Shin-shimizu Tunnel explained

See also: Shimizu Tunnel.

Shin-shimizu Railway Tunnel
Line:	Joetsu Line
Location:	Yuzawa, Niigata–Minakami, Gunma
Opened:	1967
Status:	active
Traffic:	Railway
Operator:	East Japan Railway Company
Character:	Passenger and freight
Linelength:	13500m (44,300feet)
Notrack:	1

is one way tunnel towards Niigata on JR's Joetsu Line located between Yuzawa town in Niigata Prefecture and Minakami town in Gunma Prefecture in parallel to other one-way Shimizu Tunnel (towards Tokyo) with total length of 13.500 km. It was built and completed in 1967 under Mount Tanigawa that has 3 railway-tunnels: single-tract Shin-shimizu & Shimizu tunnels for Joetsu Line, and double-tracts Daishimizu Tunnel for Joetsu Shinkansen line.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} A distinctive station known as Doai Station features a platform situated within an underground tunnel, specifically positioned within the middle of the Shin-Shimizu Tunnel. ^[5]

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 Russia and Japan
• Bohai Strait tunnel proposed undersea tunnel in Yellow Sea, China

External links

• Gov. maps.gsi.go.jp
• Mapion maps
• Shin-shimizu tunnel
• 新清水トンネル
• Doai station and Shin-shimizu tunnel's video

Notes and References

1. Web site: 大清水トンネル . 2023-10-22 . www.kajima.co.jp . ja.
2. Web site: List of railway tunnels in Japan. 22 October 2023.
3. Web site: 新清水トンネル. 22 October 2023. jsce.or.jp website.
4. Web site: Shin-shimizu & Shimitsu tunnels. 22 October 2023.
5. Web site: Doai Station in the middle of the Shin-Shimizu Tunnel.. 26 October 2023.