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Lötschberg Previous Next September 2001: Installing the tunnel boring machine in Raron, canton Valais. (All picures: Keystone) Keystone With a diameter of 9.43 metres, the machine eats its way through the stone. Keystone Tunnel detonations. Keystone Overseeing the tunnel boring work in Ferden, canton Valais. Keystone Working on the interior at the tunnel construction site at Mitholz, canton Bern. Keystone Adding on concrete. Keystone April 28, 2005: workers celebrate the tunnel's piercing. Keystone Welding the very last gap between the rails. Keystone Installing the overhead contact system at Ferden. Keystone 34.6 km of track stretches before the train driver. Keystone Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 Picture 5 Picture 6 Picture 7 Picture 8 Picture 9 Picture 10 Heroic work in the tunnel This content was published on June 15, 2007 - 10:33 You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here . Please join us! If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.
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