Kanbara Tunnel
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Line | Tokaido Shinkansen |
| Location | between Shin-Fuji Station and Shizuoka Station |
| Coordinates | 35°7′43″N 138°35′45″E / 35.12861°N 138.59583°E |
| Status | active |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1968 |
| Operator | Central Japan Railway Company |
| Traffic | Railway |
| Character | Passenger and Freight |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 4.934 km (3.066 mi) |
| No. of tracks | 2 |
Kanbara Tunnel (蒲原トンネル, Kanbara tonneru) is a tunnel on Tokaido Shinkansen operated by Central Japan Railway Company located between Shin-Fuji Station and Shizuoka Station with total length of 4.934 km. It was built and completed in 1968. It is located after Shin-Fuji station and crossing the Fuji River, westward from Tokyo towards Osaka direction.[1][2][3] The 0.294 kPa air pressures within the train cars inside Kanbara tunnel were managed according to the initial plan, preventing any auditory discomfort. It illustrates that the computer simulation outcomes align closely with the experimental data. [4]
Due to the age of the tunnel and the frequent occurrence of earthquakes in Japan, regular renovation & maintenance by 2000 workers in 2015 was carried out at night after the last train has passed, especially on "large-scale renovation works" to prevent cracks from appearing due to vibrations caused when the Shinkansen train runs and to ensure that the shinkansen line is parts of ``the safest transportation systems in the world``.[5] The last time maintenance was performed on the electrical equipment along the Kanbara Tunnel of the major Tokyo-Osaka Shinkansen line was in January 2023 by Central Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. (NEXCO).[6]
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]- ^ "Kanbara tunnel". Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "Kanbara tunnel, 蒲原トンネル". Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "note.com website". 29 July 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ Aerodynamics and Ventilation of Vehicle train inside Kanbara tunnel. Elsevier Applied Science. 1991. ISBN 978-1-85166-736-9. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "Maintenance of Kanbara tunnel reported by Toshihiro Watanabe". news-postseven.com. 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Electrical equipments maintenance in Kanbara tunnel". njss.info. 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Gov. maps.gsi.go.jp
- toretabi.jp site
- Kanbara tunnel
- YouTube video of Mount Fuji from location along the Fuji river (starting at minute 1:11)
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