List of the longest tunnels on earth
This list shows a selection of the existing and planned longest tunnels in the world with a length of more than 5,000 meters.
Existing tunnel structures
Surname | Length in m | Country | location | function | completion | Record / remark |
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Päijänne tunnel | 119,600 | FI | Päijänne Lake - Helsinki | Water supply | 1982 | Longest rock tunnel in the world |
Guangzhou Metro Line 3 | 60,400 | CN | Guangzhou | Subway | 2010 | Longest traffic tunnel in the world |
Gotthard Base Tunnel | 57,104 | CH | Alps | railroad | 2016 | Longest railway tunnel in the world |
Subway Line 10 (Beijing) | 57,100 | CN | Beijing | Subway | 2012 | |
Seikan tunnel | 53,850 | JP | Tsugaru Street | railroad | 1988 | two underground train stations , in between sea crossing |
Eurotunnel | 50,450 |
FR GB |
English Channel | railroad | 1994 | Longest stretch under the sea |
Yulhyeon tunnel | 50,300 | KR | Seoul | railroad | 2016 | |
Subway Line 5 (Seoul) | 47,700 | KR | Seoul | Subway | 1995 | |
Subway Line 3 (Nanjing) | 41,567 | CN | Nanjing | Subway | 2015 | |
Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya Line | 41,500 | RU | Moscow | Subway | 2002 | Longest underground tunnel in Europe |
MetroSur (Madrid) | 40,960 | IT | Madrid | Subway | 2003 | |
Ōedo line | 40,700 | JP | Tokyo | Subway | 2000 | |
Lötschberg base tunnel | 34,576 | CH | Alps | railroad | 2007 | |
New Guanjiao Tunnel | 32,645 | CN | Qinghai | railroad | 2014 | Part of the Lhasa Railway |
Subway Line 2 (Guangzhou) | 32,000 | CN | Guangzhou | Subway | 2010 | |
Subway line 7 (Berlin) | 31,800 | DE | Berlin | Subway | 1984 | The subway runs entirely underground. Until the Seikan Tunnel was built, it was the longest tunnel in the world. |
Subway Line 1 (Beijing) | 31,040 | CN | Beijing | Subway | 1987 | |
Guadarrama tunnel | 28,418 | IT | Madrid – Valladolid high-speed line | railroad | 2007 | Longest railway tunnel in Spain (eastern tube 28,407 m) |
Western Qinling Tunnel | 28,236 | CN | Qin Ling mountain range | railroad | 2016 | |
Taihangshan tunnel | 27,848 | CN | Taihang Mountains | railroad | 2007 | Part of the Qingdao – Taiyuan high-speed line |
Large Hadron Collider (LHC) | 26,659 |
CH FR |
Geneva | Particle accelerator | 1989 | Runs as a circle, research tunnel of CERN , since 2001 tunnel of LHC, previously tunnel of LEP |
Hakkoda tunnel | 26,445 | JP | Aomori | railroad | 2010 | Breakthrough on February 27, 2005, the longest single-tube, double-track land tunnel in the world. |
Iwate Ichinohe Tunnel | 25,810 | JP | Iwate Prefecture | railroad | 2002 | Part of the Tōhoku Shinkansen |
Lærdal tunnel | 24,510 | NO | E 16 Aurland - Lærdal (Scandinavian Mountains) | Street | 2000 | Longest road tunnel in the world |
South Lüliang Tunnel | 23,473 | CN | Lüliang Mountains , Shanxi | railroad | 2014 | Part of the Watang – Rizhao railway line |
Iyama tunnel | 22,225 | JP | railroad | 2013 | Breakthrough 2007, construction completion 2013, commissioning 2015 part of the Hokuriku Shinkansen |
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Dai Shimizu tunnel | 22,221 | JP | Mikuni Mountains | railroad | 1982 | Part of the Jōetsu Shinkansen |
Daegwallyeong tunnel | 21,755 | KR | Pyeongchang | railroad | 2017 | |
Wushaoling tunnel | 21,050 | CN | Gansu | railroad | 2006 | Two-tube railway tunnel, part of the Lanzhou – Xinjiang railway line |
