Rokko Tunnel

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Rokko Tunnel is a tunnel on the Sanyo Shinkansen in Japan that runs from Nishinomiya City to Chuo-ku, Kobe City in Hyogo prefecture with approximate length of 16.250 km. It was completed and opened in 1972, and became the longest railway tunnel in Japan and the third longest in the world. Up to 2023, the longest railway tunnel in Japan was Seikan Tunnel with total length of 53.85 km that connects Hokkaido island and Honshu island (undersea).

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Location: 34.7526, 135.2805, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Shijimi-no-iwamuro
  • Kobe Tunnel
    railway tunnel in Honshu, Japan
  • Mino Tunnel
  • Osaka Port-Sakishima Tunnel
  • Rokko Tunnel
    railway tunnel in Honshu, Japan
  • Shin-Kobe Tunnel
    Expressway in Kobe, Japan
  • Yumesaki Tunnel
    undersea railway and road tunnel between Konohana-ku and Suminoe-ku, Japan
  • 新湊川トンネル
  • 神戸港港島トンネル
  • 長尾山トンネル
San-yo-shinkansen Rokko-tunnelSan-yo-shinkansen Rokko-tunnel
San-yo-shinkansen Rokko-tunnelSan-yo-shinkansen Rokko-tunnel
Name plate of Rokko rail tunnel east portal. It was written by Sato Eisaku, the prime minister of Japan at that time.Name plate of Rokko rail tunnel east portal. It was written by Sato Eisaku, the prime minister of Japan at that time.
Name plate of Rokko rail tunnel east portal. It was written by Sato Eisaku, the prime minister of Japan at that time.Name plate of Rokko rail tunnel east portal. It was written by Sato Eisaku, the prime minister of Japan at that time.
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    sitecaveShijimi-no-iwamurocaveWikidata
    sitetunnelKobe Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelMino Tunnelroad tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelOsaka Port-Sakishima Tunnelundersea tunnel, road tunnel, railway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelRokko Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelShin-Kobe Tunnelroad tunnel, roadWikidata
    sitetunnelYumesaki Tunnelundersea tunnel, road tunnel, railway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnel新湊川トンネルtunnelWikidata
    sitetunnel神戸港港島トンネルtunnelWikidata
    sitetunnel長尾山トンネルtunnelWikidata
    commonsimageSan-yo-shinkansen Rokko-tunnel Commons
    commonsimageSan-yo-shinkansen Rokko-tunnel Commons
    commonsimageName plate of Rokko rail tunnel east portal. It was written by Sato Eisaku, the prime minister of Japan at that time. Commons
    commonsimageName plate of Rokko rail tunnel east portal. It was written by Sato Eisaku, the prime minister of Japan at that time. Commons