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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.
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.
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 ...
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]
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 ...
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
The H5 series is directly based on the E5 series and has an identical maximum operating speed of 320 km/h (199 mph), although this is limited to 260 km/h (162 mph) on the Hokkaido Shinkansen, and to 160 km/h (99 mph) on the dual gauge track extending through the undersea Seikan Tunnel connecting Hokkaido with mainland Honshu. [12]
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 ...