Haruna Railway Tunnel
Haruna Tunnel on Joetsu Shinkansen
Overview
LineJoetsu Shinkansen
LocationTakasakiShibukawa
Coordinates36°31′7.9422″N 138°58′16.446″E / 36.518872833°N 138.97123500°E / 36.518872833; 138.97123500
Operation
Opened1981
OperatorJR East
CharacterPassenger and freight
Technical
Line length15,350 m (50,360 ft)
Map of Jōetsu Shinkansen line.

Haruna Tunnel (榛名トンネル, はるなトンネル) is a tunnel on JR East-Joetsu Shinkansen line in Japan that runs from Nakazato-cho, Takasaki city to Kawashima, Shibukawa city, in Gunma prefecture with approximate length of 15.350 km.[1] It was completed and opened in 1981. [2] [3][4]

References

  1. "榛名トンネル(15,350m)". Touring JP website (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. Haruna Tunnel 30 meter hole in the ground, 11 families evacuated, landslide 75 meters underground "Asahi Shimbun" 1978 (Showa 53) July 18 morning edition, 13th edition, page 7
  3. "Haruna Tunnel". Techno treasure reports (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  4. "Excavation of unconsolidated water-containing layer in Haruna-Nakayama Tunnel". CiNii article report. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

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