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  2. Hokkaido Shinkansen - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Seikan Tunnel - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Oshima Tunnel - Wikipedia

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    The Oshima Tunnel will be a part of the Hokkaido Shinkansen, located between its current northern terminus at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station and the planned Shin-Yakumo Station. Drilling began in 2016 and is set to finish in 2024. Upon its completion it will surpass the Hakkōda Tunnel in Aomori Prefecture as the longest terrestrial tunnel in ...

  5. List of longest tunnels - Wikipedia

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    Will be the longest road tunnel in the world, and also the deepest undersea tunnel, 392 metres (1,286 ft) below sea level. It will also have a 4,100 m (2.548 mi) connection tunnel from Kvitsøy to the main tunnel. Railway Sasson Tunnel [citation needed] Hokkaido, Japan 26,230 m (16.299 mi) [citation needed] 2031 Part of the Hokkaido Shinkansen ...

  6. Sasson Tunnel - Wikipedia

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    Sasson Tunnel map between Shin Otaru station and Sapporo Station. Sasson Tunnel (札樽トンネル, Sasson tonneru) is a tunnel on JR's Hokkaido Shinkansen located between Otaru city and Sapporo Station in Hokkaido with total length of 26.230 km. It is under construction and was started excavation in 2020 in addition to existing JR railways in ...

  7. Shinkansen - Wikipedia

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    The Hokkaido Shinkansen forms an extension of the Tohoku Shinkansen north of Shin-Aomori to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station (north of the Hokkaido city of Hakodate) through the Seikan Tunnel, which was converted to dual gauge as part of the project, opening in March 2016.

  8. List of longest railway tunnels - Wikipedia

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    Hokkaido Shinkansen: Changdu Tunnel China 17.801 km (11.061 mi) 2030 Sichuan-Tibet railway: Moxi Tunnel China 17.763 km (11.037 mi) 2030 Sichuan-Tibet railway: Yijun Tunnel China 17.509 km (10.9 mi) 2025 Xi'an-Yan'an HSR: Kangding Tunnel China 17.300 km (10.750 mi) 2030 Sichuan-Tibet railway: Shangli Tunnel

  9. Train on Train - Wikipedia

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    When the Hokkaido Shinkansen opened between Shin-Aomori and Shin-Hakodate in 2016, high-speed Shinkansen trains shared the dual gauge tracks through the Seikan Tunnel which links the main island of Honshu with Hokkaido. While in the tunnel, freight trains on the narrow-gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) rails are