Kobe Tunnel (神戸トンネル, Kobe tonneru) is a railway tunnel on JR's Sanyo Shinkansen line located between Shin-Kobe Station and Nishi-Akashi Station in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture next to Rokko Tunnel with total length of 7.970km. It was built and completed in 1972. [1] [2] [3]
 Sin-Kobe station located between Kobe Tunnel and Rokko Tunnel | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Line | Sanyo Shinkansen |
| Location | Shin-Kobe Station –Nishi-Akashi Station, Hyogo Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 34°41′57.2136″N 135°9′34.6998″E / 34.699226000°N 135.159638833°E |
| Status | active |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1972 |
| Operator | West Japan Railway Company |
| Traffic | Railway |
| Character | Passenger and freight |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 7,970 m (26,150 ft) |
| No. of tracks | 2 |
See also
edit- 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 proposed undersea tunnel between Rusia and Japan
- Bohai Strait tunnel proposed undersea tunnel in Yellow Sea, China
References
edit- ^ "List of railway tunnels in Japan". Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "神戸トンネル (railway) & 新神戸トンネル (road)". Hanshin-exp.or.jp website. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Rokko Tunnel and Kobe tunnel". Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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