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Andreas Meyer, CEO of Swiss Federal Railways SBB AG, Swiss Federal President Johann Schneider-Ammann and Swiss Federal Councillor Doris Leuthard, from left to right, cut the red ribbon on the opening day of the Gotthard rail tunnel, the longest tunnel in the world, at the southern portal in Pollegio, Switzerland, Wednesday, June 1, 2016. The construction of the 57 kilometer long tunnel began in 1999, the breakthrough was in 2010. After the official opening on June 1, the commercial opperation will commence on December 2016. REUTERS/Peter Klaunzer/Pool