Kitakyushu Tunnel
 Kitakyushu Tunnel design & cross sectional drawing | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Line | Sanyo Shinkansen |
| Location | Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū–Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyūshū |
| Coordinates | 33°53′20.4786″N 130°51′28.6668″E / 33.889021833°N 130.857963000°E |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1975 |
| Operator | West Japan Railway Company |
| Character | Passenger and freight |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 11,747 m (38,540 ft) |
Kitakyushu Tunnel (北九州トンネル, Kitakyushu tonneru) is a railway tunnel on JR's Sanyo Shinkansen line located between Midorigaoka, Kokura-kita Ward and Kamitsuyaku-higashi, Yahata Nishi Ward, Kitakyushu city in Fukuoka Prefecture with total length of 11.747 km. It was built and completed in 1975. [1][2]
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
- ^ "List of railway tunnels in Japan". Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Kitakyushu Tunnel & Fukuoka tunnel". Retrieved 23 October 2023.