Kobe Tunnel

Railway tunnel in Honshu, Japan
34°41′57.2136″N 135°9′34.6998″E / 34.699226000°N 135.159638833°E / 34.699226000; 135.159638833StatusactiveOperationOpened1972OperatorWest Japan Railway CompanyTrafficRailwayCharacterPassenger and freightTechnicalLine length7,970 m (26,150 ft)No. of tracks2
Kobe Tunnel on Sanyo Shinkansen line

Kobe Tunnel (神戸トンネル, Kobe tonneru) is a railway tunnel on JR's Sanyo Shinkansen line located between Shin-Kobe Station and Nishi-Akashi Station in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture next to Rokko Tunnel with total length of 7.970km. It was built and completed in 1972. [1] [2] [3]

See also

  • List of tunnels in Japan
  • Seikan Tunnel undersea tunnel between Honshu-Hokkaido islands
  • Kanmon Railway Tunnel undersea tunnel between Honshu-Kyushu islands
  • Sakhalin–Hokkaido Tunnel proposed undersea tunnel between Rusia and Japan
  • Bohai Strait tunnel proposed undersea tunnel in Yellow Sea, China

References

  1. ^ "List of railway tunnels in Japan". Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  2. ^ "神戸トンネル (railway) & 新神戸トンネル (road)". Hanshin-exp.or.jp website. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Rokko Tunnel and Kobe tunnel". Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  • Gov. maps.gsi.go.jp
  • Mapion maps
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