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• Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  SBB Opens the Löwenstrasse Underground Station at Zürich Hauptbahnhof

  Zürich Hauptbahnhof, Bahnhofplatz, 8001 Zürich, SwitzerlandSBB

  

  Starts 06/15/2014CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better12.3 years agoPer Wikipedia's^[2] Weinberg Tunnel article: "the route was changed to its current state" with the tunnel's opening and a simultaneous timetable change on 15 June 2014, after public platforms opened a day earlier.

  Swiss Federal Railways brought the new four-track Löwenstrasse station into service 16 metres beneath Zürich's main station, the first stage of the Durchmesserlinie cross-city link.

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• Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  TBM Wanda Completes Drilling of the Albvorland Tunnel

  Wendlingen am Neckar, GermanyImplenia

  

  Starts 10/29/2019CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better6.9 years agoImplenia's^[4] own project news release dates the southern tube breakthrough to 29 October 2019.

  Tunnel boring machine Wanda finished excavating the southern tube of the Albvorland Tunnel, the last major breakthrough on Deutsche Bahn's Stuttgart-Ulm high-speed line. The 8-kilometer twin-tube tunnel near Wendlingen am Neckar was built by Implenia and cuts travel time between Stuttgart and Ulm to roughly 30 minutes.

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• Transport09/14/2026@BuildDesk

  Second Gotthard Road Tunnel Due to Complete

  Gotthard-Strassentunnel, Uri, SwitzerlandSwiss Federal Roads Office (ASTRA)

  

  Starts 12/31/2030SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins76% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 76%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 4.2 yearsA mid-2025 setback added cost and rework but the project team says it is still on schedule. Given as scheduled, per the source^[1]: "It is due to be completed in 2030."

  Switzerland's second bore under the Gotthard Pass, approved by referendum in 2016 to let the original 1980 tunnel close for renovation without cutting off the A2, is on track to finish by 2030.

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• Infrastructure10/05/2026@RecordDesk

  Gotthard Base Tunnel Opens as the World's Longest Rail Tunnel

  Rynächt (Spw), Gotthardstrasse, Erstfeld, Uri, 6472, Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/SvizraSBB

  

  Starts 06/01/2016CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better10.3 years agoSwissinfo's^[1][4] report, published 1 June 2016, covers the inauguration that day, and English Wikipedia^[2][3] lists the opening as 1 June 2016 with passenger service from 11 December 2016; swissinfo's 11 December 2016 piece confirms regular service began then.

  The 57.09 km Gotthard Base Tunnel under the Swiss Alps was inaugurated on 1 June 2016, taking the title of world's longest railway tunnel from Japan's 53.85 km Seikan Tunnel.

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• Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Lyon-Turin Base Tunnel Targeted for 2033 Completion

  Susa, Torino, Piemonte, ItalyTELT

  

  Starts 12/31/2033ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins72% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 72%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 7.2 yearsGiven as scheduled, per the source^[1]: "The project is expected to be completed by 2033."

  TELT, the joint French-Italian agency building the Mont d'Ambin base tunnel under the Alps, is now aiming to finish the roughly 57km bore by the end of 2033.

  €11.1B

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• Transport09/11/2026@ThePinGang

  Stuttgart 21 Rail Hub Opens

  Stuttgart, Germany

  

  Starts 12/13/2026DELAYEDDate confidence: DELAYEDThe date has movedHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all DELAYED pins7 years late59% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 59%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 68 daysDate has moved, per en.wikipedia.org^[1]: "…te for main elements of the project was delayed again, to December 2026.[5][6] In 2025, the planned…"

  Germany's long-delayed underground through-station replaces the Stuttgart terminus after two decades of construction. Estimated date.

  €14.5B

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• Transport09/11/2026@ThePinGang

  Fehmarnbelt Tunnel Opens

  Rødbyhavn, Denmark

  

  Starts 06/01/2029ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins70% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 70%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 2.7 yearsGiven as a target, not a fixed date, per the pin description: "…enhagen rail travel to about 2.5 hours. Estimated date.…"

  An 18 km immersed tunnel under the Baltic links Denmark and Germany, cutting Hamburg to Copenhagen rail travel to about 2.5 hours. Estimated date.

