According to the SBB forecasts, it will be necessary to wait for the current of September 2024 that trains of travelers and goods can again circulate without restrictions in the basic tunnel of the Saint-Gothard. The derailment of a freight train on 10 August 2023 caused much greater damage than what had been initially imagined. Repair work will therefore take much more time than expected. SBBs intend to increase the capacities for the weekly traffic, and for travelers traffic on weekends, from the schedule of schedule of 10 december 2023. SBB informs the media at regular intervals about the progress of the work.
Update of November 2, 23, 10:00 am
The railway must indeed be fully replaced over 7 kilometers. Repair work will therefore take much more time than expected. According to information available currently, the damage will generate costs between 100 and 130 million francs. CFFs study possible solutions to accelerate the work in order to be able to restore entirely to the longest rail tunnel in the world as soon as possible. They intend to circulate much more and faster trains of travelers than today in the tunnel as soon as the schedule is changed.
According to the SBB forecasts, it will be necessary to wait for the current of September 2024 that trains of travelers and goods can again circulate without restrictions in the basic tunnel of the Saint-Gothard. The derailment of a freight train on 10 August 2023 caused much greater damage than what was initially imagined: the railway must indeed be fully replaced over 7kilometers. Repair work will therefore take much more time than expected. According to information available currently, the damage will generate costs between 100 and 130 million francs. CFFs study possible solutions to accelerate the work in order to be able to restore entirely to the longest rail tunnel in the world as soon as possible. They intend to circulate much more and faster trains of travelers than today in the tunnel as soon as the schedule is changed.
After the major clearing and repair work, the SBBs have taken stock, in recent weeks, on the damage caused by the derailment of the freight train in the basic tunnel of the Saint-Gothard. According to information available currently, they believe that damage will generate costs between 100 and 130 million francs, including a shortage of winning. SBB has insurance for this type of event. Longer repair work due to more serious damage than expected.
The damage caused by the accident is much more serious than what was initially imagined. The railroad must be fully replaced over 7kilometers. Being content to repair the many damaged places would be insufficient. It is therefore necessary to change the rails on all this section, as well as more than 20000 blochets (half-transverse), the concrete slab in which they are sunk, but also the damaged diagonal door, high-speed two-alike , as well as many other determining equipment for safety and exploitation.
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