From Freepedia
The World's Longest Tunnels
Railroad (excluding subways)
| Name
| Location
| Length in mi (km)
| Year Completed
|
| Seikan Tunnel
| Tsugaru Strait, Japan
| 33.5 (53.9)
| 1988
|
| Channel Tunnel
| English Channel, England - France
| 31.1 (50.0)
| 1994
|
| Iwate Ichinohe
| Tanigawa Mountains, Japan
| 16.0 (25.8)
| 2002
|
| Daishimizu
| Mikuni Mountain Range, Japan
| 13.8 (22.2)
| 1982
|
| Simplon I
| Alps, Switzerland - Italy
| 12.3 (19.8)
| 1906
|
| Simplon II
| Alps, Switzerland - Italy
| 12.3 (19.8)
| 1922
|
| Vereina
| Klosters - Sagliains, Switzerland
| 11.8 (19.1)
| 1999
|
| Shin Kanmon
| Kanmon Straits, Japan
| 11.6 (18.7)
| 1975
|
| Apennine
| Bologna - Florence, Italy
| 11.5 (18.5)
| 1934
|
| Qinling I-II
| Qinling Mountains, China
| 11.5 (18.5)
| 2002
|
| Rokkô
| Rokkô Mountain, Japan
| 10.1 (16.3)
| 1972
|
| Furka Base
| Andermatt - Brig, Switzerland
| 9.6 (15.4)
| 1982
|
| Haruna
| Gunma Prefecture, Japan
| 9.5 (15.4)
| 1982
|
| Severomuyskiy
| Baikal - Amur, Russia
| 9.5 (15.3)
| 2001
|
| Gorigamine
| Takasaki - Nagano, Japan
| 9.4 (15.2)
| 1997
|
| Monte Santomarco
| Paola - Cosenza, Italy
| 9.3 (15.0)
| 1987
|
| St. Gotthard
| Alps, Switzerland
| 9.3 (15.0)
| 1882
|
| Nakayama
| Nakayama Pass, Honshu, Japan
| 9.2 (14.9)
| 1982
|
| Lötschberg
| Alps, Switzerland
| 9.1 (14.6)
| 1913
|
| Mount MacDonald
| Rogers Pass, Glacier National Park, Canada
| 9.1 (14.6)
| 1989
|
| Romeriksporten
| Oslo - Gardermoen airport, Norway
| 9.1 (14.6)
| 1999
|
| Dayaoshan
| Nanling Mountains, China
| 8.9 (14.3)
| 1987
|
| Hokuriku
| Sea of Japan coast, Japan
| 8.6 (13.9)
| 1962
|
| Fréjus (Mont Cenis)
| Alps, France
| 8.4 (13.5)
| 1871
|
| Shin Shimizu
| Mikuni Mountains, Japan
| 8.4 (13.5)
| 1967
|
| Sciliar
| Verona - Brennero, Italy
| 8.2 (13.2)
| 1993
|
Vehicular
| Name
| Location
| Length in mi (km)
| Year Completed
|
| Lærdal
| Laerdal - Aurland, Norway
| 15.2 (24.5)
| 2000
|
| St. Gotthard
| Alps, Switzerland
| 10.2 (16.4)
| 1980
|
| Arlberg
| Alps, Austria
| 8.7 (14.0)
| 1979
|
| Fréjus
| Alps, France
| 8.0 (12.9)
| 1980
|
| Mt. Blanc
| Alps, France - Italy
| 7.0 (11.3)
| 1965
|
| Gudvanga
| Bergen - Oslo, Norway
| 7.1 / 11.4
| 1991
|
| Folgefonn
| Odda - Gjerde, Norway
| 6.9 (11.2)
| 2001
|
| Kanetsu Expressway (southbound)
| Tokyo - Niigata, Japan
| 6.9 (11.0)
| 1991
|
| Kanetsu Expressway (northbound)
| Tokyo - Niigata, Japan
| 6.8 (10.9)
| 1985
|
| Gran Sasso d'Italia (East)
| Abruzzo, Italy
| 6.3 (10.2)
| 1984
|
| Gran Sasso d'Italia (West)
| Abruzzo, Italy
| 6.3 (10.2)
| 1995
|
| Aqualine Expressway
| Tokyo Bay, Japan
| 5.9 (9.5)
| 1997
|
| Mt. Ena
| Japan Alps, Japan
| 5.3 (8.5)
| 1976
|
| Westerschelde
| Zeeuws-Vlaanderen - Zuid-Beveland, Netherlands
| 4.1 (6.6)
| 2003
|
| Great St. Bernard
| Alps, Switzerland - Italy
| 3.4 (5.5)
| 1964
|
Top 100
| Rank
| Tunnel
| Country
| Length in m
| Opened
|
| 1
| Lærdal
| Norway
| 24,510
| November 27 2000
|
| 2
| Zhongnanshan (double)