Lüliangshan tunnel | 20,785 | CN | Lüliang Mountains , Shanxi | railroad | 2011 | Part of the Taiyuan-Zhongwei-Yinchuan Railway |
Geumjeong tunnel | 20,323 | KR | Busan | railroad | 2010 | |
Simplon tunnel | 19,823 |
CH IT |
Alps, Brig (CH) - Iselle di Trasquera (IT) | railroad | 1905/1921 | Longest tunnel in the world until 1982 |
Kamchiq tunnel | 19,200 | UZ | Qurama Mountains | railroad | 2016 | Longest tunnel in Russian broad gauge |
Vereina tunnel | 19,054 | CH | Alps | railroad | 1999 | Longest meter- gauge railway tunnel |
Shin Kanmon tunnel | 18,713 | JP | Honshū - Kyūshū ( Kammon Strait ) | railroad | 1975 | Part of the San'yō Shinkansen |
Vaglia tunnel | 18,713 | IT | Apennines | railroad | 2009 | Part of the Bologna – Firenze high-speed line |
Apennine Base Tunnel | 18,490 | IT | Apennines | railroad | 1934 | |
Qinling tunnel | 18,460 | CN | Shaanxi | railroad | 2002 | Part of the Xi'an – Ankang railway line |
Yamate tunnel | 18,200 | JP | Tokyo | Street | 2015 | Part of the Tokyo city motorway , first segment opened in 2007, the longest twin-tube road tunnel in the world |
Taihang tunnel | 18,125 | CN | Taihang Mountains , Shanxi / Henan | railroad | 2014 | Part of the Watang – Rizhao railway line |
Zhongnanshan tunnel | 18,040 | CN | Qin Ling Mountains, Shaanxi | Street | 2007 | Longest road tunnel in China |
Gotthard road tunnel | 16,942 | CH | Alps | Street | 1980 | Longest road tunnel in the Alps |
Rokkō tunnel | 16,250 | JP | Rokkō Mountain | railroad | 1972 | Part of the San'yō Shinkansen |
Taiyue tunnel | 16,194 | CN | Taiyue Mountains , Shanxi | railroad | 2014 | Part of the Watang – Rizhao railway line |
Fajiushan tunnel | 16.007 | CN | Fajiu Mountains, Shanxi | railroad | 2014 | Part of the Watang – Rizhao railway line |
Munster tunnel | 15,990 | AT | Lower Inn Valley | railroad | 2012 | Longest tunnel in Austria |
Xiangshan tunnel | 15.901 | CN | Fujian Province | railroad | 2012 | Part of the Longyan – Xiamen railway line |
Terfner tunnel | 15,840 | AT | Lower Inn Valley | railroad | 2012 | |
Furka Base Tunnel | 15,381 | CH | Alps | railroad | 1982 | |
Severomuisk tunnel | 15,343 | RU | Stanowoi Highlands | railroad | 2001 | Longest railway tunnel in Russia |
Monte Santomarco tunnel | 15,332 | IT | Sila | railroad | 1987 | Part of the Paola – Cosenza railway line |
Haruna tunnel | 15,300 | JP | Gunma Prefecture | railroad | 1982 | Part of the Jōetsu Shinkansen |
Firenzuola tunnel | 15,285 | IT | Apennines | railroad | 2009 | Part of the Bologna – Firenze high-speed line |
Gorigamine tunnel | 15,200 | JP | Akaishi Mountains | railroad | 1997 | Part of the Hokuriku Shinkansen |
Gotthard tunnel | 15.003 | CH | Alps | railroad | 1882 | Longest tunnel in the world by 1905 |
Mount Macdonald Tunnel | 14,723 | CA | Rocky mountains | railroad | 1988 | Longest railway tunnel in America |
Lötschberg tunnel | 14,612 | CH | Alps | railroad | 1913 | |
Romeriksporten | 14,580 | NO | Oslo | railroad | 1999 | Longest railway tunnel in the Nordic countries |
Ryfylk tunnel | 14,400 | NO | Stavanger - dew | Street | 2019 | longest underwater road tunnel in the world; former name "Solbakktunnel" |
Ovitunnel | 14,346 | TR | Dogu Karadeniz Mountains | Street | 2018 | Longest tunnel in Turkey. Start of construction: May 2012 |
Arlberg road tunnel | 13,972 | AT | Alps | Street | 1978 | Longest road tunnel in Austria |
