Nakayama Tunnel (中山トンネル, Nakayama tonneru) 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]
![]() North side of Nakayama Tunnel on Joetsu Shinkansen line | |
Overview | |
---|---|
Line | Joetsu Shinkansen |
Location | between Takasaki and Shibukawa, Gunma |
Coordinates | 36°28′32.9052″N 138°58′25.5858″E / 36.475807000°N 138.973773833°E |
Status | active |
Operation | |
Opened | 1982 |
Operator | East Japan Railway Company |
Traffic | Railway |
Character | Passenger and Freight |
Technical | |
Line length | 14.857 km (9.232 mi) |
No. of tracks | 2 |
![](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/3_Shimizu_railway-tunnels_under_Mt._Tanigawa.jpg/267px-3_Shimizu_railway-tunnels_under_Mt._Tanigawa.jpg)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "中山トンネル(14,857m)". Touring JP website (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Nakayama Tunnel". Techno Treasure report. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
External links
edit- Gov. maps.gsi.go.jp
- Government railway story Nakayama Tunnel from jrtt.go.jp
- Nakayama Tunnel (in Japanese)