Seikan Tunnel Tappi Shakō Line Explained

The is a Japanese funicular railway in Sotogahama, Aomori, operated by the Seikan Tunnel Museum.^[1]

The narrow-gauge line descends from the Seikan Tunnel Memorial Hall, near Cape Tappi, into an underground station on the Seikan Tunnel, which is one of the longest railway tunnels in the world (which opened in March 1988), second to the Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland that opened in June 2016.^{[2] [3]}

The railway was originally installed to facilitate fast evacuation fromvTappi-Kaitei Station, one of the former JR stations in the tunnel.^[4]

Basic data

• Distance: 0.8km (00.5miles)
• System: Single-track with single car, balanced with a weight
• Gauge

• Elevation: 7780NaN0
• Gradient: 19 degrees

See also

• Kaikyō Line
• List of funicular railways
• List of railway companies in Japan
• List of railway lines in Japan
• Seikan Tunnel

External links

• Seikan Tunnel Museum official website

References

41.254°N 140.3471°W

Notes and References

1. Book: Funicular Railways. Woodhams, John. Shire. 1989. 9780747800408.
2. Web site: Seikan Tunnel Museum .
3. Web site: Seikan Tunnel Memorial Hall｜Attractions｜Amazing AOMORI - the Official Aomori Travel Guide .
4. Web site: Seikan Tunnel – Connecting Honshu and Hokkaido .