Rokko Tunnel (六甲トンネル, ろっこうトンネル, Rokko tonneru) is a tunnel on the Sanyo Shinkansen in Japan that runs (through Rokko mountain) from Nishinomiya City to Chuo-ku, Kobe City in Hyogo prefecture with approximate length of 16.250 km. It was completed and opened in 1972, and became the longest railway tunnel in Japan and the third longest in the world (after Gotthard Base Tunnel and Wushaoling Tunnel).[1] Up to 2023, the longest railway tunnel in Japan (the second in the world) was Seikan Tunnel with total length of 53.85 km that connects Hokkaido island and Honshu island (undersea). [2]
 Rokko Tunnel on Sanyo Shinkansen line | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Line | Sanyo Shinkansen |
| Location | Nishinomiya –Kobe City |
| Coordinates | 34°43′24.5″N 135°12′51.6″E / 34.723472°N 135.214333°E |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1972 |
| Operator | West Japan Railway Company |
| Character | Passenger and freight |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 16,250 m (10.10 mi) |
See also
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edit- ^ Akira Takayama and Yutaro Ashida, “Excavation of the diluvial layer using Well Point: Rokko Tunnel Uegahara,” Tunnel and Underground, Vol. 3, No. 5, Civil Engineering Co. Ltd., May 1972, pp. 7-16.
- ^ "Rokko Tunnel". website mindat.org. Retrieved 11 October 2023.