Notable Tunnels
Updated September 9, 2022 |
Infoplease Staff
| Name | Location | Length | Year completed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mi | km | |||
| Railroad, excluding subways | ||||
| Seikan | Tsugaru Strait, Japan | 33.5 | 53.9 | 1988 |
| Channel Tunnel1 | English Channel, England-France | 31.1 | 50.0 | 1994 |
| Iwate Ichinohe | Tanigawa Mountains, Japan | 16.0 | 25.8 | 2002 |
| Daishimizu | Mikuni Mountain Range, Japan | 13.8 | 22.2 | 1982 |
| Simplon (I and II) | Alps, Switzerland-Italy | 12.3 | 19.8 | 1906, 1922 |
| Vereina | Klosters-Sagliains, Switzerland | 11.8 | 19.1 | 1999 |
| Shin Kanmon | Kanmon Strait, Japan | 11.6 | 18.7 | 1975 |
| Apennine | Bologna-Florence, Italy | 11.5 | 18.5 | 1934 |
| Qinling I-II | Qinling Mountains, China | 11.5 | 18.5 | 2002 |
| Rokkô | Rokkô Mountain, Japan | 10.1 | 16.3 | 1972 |
| Furka Base | Andermatt-Brig, Switzerland | 9.6 | 15.4 | 1982 |
| Haruna | Gunma Prefecture, Japan | 9.5 | 15.4 | 1982 |
| Severomuyskiy | Baikal-Amur, Russia | 9.5 | 15.3 | 2001 |
| Gorigamine | Takasaki-Nagano, Japan | 9.4 | 15.2 | 1997 |
| Monte Santomarco | Paola-Cosenza, Italy | 9.3 | 15.0 | 1987 |
| St. Gotthard | Swiss Alps | 9.3 | 15.0 | 1882 |
| Nakayama | Nakayama Pass, Hokkaido, Japan | 9.2 | 14.9 | 1982 |
| Lötschberg | Swiss Alps | 9.1 | 14.6 | 1913 |
| Mount MacDonald | Rogers Pass, Glacier Nat'l Park, Canada | 9.1 | 14.6 | 1989 |
| Romeriksporten | Oslo-Gardermoen airport, Norway | 9.1 | 14.6 | 1999 |
| Dayaoshan | Nanling Mountains, China | 8.9 | 14.3 | 1987 |
| Hokuriku | Sea-of-Japan coast, Japan | 8.6 | 13.9 | 1962 |
| Frejus (Mont Cénis) | French Alps | 8.42 | 13.5 | 1871 |
| Shin Shimizu | Mikuni Mountains, Japan | 8.4 | 13.5 | 1967 |
| Sciliar | Verona-Brennero, Italy | 8.2 | 13.2 | 1993 |
| Vehicular | ||||
| Laerdal | Laerdal–Aurland, Norway | 15.2 | 24.5 | 2000 |
| St. Gotthard | Alps, Switzerland | 10.2 | 16.4 | 1980 |
| Arlberg | Austrian Alps | 8.7 | 14.0 | 1979 |
| Fréjus | French Alps | 8.0 | 12.9 | 1980 |
| Mt. Blanc | Alps, France-Italy | 7.0 | 11.3 | 1965 |
| Gudvanga | Bergen-Oslo, Norway | 7.1 | 11.4 | 1991 |
| Folgefonn | Odda-Gjerde, Norway | 6.9 | 11.2 | 2001 |
| Kanetsu (southbound) | Tokyo-Niigata, Japan | 6.9 | 11.0 | 1991 |
| Kanetsu (northbound) | Tokyo-Niigata, Japan | 6.8 | 10.9 | 1985 |
| Gran Sasso d'Italia (E and W) | Abruzzo, Italy | 6.3 | 10.2 | 1984, 1995 |
| Aqualine Expressway | Tokyo Bay, Japan | 5.9 | 9.5 | 1997 |
| Mt. Ena | Japan Alps, Japan | 5.3 | 8.5 | 19763 |
| Westerschelde | Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen–Zuid-Beveland, Netherlands | 4.1 | 6.6 | 2003 |
| Great St. Bernard | Alps, Switzerland-Italy | 3.4 | 5.5 | 1964 |
1. Three-tunnel system including two rail tunnels (one carries passengers from England to France, the other from France to England) and a central service tunnel.
2. Lengthened to its present 8.4 miles in 1881.
3. Parallel tunnel begun in 1976.
Sources: American Society of Civil Engineers and International Bridge, Tunnel & Turnpike Association, and The World's Longest Tunnel Page, Web: home.no.net/lotsberg/ .
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