| China
| 18,040
| 2009 [2]</small>
|
| 3
| St. Gotthard 2nd tube
| Switzerland
| 16,918
| September 5 1980
|
| 4
| Arlberg
| Austria
| 13,972
| December 1 1978
|
| 5
| Hsuehshan (double)
| Taiwan
| 12,900
| December 2005
|
| 6
| Fréjus
| France - Italy
| 12,895
| July 12 1980
|
| 7
| Mont-Blanc/Monte Bianco
| France - Italy
| 11,611
| July 19 1965
|
| 8
| Gudvangen
| Norway
| 11,428
| December 17 1991
|
| 9
| Folgefonn
| Norway
| 11,150
| June 15 2001
|
| 10
| Kan-etsu (south bound tube)
| Japan
| 11,055
| 1991
|
| 11
| Kan-etsu (north bound tube)
| Japan
| 10,926
| 1985
|
| 12
| Hida (+ emergency tunnel)
| Japan
| 10,750
| 2010 [2]</small>
|
| 13
| Gran Sasso d'Italia (East)
| Italy
| 10,176
| December 1 1984
|
| 14
| Gran Sasso d'Italia (West)
| Italy
| 10,173
| 1995
|
| 15
| Le tunnel Est
| France
| 10,000
| 2004 - 2006 [2]</small>
|
| 16
| Plabutsch East
| Austria
| 9,755
| June 27 1987
|
| 16
| Plabutsch West
| Austria
| 9,919
| January 29 2004
|
| 17
| Tokyo Aqua (1st)
| Japan
| 9,583
| December 18 1997
|
| 17
| Tokyo Aqua (2nd)
| Japan
| 9,576
| December 18 1997
|
| 18
| Seelisberg
| Switzerland
| 9,292
| December 12 1980
|
| 19
| Rohtang
| India
| 8,900
| May 24 2002
|
| 20
| Variante di valico
| Italy
| 8,703
| 1999 - 2007 [2]</small>
|
| 21
| Sichuan - Tibet
| China
| 8,660
| [2]</small>
|
| 22
| KPE
| Singapore
| 8,660
| 2007 [2]</small>
|
| 23
| Enasan
| Japan
| 8,646
| 1985
|
| 24
| Somport
| France - Spain
| 8,608
| January 17 2003
|
| 25
| Serra da Edtrela
| Portugal
| 8,600
|
|
| 26
| Korgfjellet
| Norway
| 8,568
| 2005
|
| 27
| Gleinalm
| Austria
| 8,320
| August 11 1978
|
| 28
| Bulongqing
| China
| 8,100
| 2003
|
| 29
| Steigen
| Norway
| 8,079
| 1990
|
| 30
| Sant' Antonio Morignone
| Italy
| 7,960
| February 18 2000
|
| 31
| Bømlafjord
| Norway
| 7,931
| December 28 2000 [1]</small>
|
| 32
| Rennsteig
| Germany
| 7,916
| March 2003
|
| 33
| Karawanken
| Austria - Slovenia
| 7,864
| June 1 1991
|
| 34
| Eiksund
| Norway
| 7,765
| 2004 - 2007 [1]</small>
[2]</small>
|
| 35
| Svartisen
| Norway
| 7,615
| 1987
|
| 36
| Høyanger
| Norway
| 7,543
| May 25 1982
|
| 37
| Vallavik
| Norway
| 7,510
| April 27 1985
|
| 38
| Višnové
| Slovakia
| 7,460
| September 1998 - 2010 [2]</small>
|
| 39
| Åkrafjord
| Norway
| 7,400
| July 5 2000
|
| 40
| Oslofjord
| Norway
| 7,390
| June 29 2000 [1]</small>
|
| 41
| Shinkobe
| Japan
| 7,175
| 1988
|
| 42
| Landeck
| Austria
| 6,955
| June 24 2000
|
| 43
| Nordkapp
| Norway
| 6,875
| June 15 1999 [1]</small>
|
| 44
| Maurice Lemaire
| France
| 6,872
| 1976 [5]</small>
|
| 45
| Frudal
| Norway
| 6,758
| October 29 1995
|
| 46
| fänder
| Austria
| 6,718
| December 10 1980
|
| 47
| Karisaka
| Japan
| 6,625
| 1998
|
| 48
| Fodnes
| Norway
| 6,604
| September 29 1995
|
| 49
| Westerschelde
| The Netherlands
| 6,600
| March 14 2003 [1]</small>
|
| 50
| San Bernardino
| Switzerland
| 6,596
| December 1 1967
|
| 51
| Innfjord
| Norway
