★ 4K Brig - Frutigen via Lötschberg base tunnel cab ride [01.2021]

If you've been following the channel, you may have seen the trips we've taken over the Lötschberg pass, a stunning Swiss feat of engineering with breathtaking views.

Today I'm happy to bring you the first 4K video on youtube of the base tunnel - although, taking the mountain route is a better option any day. If you haven't seen it yet, here are the links:
Brig - Kandersteg - Basel (4K): https://youtu.be/t1_kU54SCcc
Basel - Kandersteg - Brig: https://youtu.be/9g8LO67j4RY

After a national vote in favour of building base tunnels for Switzerland's 2 major north - south transit routes through the alps (Gotthard & Lötschberg), construction started on the Lötschberg base tunnel in 1999 and was already completed in 2007. It was then the third longest and is currently the fifth longest railway tunnel in the world, the longest being the Gotthard base tunnel also featured on this channel.

As you will see, only about 15km of the 35km tunnel is double tracked. 14km after the south portal, the west line joins the east tunnel over a high speed switch and branches off again 1km before the tunnel's end. A good portion of the west tunnel has been dug out and left uncompleted, to be finished at a later date and until then, used as a rescue tunnel.

Unfortunately the footage from Frutigen was out of focus, so I decided to include it at a higher speed in case anybody is interested. I also added music with the kind permission of the artist "Michael Obed". Check out his other music here: https://soundcloud.com/michaelobed

Camera used: Panasonic Lumix Fz 1000

Видео ★ 4K Brig - Frutigen via Lötschberg base tunnel cab ride [01.2021] канала lorirocks777