Kitakyushu Tunnel Explained

Kitakyushu Railway Tunnel
Line:	Sanyo Shinkansen
Location:	Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū–Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyūshū
Opened:	1975
Operator:	West Japan Railway Company
Character:	Passenger and freight
Linelength:	11747m (38,540feet)

is a railway tunnel on JR's Sanyo Shinkansen line located between Midorigaoka, Kokura-kita Ward and Kamitsuyaku-higashi, Yahata Nishi Ward, Kitakyushu city in Fukuoka Prefecture with total length of 11.747 km. It was built and completed in 1975.^{[1] [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 proposed undersea tunnel between Rusia and Japan
• Bohai Strait tunnel proposed undersea tunnel in Yellow Sea, China

External links

• Gov. maps.gsi.go.jp
• Mapion maps
• Yahoo maps
• Kitakyushu tunnel
• 北九州トンネル

Notes and References

1. Web site: List of railway tunnels in Japan. 23 October 2023.
2. Web site: Kitakyushu Tunnel & Fukuoka tunnel. 23 October 2023.