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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length: 16250 metre, 
railway tunnel
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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