SwitzerlandGeografie und Sprachen 25 · Geography and languages
Which structure is part of the NRLA, the New Rail Link through the Alps (NEAT, Neue Eisenbahn-Alpentransversale)?
In the exam (German)
Welches Bauwerk gehört zur NEAT, der Neuen Eisenbahn-Alpentransversale?
- athe Seelisberg Tunnelder Seelisbergtunnel
- bthe Great St Bernard Tunnelder Grosse-St.-Bernhard-Tunnel
- cthe Gotthard Base Tunnelder Gotthard-BasistunnelCorrect answer
- dthe Gotthard Road Tunnelder Gotthard-Strassentunnel
Why?
The NRLA (NEAT) is a railway project for fast passenger and freight trains through the Alps. It includes the Lötschberg, Gotthard and Ceneri base tunnels; the Gotthard Base Tunnel, about 57 kilometres long, has been in operation since 2016.
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