Mont Cenis tunnel | 13,700 |
FR IT |
Alps | railroad | 1871 | |
Marmaray | 13,600 | TR | Bosporus | railroad | 2013 | |
Hex River Tunnel | 13,500 | ZA | Hex River Pass | railroad | 1989 | Longest tunnel in Africa |
Savio tunnel | 13,500 | Fi | near Helsinki | railroad | 2008 | Between Vuosaari and Kerava |
Wienerwaldtunnel | 13,356 | AT | Vienna Woods | railroad | 2012 | |
Schlern tunnel | 13,159 | IT | Alps | railroad | 1994 | Part of the Brenner Railway |
Hsuehshan tunnel | 12,942 | TW | Xueshan Mountains | Street | 2007 | Longest road tunnel in Taiwan, second longest road tunnel in East Asia, second longest twin-tube road tunnel in the world |
Fréjus tunnel | 12,895 |
FR IT |
Alps | Street | 1980 | also Mont Cenis Tunnel Modane FR - Bardonecchia IT |
Inntal tunnel | 12,696 | AT | Alps | railroad | 1994 | |
Cascade tunnel | 12,537 | US | Cascade chain | railroad | 1929 | |
Lainzer tunnel | 12,300 | AT | Vienna | railroad | 2012 | Connecting tunnel between the western and southern lines |
Holmestrandporten | 12,300 | NO | Vestfoldbanen | railroad | 2016 | Tunnel with train station in the tunnel |
Maijishan tunnel | 12,290 | CN | Gansu | Street | 2009 | |
Mont Blanc tunnel | 11,600 |
FR IT |
Alps | Street | 1965 | |
Gudvanga tunnel | 11,428 | NO | E 16 | Street | 1991 | |
Pir-Panjal tunnel | 11,215 | IN | Pir Panjal , Upper Himalayas | railroad | 2012 | Longest tunnel in India |
Followon tunnel | 11,150 | NO | passes under the Folgefonnaglacier | Street | 2001 | |
Kan'etsu tunnel | 11,055 | JP | Niigata / Gifu | Street | 1991 | Longest road tunnel in Japan |
Landrückentunnel | 10,779 | DE | Ridge | railroad | 1988 | Longest railway tunnel in Germany, part of the high-speed line Hanover-Würzburg |
Lieråsen tunnel | 10,723 | NO | Drammenbanen | railroad | 1973 | |
Toven tunnel | 10,665 | NO | Nordland Rv 78 | Street | 2014 | |
Arlberg tunnel (railway) | 10,648 | AT | Alps | railroad | 1884 | |
Donghu Lake Tunnel | 10,600 | CN | Hubei Province | Street | 2015 | longest tunnel under a lake in China |
Mündener tunnel | 10,525 | DE | Münden Nature Park | railroad | 1989 | Part of the high-speed line Hanover – Würzburg |
Finsetunnel | 10,300 | NO | Bergen Railway | railroad | 1993 | Inside the tunnel is with 1237 moh. highest point in the Norwegian railway network |
Gran Sasso d'Italia | 10.176 | IT | Apennines | Street | 1984/1995 | Longest two-tube road tunnel in Europe |
Plabutschtunnel | 10,085 | AT | Alps | Street | 1987/2004 | Second longest twin-tube road tunnel in Europe |
Jondal tunnel | 10,050 | NO | Fv 107 | Street | 2012 | |
Moffat tunnel | 9,997 | US | Colorado | railroad | 1928 | |
Tokyo-Wan-Aqua-Line | 9,500 | JP | Tokyo Bay | Street | 1997 | Longest stretch under the sea for cars |
Liupan tunnel | 9,485 | CN | Liupan Shan | Street | 2016 | along the Qingdao-Lanzhou motorway (G 22) |
Katzenberg tunnel | 9,385 | DE | Markgräflerland | railroad | 2012 | The longest double-tube railway tunnel in operation in Germany |
Mælefjell tunnel | 9,355 | NO | Mælefjell ( Haukelivegen ) | Street | 2019 | |
Seelisberg tunnel | 9,300 | CH | on Lake Lucerne | Street | 1980 | |
Chennani-Nashri tunnel | 9,280 | IN | Pir Panjal | Street | 2017 | |
Zuc-del-Bor tunnel | 9.222 | IT | Alps | railroad | 2000 | Part of the Pontebbana |
Zimmerberg Base Tunnel | 9,100 | CH | Zurich - Thalwil | railroad | 2003 | Only the construction completed in a first stage (part 1) |