| 6,594
| 1991
|
| 52
| Tauern (1st)
| Austria
| 6,401
| June 21 1975
|
| 52
| Tauern (2nd)
| Austria
| 6,392 (2nd)
| 2003
|
| 53
| Chang Su
| South Korea
| 6,400
| [2]</small>
|
| 54
| Sørdals
| Norway
| 6,400
| May 31 2007 [2]</small>
|
| 55
| Fjærland
| Norway
| 6,397
| May 31 1986
|
| 56
| Higo (1st)
| Japan
| 6,340
| 1989
|
| 56
| Higo (2nd)
| Japan
| 6,328
| 1999
|
| 57
| Tunnel 1
| Colombia
| 6,330
|
|
| 58
| Kakuto
| Japan
| 6,255
| 1995
|
| 59
| Haûi Vaân Pass
| Vietnam
| 6,247
| 2004 [2]</small>
|
| 60
| Pretunnel Grand St. Bernard South
| Italy
| 6,150
|
|
| 61
| Nordoyatunnilin
| Faeroe Islands
| 6,100
| 2006 [1]</small>
[2]</small>
|
| 62
| Naustdal
| Norway
| 5,970
| August 18 1995
|
| 63
| Øksendal
| Norway
| 5,965
| October 28 2000
|
| 64
| Guinza
| Italy
| 5,960
| March 1 2004
|
| 65
| Hakamagoshi
| Japan
| 5,932
| 2000
|
| 66
| Byfjord
| Norway
| 5,875
| 1992 [1]</small>
|
| 67
| Tosen
| Norway
| 5,857
| 1986
|
| 68
| Grand St. Bernard
| Italy - Switzerland
| 5,854
| March 19 1964 [3]</small>
|
| 69
| Strengen
| Austria
| 5,851
| October 2005
|
| 70
| Pretunnel Grand St. Bernard Nord
| Switzerland
| 5,850
|
|
| 71
| Mala Kapela
| Croatia
| 5,780
| June 15 2005
|
| 72
| Hvalfjarðargöng
| Iceland
| 5,770
| July 11 1998 [1]</small>
|
| 73
| Kerenzer
| Switzerland
| 5,760
| April 4 1986
|
| 74
| Haukeli
| Norway
| 5,682
| September 1968
|
| 75
| Sveti Rok
| Croatia
| 5,682
| June 30 2003
|
| 76
| Hitra
| Norway
| 5,645
| December 8 1994 [1]</small>
|
| 77
| Hanna
| Japan
| 5,578
| 1997
|
| 78
| Kallsoyar
| Faeroe Islands
| 5,526
| 1985
|
| 79
| Mappo - Morettina
| Switzerland
| 5,518
| June 13 1996
|
| 80
| Bosruck
| Austria
| 5,500
| October 21 1983
|
| 81
| Katschberg
| Austria
| 5,439
| June 21 1975
|
| 82
| Kanpuzan
| Japan
| 5,432
| 1999
|
| 83
| Sozina
| Serbia - Montenegro
| 5,400
|
|
| 84
| Tunnel 11
| Colombia
| 5,370
|
|
| 85
| Frøya
| Norway
| 5,305
| June 23 2000 [1]</small>
|
| 86
| Felbertauern
| Austria
| 5,304
| 1967
|
| 87
| Dafengyakou
| China
| 5,300
| 2003
|
| 88
| Heggur
| Norway
| 5,277
| 1984
|
| 89
| Cels
| Italy
| 5,245
| December 12 1992
|
| 90
| Sachseln
| Switzerland
| 5,191
| September 24 1997
|
| 91
| Alfonso XIII Tunnel (Vielha)
| Spain
| 5,240
| 1948 [4]</small>
|
| 92
| Juan Carlos I Tunnel (New Vielha)
| Spain
| 5,230
| 2005
|
| 93
| Scmitten
| Austria
| 5,111
| June 27 1996
|
| 94
| Yuanjiang
| China
| 5,100
| 2003
|
| 95
| Roppen
| Austria
| 5,095
| July 6 1990
|
| 96
| Freifjord
| Norway
| 5,086
| 1992 [1]</small>
|
| 97
| Ucka
| Croatia
| 5,062
| 1981
|
| 98
| Flenja
| Norway
| 5,053
| 1986
|
| 99
| del Cadì
| Spain
| 5,026
| October 29 1984
|
| 100
| Pozzano (1st)
| Italy
| 5,000
| 1989
|
| 100
| Pozzano (2nd)
| Italy
| 5,000
| 2005
|
- ^ A subaqueous tunnel
- ^ Under construction
- ^ "World's longest tunnel" 1948 - 1964
- ^ "World's longest tunnel" 1964 - 1978
- ^ Closed in 2000
See also
External links
The world's longest tunnel page
