Akima Tunnel

Akima Tunnel (秋間トンネル, Akima tonneru) is a tunnel on JR's Hokuriku Shinkansen located between Takasaki city (Gunma Prefecture) and Karuizawa town in Nagano Prefecture with total length of 8.295 km. It was built and completed in 1997. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Akima Railway Tunnel

Akima Tunnel on the Hokuriku Shinkansen
Overview
Line	Hokuriku Shinkansen
Location	between Takasaki city and Karuizawa
Coordinates	36°23′13.1496″N 138°48′17.2866″E
Status	active
Operation
Opened	1997
Operator	East Japan Railway Company
Traffic	Railway
Character	Passenger and Freight
Technical
Line length	8,295 m (27,215 ft)
No. of tracks	2

See also

• 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
• Bohai Strait tunnel

References

1. https://english.shield-method.gr.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/ecl_02.pdf Akima Tunnel
2. "List of railway tunnels in Japan". Retrieved 19 October 2023.
3. "秋間トンネル". Jst gov. site. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
4. "Akima tunnel" (PDF). Retrieved 19 October 2023.

External links

• Gov. maps.gsi.go.jp
• Yahoo maps of Akima tunnel
• Mapion site
• Akima tunnel from jst.go.jp government website
• 秋間トンネル