Otowayama Tunnel (音羽山トンネル, Otowayama tonneru) is a tunnel on JR's Tokaido Shinkansen located between Kyoto city and Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture with total length of 5.045 km. It was built and completed in 1964.[1][2][3][4]

Otowayama Railway Tunnel
Otowayama Tunnel located under Mt. Otowayama seen from Lake Biwa side
Overview
LineTokaido Shinkansen
Locationbetween KyotoOtsu
Coordinates34°58′36.7602″N 135°51′24.624″E / 34.976877833°N 135.85684000°E / 34.976877833; 135.85684000
Statusactive
Operation
Opened1964
OperatorCentral Japan Railway Company
TrafficRailway
CharacterPassenger and freight
Technical
Line length5,045 m (16,552 ft)
No. of tracks2

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "events - Rail Tunnels". www.fooddeserts.org. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  2. ^ "List of railway tunnels in Japan". Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  3. ^ "音羽山トンネル" (PDF). INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR SOIL MECHANICS AND GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING website. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Otowayama tunnel". Retrieved 21 October 2023.
edit