Kvinesia tunnel | 9,065 | NO | Sørlandsbanen | railroad | 1944 | |
Karmøytunnel | 8,900 | NO | Karmøy - E39 | Road (under sea) | 2013 | T-design (three above-ground entrances connected by an underground roundabout) |
Kaimai tunnel | 8,879 | NZ | Kaimai Range | railroad | 1978 | Longest tunnel in New Zealand |
Remutaka tunnel | 8,798 | NZ | Remutaka Range | railroad | 1955 | Longest tunnel in New Zealand until 1978, now the second longest |
Stuttgart S-Bahn tunnel | 8,788 | DE | Stuttgart | railroad | 1985 | Partial commissioning 1978, longest S-Bahn tunnel in Germany, five underground stations, extension in the course of Stuttgart 21 under construction |
Tunnel variant di Valico | 8,703 | IT | Barberino di Mugello - Sasso Marconi | Street | 2015 | |
Tunelão | 8,645 | BR | Bom Jardim de Minas | railroad | 1983 | Longest railway tunnel in South America |
Rickentunnel | 8,604 | CH | Kaltbrunn - Wattwil | railroad | 1910 | |
Somport tunnel | 8,602 |
FR IT |
Pyrenees | Street | 2003 | Between Canfranc, Spain and Les Forges d'Abel, France |
Grenchenberg tunnel | 8,578 | CH | law | railroad | 1915 | Between Grenchen (SO) and Moutier (BE) |
Otira tunnel | 8,550 | NZ | New Zealand Alps | railroad | 1923 | Longest tunnel in New Zealand until 1955, today the third longest, longest on the South Island |
Tauern tunnel | 8,550 | AT | Alps | railroad | 1909 | |
Korgfjell tunnel | 8,533 | NO | E 6 | Street | 2005 | |
Hallandsås tunnel | 8,500 | SE | Skåne / Halland | railroad | 2015 | Longest railway tunnel in Sweden |
Lowari tunnel | 8,500 | PK | Lowari pass | Street | 2017 | |
Hægebostadtunnel | 8,474 | NO | Sørlandsbanen | railroad | 1943 | |
Perthus tunnel | 8,325 |
FR IT |
Pyrenees | railroad | 2010 | Western tube 8,316 m |
Gleinalm tunnel | 8,320 | AT | Alps | Street | 1978 | |
Bleßberg tunnel | 8,314 | DE | Thuringian Forest | railroad | 2017 | |
Megradzo tunnel | 8,311 | AT THE | Lesser Caucasus | railroad | 1985 | Longest railway tunnel in the Soviet Union , closed since 1988 |
Tunnel de Oriente | 8,229 | CO | Central Cordillera | Street | 2019 | Longest road tunnel in South America |
Hauenstein base tunnel | 8,134 | CH | law | railroad | 1916 | First base tunnel in addition to the apex tunnel |
Tenda tunnel | 8,099 |
FR IT |
Alps | railroad | 1898 | |
Connaught tunnel | 8,082 | CA | Selkirk Mountains | railroad | 1916 | |
Climbing tunnel | 8,079 | NO | Rv 835 | Street | 2005 | |
Malborghetto tunnel | 8,067 | IT | Alps | railroad | 2000 | Part of the Pontebbana |
Trollkona tunnel | 8,043 | NO | Bergensbanen | railroad | 1985 | |
Storebælt tunnel | 8,024 | DK | Zealand - Sprogø | railroad | 1997 | Together with the western part of Storebæltsbroen, it forms the railway crossing of the Great Belt |
Karawanken tunnel (railway) | 7,976 |
AT SI |
Alps | railroad | 1906 | |
Bømlafjord tunnel | 7,931 | NO | E39 | Street | 2000 | 262 m below the sea |
Rennsteig tunnel | 7,916 | DE | Thuringian Forest | Street | 2003 | Longest road tunnel in Germany |
Somport tunnel | 7,875 |
FR IT |
Pyrenees | railroad | 1915 | Rail traffic ceased in 1970, today the emergency route for the Somport road tunnel |
Karawanken tunnel (motorway) | 7,864 |
AT SI |
Alps | Street | 1991 | |
Tunnel de Marseille | 7,834 | FR | Marseille | railroad | 2001 | Longest continuous tunnel in France |
