
rock
rock
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
dig
dug
VERB
VBN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (QP (CD Two) (CD million)) (NNS truckloads)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN earth)))) (VP (VBD were) (VP (VBN removed))) (. !)))
Two million truckloads of earth were removed!
compound
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
two
Two
NUM
CD
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
million
million
NUM
CD
nsubj:pass
Number=Plur
truckload
truckloads
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
earth
earth
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
remove
removed
VERB
VBN
punct
!
!
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN tunnel)) (VP (VBZ connects) (NP (ADJP (JJ northern) (CC and) (JJ southern)) (NNP Europe))) (. .)))
The tunnel connects northern and southern Europe.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
tunnel
tunnel
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
connect
connects
VERB
VBZ
amod
Degree=Pos
northern
northern
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Degree=Pos
southern
southern
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
Europe
Europe
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN opening)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT this) (NN tunnel)))) (VP (VBD was) (NP (NP (PDT such) (DT a) (JJ big) (NN deal)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP Germany) (POS 's)) (NN leader)) (, ,) (NP (NNP Chancellor) (NNP Angela) (NNP Merkel)) (, ,) (NP (NP (NNP France) (POS 's)) (NN president)) (, ,) (NP (NNP Francois) (NNP Hollande)) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (NP (NP (NNP Italy) (POS 's)) (JJ prime) (NN minister)) (, ,) (NP (NNP Matteo) (NNP Renzi)) (, ,))) (VP (VBD were) (ADVP (ADVP (RB all) (RB there)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB celebrate))))) (, ,) (SBAR (IN as) (SINV (VBD was) (NP (NP (NP (NNP Austria) (POS 's)) (NN chancellor)) (NNP Christian) (NNP Kern))))))))) (. .)))
The opening of this tunnel was such a big deal that the Germany's leader, Chancellor Angela Merkel, France's president, Francois Hollande, and Italy's prime minister, Matteo Renzi, were all there to celebrate, as was Austria's chancellor Christian Kern.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
opening
opening
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
tunnel
tunnel
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
det:predet
such
such
DET
PDT
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
big
big
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
deal
deal
NOUN
NN
mark
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Germany
Germany
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nsubj
Number=Sing
leader
leader
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Chancellor
Chancellor
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Angela
Angela
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Merkel
Merkel
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
France
France
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
conj
Number=Sing
president
president
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Francois
Francois
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Hollande
Hollande
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Italy
Italy
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos
prime
prime
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
minister
minister
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Matteo
Matteo
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Renzi
Renzi
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
advmod
all
all
ADV
RB
acl:relcl
PronType=Dem
there
there
ADV
RB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
celebrate
celebrate
VERB
VB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
as
as
SCONJ
IN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Austria
Austria
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
advcl
Number=Sing
chancellor
chancellor
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Christian
Christian
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Kern
Kern
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBZ 's) (VP (VBN called) (S (NP (DT the) (NML (NNP Gotthard) (NNP Base)) (NNP Tunnel))))) (. .)))
It's called the Gotthard Base Tunnel.
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
's
AUX
VBZ
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
call
called
VERB
VBN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Gotthard
Gotthard
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Base
Base
PROPN
NNP
xcomp
Number=Sing
Tunnel
Tunnel
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Eventually,325) (NML (NN freight) (CC and) (NN passenger)) (NNS trains)) (VP (MD will) (VP (VB go) (PP (IN through) (NP (DT the) (NN tunnel))) (, ,) (S (VP (VP (VBG relieving) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN lot)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN traffic))) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS roadways)) (ADVP (RB there)))))) (CC and) (VP (VBG making) (S (NP (PRP it)) (NP (DT a) (ADJP (RBR more) (RB environmentally) (JJ friendly)) (NN option)))))))) (. .)))
Eventually,325 freight and passenger trains will go through the tunnel, relieving a lot of traffic on the roadways there and making it a more environmentally friendly option.
amod
Degree=Pos
Eventually,325
Eventually,325
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
freight
freight
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
compound
Number=Sing
passenger
passenger
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Plur
train
trains
NOUN
NNS
aux
VerbForm=Fin
will
will
AUX
MD
root
VerbForm=Inf
go
go
VERB
VB
case
through
through
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
tunnel
tunnel
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
relieve
relieving
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
lot
lot
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
traffic
traffic
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
roadway
roadways
NOUN
NNS
advmod
PronType=Dem
there
there
ADV
RB
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Ger
make
making
VERB
VBG
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
advmod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADV
RBR
advmod
environmentally
environmentally
ADV
RB
amod
Degree=Pos
friendly
friendly
ADJ
JJ
xcomp
Number=Sing
option
option
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NML (NNP Gotthard) (NNP Base)) (NNP Tunnel)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (NP (NP (DT a) (NN wonder)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN engineering)))) (. !)) (VP (VB Make) (S (NP (PRP us)) (VP (VB want) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB visit) (NP (PRP it)))))))))) (. !)))
The Gotthard Base Tunnel is a wonder of engineering! Make us want to visit it!
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Gotthard
Gotthard
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Base
Base
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
Number=Sing
Tunnel
Tunnel
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
wonder
wonder
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
engineering
engineering
NOUN
NN
punct
!
!
PUNCT
.
parataxis
Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin
make
Make
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
us
PRON
PRP
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
want
want
VERB
VB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
visit
visit
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
punct
!
!
PUNCT
.
Seven years ago, back in 2010, some reports covered a story that the world's longest railway tunnel was under construction in Switzerland. At that point it had already been under construction for over a decade. It had been voted to be built nearly a quarter of a century ago! The idea to build it could date back to nearly 70 years ago-about as old as some of your grandparents!  Yesterday, it was finally ready!  It's 35 miles long and runs 7,5 00 feet beneath the Swiss Alps, a famous mountain range in Switzerland. It even runs under an old tunnel that was there before. It took a total of 17 years to build at a cost of $12 billion 128 million tons of rock were dug. Two million truckloads of earth were removed!  The tunnel connects northern and southern Europe. The opening of this tunnel was such a big deal that the Germany's leader, Chancellor Angela Merkel, France's president, Francois Hollande, and Italy's prime minister, Matteo Renzi, were all there to celebrate, as was Austria's chancellor Christian Kern.  It's called the Gotthard Base Tunnel. Eventually,325 freight and passenger trains will go through the tunnel, relieving a lot of traffic on the roadways there and making it a more environmentally friendly option. The Gotthard Base Tunnel is a wonder of engineering! Make us want to visit it!