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Kitakyushu Tunnel

Coordinates: 33°53′20.4786″N 130°51′28.6668″E / 33.889021833°N 130.857963000°E / 33.889021833; 130.857963000
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Kitakyushu Railway Tunnel
Kitakyushu Tunnel design & cross sectional drawing
Overview
LineSanyo Shinkansen
LocationKokurakita-ku, KitakyūshūYahatanishi-ku, Kitakyūshū
Coordinates33°53′20.4786″N 130°51′28.6668″E / 33.889021833°N 130.857963000°E / 33.889021833; 130.857963000
Operation
Opened1975
OperatorWest Japan Railway Company
CharacterPassenger and freight
Technical
Line length11,747 m (38,540 ft)

Kitakyushu Tunnel (北九州トンネル, Kitakyushu tonneru) is a railway tunnel on JR's Sanyo Shinkansen line located between Midorigaoka, Kokura-kita Ward and Kamitsuyaku-higashi, Yahata Nishi Ward, Kitakyushu city in Fukuoka Prefecture with total length of 11.747 km. It was built and completed in 1975. [1][2]

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References

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  1. ^ "List of railway tunnels in Japan". Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Kitakyushu Tunnel & Fukuoka tunnel". Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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