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  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. List of tunnels in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Shin-Tanna Tunnel (parallel to old Tanna Tunnel) - Tōkaidō Shinkansen: Nihonzaka Tunnel (rail) - Tōkaidō Shinkansen: Otowayama Tunnel - Tōkaidō Shinkansen: 5.045 km Yui Tunnel - Tōkaidō Shinkansen: 1968: 3.993 km Haneda Tunnel - Tōkaidō Freight Line: 1973: 6.472 km Aioi Tunnel - Sanyō Shinkansen: 3.988 km Aki Tunnel - Sanyō ...

  5. List of longest tunnels - Wikipedia

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    Part of the Hokkaido Shinkansen. Road and railway Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link: Fehmarn Belt, Germany/Denmark 17,600 m (10.936 mi) 2029 [139] Construction started in January 2021 [140] Railway Tateiwa Tunnel [citation needed] Hokkaido, Japan 16,980 m (10.551 mi) [citation needed] 2031 Part of the Hokkaido Shinkansen. Road Förbifart Stockholm [141]

  6. Proposed high-speed rail by country - Wikipedia

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    The route of the final extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen has not been finalised. It will ultimately provide a northern route to Osaka. Conventional routes planned in 1973 are on hold, to be built after the current lines open. A Hokkaido Shinkansen extension was proposed during the 1970s to the Russian border via tunnel. A tunnel to South ...

  7. Hakkōda Tunnel - Wikipedia

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    The Hakkōda Tunnel, with a length of 26.445 kilometers (16.432 mi) is the third longest double-tracked, single-tube terrestrial railway tunnel in the world and the longest terrestrial railway tunnel in Japan, though the Oshima Tunnel in southern Hokkaido is set to surpass it upon its planned completion in 2031. [1]

  8. 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 ...

  9. List of longest railway tunnels - Wikipedia

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    Chūō Shinkansen Deda Tunnel China 33.350 km (20.7 mi) 2030 Sichuan-Tibet railway: Haizishan Tunnel China 33.020 km (20.5 mi) 2030 Sichuan-Tibet railway: Koralm Tunnel: Austria 32.9 km (20.4 mi) 2026 Koralm Railway: Oshima Tunnel: Japan 32.675 km (20.3 mi) 2031 Hokkaidō Shinkansen: Layue Tunnel China