Gotthard rail tunnel, world’s longest, closes for months after Swiss derailment

Train passengers between north and southernmost Switzerland will have to skip the world’s longest train tunnel and go back to the longer scenic route for months, rail authorities have said, after a freight service derailed and tore up the track. Sixteen cars that jumped the tracks in last Thursday’s derailment remained stuck inside the 57km (35-mile) long Gotthard base tunnel in the southern Ticino region, national railway operator SBB said on Wednesday. No one was injured but the damage was considerable. Pictures showed, among other things, wine bottles strewn along the tracks.

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Tunnel 隧道

scenic 观光的

freight

derail 脱轨

tear 撕碎；眼泪

track 轨道；轨迹

strew 散播；撒满