.jpg.webp) Akima Tunnel on the Hokuriku Shinkansen | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Line | Hokuriku Shinkansen |
| Location | between Takasaki city and Karuizawa |
| Coordinates | 36°23′13.1496″N 138°48′17.2866″E / 36.386986000°N 138.804801833°E |
| Status | active |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1997 |
| Operator | East Japan Railway Company |
| Traffic | Railway |
| Character | Passenger and Freight |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 8,295 m (27,215 ft) |
| No. of tracks | 2 |
Akima Tunnel (秋間トンネル, Akima tonneru) is a tunnel on JR's Hokuriku Shinkansen located between Takasaki city (Gunma Prefecture) and Karuizawa town in Nagano Prefecture with total length of 8.295 km. It was built and completed in 1997. [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
- ↑ https://english.shield-method.gr.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/ecl_02.pdf Akima Tunnel
- ↑ "List of railway tunnels in Japan". Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ↑ "秋間トンネル". Jst gov. site. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ↑ "Akima tunnel" (PDF). Retrieved 19 October 2023.
External links
- Gov. maps.gsi.go.jp
- Yahoo maps of Akima tunnel
- Mapion site
- Akima tunnel from jst.go.jp government website
- 秋間トンネル
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