Passenger and freight trains will be able to resume Running at full capacity in the Gotthard Base Tunnel only from September 2024. This was announced today by the group Swiss railway company SBB CFF FFS explaining that the derailment of A freight train that took place on August 10 in the tunnel which is the longest in the world, has caused much more serious damage than initially assumed and, Therefore, repair work is taking more time than expected, having to be completely replaced seven kilometres of track, more than 20,000 sleepers and the concrete in which they are laid, as well as several other parts of the plant. According to current estimates, the accident resulted in damages, including lost revenue, worth 100-130 million Swiss francs.

Currently, about 300 meters are restored every week of the total seven kilometres of damaged tracks and trains Goods continue to circulate through the east tube undamaged since the derailment, while since the end of September also singles Passenger trains run again on weekends.

In view of the importance of this link North-South Railway for Switzerland and Europe, the announced plans to increase capacity for freight traffic during the week and for traffic passengers on weekends from the timetable change of the next December 10th. Monday to Thursday All traces passing through the tunnel will continue to be freight traffic, while from Friday evening to On Sunday evening it is expected that the tunnel will be crossed both by freight trains and by passenger trains.