Otowayama Tunnel
 Otowayama Tunnel located under Mt. Otowayama seen from Lake Biwa side | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Line | Tokaido Shinkansen |
| Location | between Kyoto–Otsu |
| Coordinates | 34°58′36.7602″N 135°51′24.624″E / 34.976877833°N 135.85684000°E |
| Status | active |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1964 |
| Operator | Central Japan Railway Company |
| Traffic | Railway |
| Character | Passenger and freight |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 5,045 m (16,552 ft) |
| No. of tracks | 2 |
Otowayama Tunnel (音羽山トンネル, Otowayama tonneru) is a tunnel on JR's Tokaido Shinkansen located between Kyoto city and Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture with total length of 5.045 km. It was built and completed in 1964.[1][2][3][4]
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
- Bohai Strait tunnel
References
- ^ "events - Rail Tunnels". www.fooddeserts.org. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
- ^ "List of railway tunnels in Japan". Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "音羽山トンネル" (PDF). INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR SOIL MECHANICS AND GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING website. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Otowayama tunnel". Retrieved 21 October 2023.