Eiksund tunnel | 7,807 | NO | Rv653 | Street | 2008 | 287 m below the sea (deepest on earth), part of the Eiksundsambandet |
Euerwangtunnel | 7,700 | DE | Franconian Alb | railroad | 2004 | Part of the high-speed route Nuremberg – Ingolstadt – Munich |
Ulrikentunnel | 7,670 | NO | Ulriken | railroad | 1964 | Part of the Bergen Railway , the replaced section will be continued as a museum railway |
Hoosac tunnel | 7,640 | US | Hoosac Range, Appalachian Mountains , MA | railroad | 1875 | Longest tunnel in America until 1928 |
Svartisen tunnel | 7,615 | NO | Rv 17 | Street | 1986 | |
Høyanger tunnel | 7,534 | NO | Rv 55 | Street | 1982 | |
Vallavik tunnel | 7,510 | NO | Rv 7, Rv 13 | Street | 1985 | |
Oppdølstrandtunnel | 7,430 | NO | Rv 70 | Street | 2014 | |
Silberberg tunnel | 7,407 | DE | Thuringian Forest | railroad | 2017 | |
Åkrafjord tunnel | 7,400 | NO | E 134 | Street | 2000 | |
Dietershan tunnel | 7,375 | DE | near Fulda , Hessen | railroad | 1987 | Part of the high-speed line Hanover – Würzburg |
Pflersch tunnel | 7,349 | IT | Alps | railroad | 1994 | Part of the Brenner Railway |
Irlahüll tunnel | 7,260 | DE | Franconian Alb | railroad | 2004 | Part of the high-speed route Nuremberg – Ingolstadt – Munich |
Tunnel du Rove | 7.210 | FR | Marseille | Shipping Canal | 1927 | Out of order after collapse |
Oslofjord tunnel | 7,200 | NO | south of Oslo | Street | 2000 | |
Amur tunnel | 7,198 | RU | Amur | railroad | 1941 | Longest railway tunnel in the Soviet Union until 1985 |
Monte Adone tunnel | 7.135 | IT | Apennines | railroad | 1934 | |
Severn tunnel | 7.008 | GB | Severn | railroad | 1886 | Longest railway tunnel in Great Britain |
Engaña tunnel | 6,976 | IT | Cantabrian Mountains | never used | (1959) | Built between 1941 and 1959 as part of a strategic railway , temporary diversion for road traffic |
Finne tunnel | 6,970 | DE | Fin (ridge) | railroad | 2015 | |
Landecker tunnel | 6,955 | AT | Alps | Street | 2000 | |
Camporosso tunnel | 6,934 | IT | Alps | railroad | 2000 | Part of the Pontebbana |
North Cape Tunnel | 6,900 | NO | E69 | Street | 1999 | |
Maurice Lemaire tunnel | 6,872 | FR | Vosges | Street | 1976 | Longest road tunnel in France |
Freudenstein tunnel | 6,824 | DE | Kraichgau | railroad | 1991 | Part of the Mannheim – Stuttgart high-speed line |
Tazón tunnel | 6,764 | VE | New route Caracas -Cua | railroad | 2007 | One of the longest rail tunnels in Latin America |
Frudal tunnel | 6,758 | NO | Rv 55 | Street | 19 ?? | |
Pfänder tunnel | 6,718 | AT | Alps | Street | 1980 | |
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Tunnel | 6,700 | CN | Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau | Street | 2018 | 45 m below the sea, 6-lane part of the longest overwater bridge in the world |
Baikal tunnel | 6,686 | RU | Baikal Mountains | railroad | 1985 | |
Fodne tunnel | 6,604 | NO | E 16 | Street | 1993 | |
Westerschelden tunnel | 6,600 | NL | Scheldt | Street | 2003 | |
San Bernardino | 6,596 | CH | Alps A13 | Street | 1967 | |
Innfjord tunnel | 6,594 | NO | E 136 | Street | 1991 | |
Kviv tunnel | 6,563 | NO | E 39 | Street | 2012 | |
Tunnel at Soumagne | 6,530 | BE | Aachen-Liège high-speed line | railroad | 2005 | Longest railway tunnel in Belgium |
Sieberg tunnel | 6,480 | AT | St. Valentine | railroad | 2001 | Railway tunnel, high-speed line |
Bibra tunnel | 6,466 | DE | Saxony-Anhalt | railroad | 2015 | |
