Akima Tunnel Explained

Akima Railway Tunnel
Line:	Hokuriku Shinkansen
Location:	between Takasaki city and Karuizawa
Opened:	1997
Status:	active
Traffic:	Railway
Operator:	East Japan Railway Company
Character:	Passenger and Freight
Linelength:	8295m (27,215feet)
Notrack:	2

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]}

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

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

Notes and References

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