Kirigatake Tunnel

Kirigatake Tunnel (霧ヶ岳トンネル, Kirigatake tonneru) is a tunnel on Hokuhoku Line that runs through Yakushi mountains from Hokuhoku-Ōshima Station, Joetsu city to Uragawaraku Mushigawa town, Joetsu city, Niigata prefecture with total length of 3.727 km. It was built and completed in 1997. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Kirigatake Railway Tunnel

Kirigatake tunnel on Hokuhoku Line
Overview
Line	Hokuhoku Line
Location	between Hokuhoku-Ōshima Station and Mushigawa-Ōsugi Station, Jōetsu, Niigata
Coordinates	37°9′3.9738″N 138°28′39.4818″E
Status	active
Operation
Opened	1997
Operator	Hokuetsu Express
Traffic	Railway
Character	Passenger and Freight
Technical
Line length	3,727 m (12,228 ft)
No. of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

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. Kirigatake Tunnel google maps
2. "Kirigatake Tunnel 霧ヶ岳トンネル". techno treasure site. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
3. "Kirigatake tunnel". Retrieved 15 October 2023.
4. "Kirigatake Tunnel in Hokuhoku Oshima". Retrieved 15 October 2023.

External links

• Gov. maps.gsi.go.jp
• Tunnels in Hokuhoku line.