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See also: Shimizu Tunnel Railway tunnel in Honshu, Japan
Shin-shimizu Railway Tunnel
Entrance of Shin-shimizu Tunnel (seen from Takasaki-Gunma side)
Overview
LineJoetsu Line
LocationYuzawa, Niigata–Minakami, Gunma
Coordinates36°49′6.5568″N 138°58′23.6208″E / 36.818488000°N 138.973228000°E / 36.818488000; 138.973228000
Statusactive
Operation
Opened1967
OperatorEast Japan Railway Company
TrafficRailway
CharacterPassenger and freight
Technical
Line length13,500 m (44,300 ft)
No. of tracks1
3 railway-tunnels under Mount Tanigawa: Shimizu Tunnel, Shin-shimizu Tunnel and Daishimizu Tunnel.

Shin-shimizu Tunnel (新清水トンネル, Shin-shimizu tonneru) is one way tunnel towards Niigata on JR's Joetsu Line located between Yuzawa town in Niigata Prefecture and Minakami town in Gunma Prefecture in parallel to other one-way Shimizu Tunnel (towards Tokyo) with total length of 13.500 km. It was built and completed in 1967 under Mount Tanigawa that has 3 railway-tunnels: single-tract Shin-shimizu & Shimizu tunnels for Joetsu Line, and double-tracts Daishimizu Tunnel for Joetsu Shinkansen line. A distinctive station known as Doai Station features a platform situated within an underground tunnel, specifically positioned within the middle of the Shin-Shimizu Tunnel.

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References

  1. "大清水トンネル". www.kajima.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  2. "List of railway tunnels in Japan". Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  3. "新清水トンネル". jsce.or.jp website. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  4. "Shin-shimizu & Shimitsu tunnels". Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  5. "Doai Station in the middle of the Shin-Shimizu Tunnel". Retrieved 26 October 2023.

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