The Gotthard Base Tunnel opens to the general public
Update - 80,000 visitors joined in the festivities during the public days on June 4 and 5, 20,000 of whom visited ABB's special technology pavilions
Following the official inauguration of the world’s longest and deepest rail tunnel on June 1, an estimated 80,000 members of the general public from around the world visited the Gotthard Base Tunnel over the course of last weekend. Widely hailed as the ‘construction project of the century’, visitors will have the opportunity to travel on special shuttle trains through the tunnel, which measures 57 kilometers.
The two-day program of festivities will be hosted at four festival sites; Erstfeld and Rynächt at the north end of the tunnel and Biasca and Pollegio to the south. ABB erected special pavilions in both Rynächt and Pollegio to showcase the technology that it has provided for the tunnel. Described as the ‘muscle and lungs’ of the tunnel, ABB supplied the major electrical components for the entire 50-Hz power supply of the tunnel infrastructure, as well as the power supply and control systems for the ventilation system, which at 15.6 megawatts is the most powerful in the world.
Around 20,000 visitors to the pavilions were able to see a variety of different technologies, including YuMi, how ABB has contributed to Switzerland’s rail infrastructure and an impressive multimedia show..
Pictures of ABB’s technology within the special pavilions
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- YuMi shows 4000 visitors to ABB’s pavilion in Pollegio so far
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- ABB’s rail history and 100 year partnership with SBB
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- 125 years of ABB at the Gotthard Base Tunnel
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- ABB’s 125 years history on display outside pavilion
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- Lots of visitors were able to see ABB’s multimedia show
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- Visitors queuing up outside ABB pavilion
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- The YuMi team at the ABB pavilion in Pollegio
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- ABB’s YuMi with a train set at the Pollegio pavilion
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- The sun is out in Pollegio – great day to visit the ABB pavilion
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- ABB’s pavilion in Pollegio
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- Visitors came to see a variety of ABB technology at our special pavilions
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- The legend of the Gotthard mountains
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- ABB’s YuMi meets the EUROPA robot, developed by ETH University, Zurich
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- YuMi, the crowd pleaser
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- YuMi, EUROPA roboti and a little boy watch the little train set
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- Electric Bus magic for boys
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- Big crowds on the first public day of the #Gottardo2016 opening
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- Members of staff ready to show ABB technology to visitors
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- ABB Learning and development for all ages
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- Fun times learning about ABB’s rail technology
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- Trains and robots – what more can you ask for?!
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- YuMi is also part of ABB’s technology show during the weekend of the general public opening
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- ABB solar technology on the Tissot Arena in Biel, Switzerland
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- ABB’s predecessor Brown Boveri & Cie electrified the original Gotthard rail tunnel
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- ABB’s smart home technology
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- ABB’s technological heritage on display at the ABB special pavilion
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- On track to the future with ABB technology
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- Electric bus technology
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- ABB is proud of its century-long partnership with the SBB
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- The TOSA electric bus with ABB flash charging technology
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- ABB technology that help to change the world
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- Showcasing some of ABB’s technology within the Gotthard Base Tunnel
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- Just some of ABB’s technology milestones over the course of its 125 year history
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- One of ABB’s two special pavilions based in Rynächt and Pollegio
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- ABB learning and development in Switzerland
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- Sustainable mobility for all – electric vehicle charging by ABB
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- Many ABB employees were completely dedicated to the “construction project of the century”