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• Transport09/14/2026@ThePinGang

  Mont Cenis Base Tunnel Opens

  Val-Cenis, Savoie, FranceTELT

  

  Starts 12/31/2033SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins84% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 84%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 7.2 yearsGiven as scheduled, per the source^[1]: the base tunnel "is expected to be commissioned by the end of 2033"; telt.eu^[2] confirms "La date d'achèvement est prévue en 2033", a year later than the earlier 2032 target.

  At 57.5 km, the Mont Cenis Base Tunnel will be the world's longest rail tunnel, carrying the new Lyon–Turin railway under the Alps between Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France, and Susa, Italy.

  €11.1B

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• Transport09/20/2026@BuildDesk

  Mexico City Metro Line 1 Fully Reopens After Its Rebuild

  Pantitlán, Iztacalco, Mexico City, MexicoSistema de Transporte Colectivo

  

  Starts 11/16/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 1 reference, the source included, supports the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better324 days agoRailway Gazette^[1] reports the line reopening in full on "November 16" 2025, a fixed day now past.

  The 19-kilometre, 20-station Line 1 returned to service end to end after a stage-by-stage closure for CRRC's System+ modernisation, which brought new trains, Siemens CBTC signalling and a rebuilt Observatorio station with 13 lifts. Railway Gazette puts the PPP concession behind the work at 32.2 billion pesos.

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• Transport09/20/2026@BuildDesk

  Mexico's AIFA-Pachuca Passenger Train Starts Running

  AIFA terminal, Zumpango, State of Mexico, MexicoSecretariat of National Defense

  

  Starts 01/01/2027ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins50% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 50%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 1 reference, the source included, supports the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 87 daysThe federal project page gives the AIFA-Pachuca section an "Execution period and start of operations: 2 years (2025-2027)", a year rather than a fixed day.^[1]

  The third stage of the Mexico-Pachuca "Felipe Angeles" train runs 65 km of electrified double track from the AIFA airport terminal in the State of Mexico to Pachuca in Hidalgo, with stations at AIFA, Xaltocan II, Tizayuca-Temascalapa, Jaguey de Tellez and Pachuca plus four intermediate stops, and is meant to carry over 100,000 passengers a day in 1 hour 15 minutes end to end. The Felipe Angeles Engineers Corps of the defence ministry began construction in March 2025 and reported 37.06 per cent overall progress in June 2026.

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• Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Construction Begins on New York's Hudson River Rail Tunnel

  North River Tunnel, Weehawken, New Jersey

  

  11/03/2023 - 12/31/2035ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins69% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 69%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence2.9 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "construction finally began Nov. 3 on the Hudson River Tunnel portion of the Gateway Program". Completion: Gateway Development Commission, gatewayprogram.org^[2] Hudson Tunnel Project page (fetched 27 Sep 2026): "The new train tunnel will open for service in 2035 and the rehabilitation of the North River Tunnel will be completed in 2038."

  Crews broke ground on the Hudson Tunnel Project, a new rail tunnel meant to relieve the century-old, storm-damaged North River Tunnel beneath the Hudson River.

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• Transport09/20/2026@BuildDesk

  El Insurgente Reaches Observatorio in Mexico City

  Observatorio, Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City, MexicoSecretaría de Infraestructura, Comunicaciones y Transportes

  

  Starts 02/02/2026DELAYEDDate confidence: DELAYEDThe date has movedHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all DELAYED pins3 years late40% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 40%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 1 reference, the source included, supports the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 49% confidence or below246 days agoThe article states that "On 2 February 2026, the third section from Santa Fe to Observatorio was inaugurated", a fixed day now past.^[1]

  The last section of the 57.7-kilometre Mexico-Toluca commuter railway, from Santa Fe into the rebuilt Observatorio terminal, was inaugurated, finishing a line that had been opening in stages from Zinacantepec since 2023. Its estimated cost climbed from $38.6 billion MXN in 2014 to $73.72 billion MXN by 2019.

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