Nakayama Tunnel Explained

Nakayama Railway Tunnel
Line:	Joetsu Shinkansen
Opened:	1982
Status:	active
Traffic:	Railway
Operator:	East Japan Railway Company
Character:	Passenger and Freight
Linelength:	14.857km (09.232miles)
Notrack:	2

is a tunnel on JR East-Joetsu Shinkansen line in Japan that runs from Jomo Kogen, Takasaki city to Onoko, Shibukawa city, in Gunma prefecture with approximate length of 14.857 km.^[1] It was completed and opened in 1982.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• List of tunnels in Japan
• Seikan Tunnel Tappi Shakō Line
• Sakhalin–Hokkaido Tunnel
• Bohai Strait tunnel

External links

• Gov. maps.gsi.go.jp
• Government railway story Nakayama Tunnel from jrtt.go.jp
• Nakayama Tunnel (in Japanese)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 中山トンネル(14,857m) . 12 October 2023. Touring JP website (in Japanese).
2. Fusashi Fujimori, “Fighting Volcanic Lahar and Turbulence - Joetsu Shinkansen Nakayama Tunnel (Special feature on Joetsu Shinkansen opening),” Transport, Vol. 32, No. 11, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Transport, November 1982, 44-51 page.
3. Web site: Nakayama Tunnel . 12 October 2023. Techno Treasure report.