
Railway Tunnels
The table below displays the longest railway tunnels in the world.
Tunnel Name | Length (miles) | Year Built | Span | Railway |
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Seikan | 33.5 | 1988 | Honshu-Hokkaido | Japan Rail |
Channel | 30.7 | 1994 | Cheriton-Frethun | BR/French National |
Daishimizu | 13.9 | 1980 | Jomo-Kogen-Echigo | Japan Rail |
Iwate-ichinohe | 16.1 | 2002 | Morioka-Aomori | Japan Rail |
Simplon No. 2 | 12.4 | 1922 | Brig-Iselle | Swiss Federal |
Simplon No. 1 | 12.3 | 1906 | Brig-Iselle | Swiss Federal |
Shin Kanmon | 11.6 | 1975 | Honshu-Kyushu | Japan Rail |
Vereina | 11.9 | 1999 | Lavin-Klosters | Swiss Federal |
Apennine | 11.5 | 1934 | Florence-Bologna | Italian State |
Rokko | 10.1 | 1972 | Osaka-Shinkobe | Japan Rail |
Qinling | 11.4 | 2002 | Qinling Mountains | China Rail |
Furka Base | 9.6 | 1982 | Oberwald-Realp | Furks-Oberalp Switzerland |
Haruna | 9.5 | 1982 | Jomo-Kogen-Echigo | Japan Rail |
Gotthard | 9.3 | 1882 | Goschenen-Airolo | Swiss Federal |
Mt Macdonald | 9.1 | 1989 | Selkirk Mts-British Columbia | CP Rail, Canada |