.jpg) 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 / 36.386986000; 138.804801833 |
| 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.
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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