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by bauruine 1525 days ago
Back in 1996 Switzerland and Germany signed a non-binding agreement (Vertrag von Lugano) to increase the capacity for freight trains. Now in 2022 the Swiss part [0] with two 34km and 57km long tunnels through the Alps is basically finished meanwhile the German part is expected to be completed in 2042 [1]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NRLA

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlsruhe%E2%80%93Basel_high-s...

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Same game on the other end. Compare number of tracks:

[·] https://goo.gl/maps/gnrqGEdz3H7vz8V99

Context:

[·] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betuweroute