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Kobe Tunnel
Railway tunnel in Honshu, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kobe Tunnel (神戸トンネル, Kobe tonneru) is a railway tunnel on JR's Sanyo Shinkansen line located between Shin-Kobe Station and Nishi-Akashi Station in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture next to Rokko Tunnel with total length of 7.970km. It was built and completed in 1972. [1] [2] [3]
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![]() Sin-Kobe station located between Kobe Tunnel and Rokko Tunnel | |
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Line | Sanyo Shinkansen |
Location | Shin-Kobe Station –Nishi-Akashi Station, Hyogo Prefecture |
Coordinates | 34°41′57.2136″N 135°9′34.6998″E |
Status | active |
Operation | |
Opened | 1972 |
Operator | West Japan Railway Company |
Traffic | Railway |
Character | Passenger and freight |
Technical | |
Line length | 7,970 m (26,150 ft) |
No. of tracks | 2 |
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