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The Seikan Tunnel (Japanese: 青函トンネル, Seikan Tonneru or 青函隧道, Seikan Zuidō) is a 53.85 km (33.46 mi) dual-gauge railway tunnel in Japan, with a 23.3 km (14.5 mi) portion under the seabed of the Tsugaru Strait, which separates Aomori Prefecture on the main Japanese island of Honshu from the northern island of Hokkaido.
Map showing the Seikan Tunnel and the two underground stations. Yoshioka-Kaitei Station (吉岡海底駅, Yoshioka-Kaitei-eki) was a railway station on the Kaikyo Line in Fukushima, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).
the second-longest road tunnel in Japan (~10.7 km) Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line bridge-tunnel: 18 December 1997: Kawasaki, Kanagawa: Kisarazu, Chiba: the third-longest road tunnel in Japan Enasan Tunnel - Chūō Expressway: 1985: Nagano: Nakatsugawa City, Gifu: the fourth-longest road tunnel in Japan (~8.6 km) Ikuta Tunnel - Musashino Line: 1976: Ikuta ...
The Channel Tunnel linking England with mainland Europe is about 31.34 miles (50.44 km) long; the Seikan Tunnel, an ocean tunnel linking Hokkaido with Honshu in Japan is 33.46 miles (53.85 km) long; and the Swiss Gotthard Base Tunnel through the Alps, opened in 2016, is 35.7 miles (57.5 km) long.
The dual-gauge Kaikyo Line near Kikonai Station in March 2016. In preparation for the opening of the Hokkaido Shinkansen, the Seikan Tunnel (Kaikyō Line) and associated approaches (approximately 82 km or 51 mi in total) [6] were converted to dual gauge, with both the Shinkansen 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard and 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge tracks.
It commenced full operations on December 12, 2000; using the Japanese calendar this reads "12/12/12" as the year 2000 equals Heisei 12. The line is completely underground, making it the second-longest railway tunnel in Japan after the Seikan Tunnel. On maps and signboards, the line is shown in magenta.
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