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New tunnel link attracts more tourists

This content was published on Mar 6, 2008 The local tourist board said the number of passengers travelling through the 35km Lötschberg tunnel had increased by about 30 per cent in the past three months. Up to 20,000 passengers travel to Valais at weekends, and some mountain lift and railway companies recorded a 60 per cent increase in passenger numbers, according to officials.…