Tauern tunnel | 6,401 | AT | A10 | Street | 1975/2010 | |
Fjærland tunnel | 6,397 | NO | Rv 55 | Street | 1991 | |
Week of a tunnel | 6.339 |
SI IT |
Jesenice – Trieste railway line | railroad | 1906 | |
Sørdal tunnel | 6.338 | NO | E 10 | Street | 2007 | |
North Island Tunnel | 6,300 | FO | Eysturoy - Klaksvík | Street | 2007 | 150 m under the sea, the longest tunnel in the Faroe Islands |
Zlatibor tunnel | 6,170 | RS | Zlatibor | railroad | 1975 | Part of the Belgrade – Bar railway line |
Sozina tunnel | 6,170 | MN | Rumija | railroad | 1975 | Part of the Belgrade – Bar railway line |
Omolion tunnel 2 | 6,100 | GR | Tempe | Street | 2017 | |
Hananipa tunnel | 6.096 | NO | Bergensbanen | railroad | 1971 | |
Cedara tunnel | 6,023 | ZA | Pietermaritzburg | railroad | 1960 | Part of the Natal Main Line , the second longest rail tunnel in South Africa |
Namntall tunnel | 6.001 | SE | Kramfors - Örnsköldsvik | railroad | 2009 | |
Naustdal tunnel | 5,970 | NO | E 39 , Rv 615 | Street | 1995 | |
Øksendal tunnel | 5,966 | NO | Fv 62 | Street | 2000 | |
Katschberg tunnel | 5,898 | AT | Alps | Street | 1974/2008 | Part of the Tauern Autobahn |
North-South tunnel | 5,884 | DE | Berlin | railroad | 1939/1992 | S-Bahn Berlin |
Byfjord tunnel | 5,875 | NO | Rv 521 | Street | 1992 | 223 m below the sea |
Albula tunnel | 5,865 | CH | Alps | railroad | 1903 | |
Tunnels | 5,857 | NO | Rv 76 | Street | 1987 | |
Strict tunnel | 5,851 | AT | Alps | Street | 2006 | |
Great St. Bernhard Tunnel | 5,850 |
CH IT |
Great St. Bernhard , Alps | Street | 1964 | |
Mala Kapela tunnel | 5,801 | MR | Dinarides | Street | 2009 | Longest tunnel in Croatia |
Atlanterhavs tunnel | 5,779 | NO | Fv 64 | Street | 2009 | |
Hvalfjarðargöng | 5,770 | IS | Hvalfjörður | Street | 1998 | 165 m below the sea, between Reykjavík and Akranes |
Kerenzer tunnel | 5,760 | CH | Kerenzerberg , Alps | Street | 1986 | |
Gyland tunnel | 5,717 | NO | Sørlandsbanen | railroad | 1943 | |
Finnøytunnel | 5,685 | NO | Fv 519 | Street | 2009 | Under the sea, with a junction (1467 meters) |
Haukeli tunnel | 5,682 | NO | E 134 | Street | 1982 | |
Sveti Rok tunnel | 5,679 | MR | Dinarides | Street | 2009 | Connection tunnel of the A1 |
Basement de Riqueval | 5,677 | FR | Picardy | Shipping Canal | 1810 | |
Kalimash tunnel | 5,650 | AL | Mirdita | Street | 2010 | Longest tunnel in Albania and third longest in the Balkans |
Hitratunnel | 5,645 | NO | Fv 714 | Street | 1994 | Under the sea (264 m under sea level, deepest on earth until 2008) |
Central Artery " Big Dig " | 5,600 | US | Boston | Street | 2003 | Most expensive road tunnel ($ 15 billion / € 12 billion) |
Mühlberg tunnel | 5,528 | DE | Lower Franconia | railroad | 1986 | |
Blanka | 5,502 | CZ | Prague | Street | 2015 | |
Bærum tunnel | 5,500 | NO | Lysaker - Sandvika | railroad | 2011 | |
Jiaozhou Bay Tunnel | 5,500 | CN | Jiaozhou Bay | Street | 2011 | 3300 m of it under the water |
City tunnel Frankfurt | 5,446 | DE | Frankfurt am Main | railroad | 1992 | 7 underground train stations, two with a subway station |
Tunnel de Puymorens | 5,410 | FR | Pyrenees | railroad | 1929 | |
Eurasia tunnel | 5,400 | TR | Bosporus | Street | 2016 | |
City S-Bahn Hamburg | 5,380 | DE | Hamburg | railroad | 1979 | 7 underground stations |
Pfingstberg tunnel | 5,380 | DE | Mannheim | railroad | 1985 | |
Hainrode tunnel | 5,359 | DE | District of Hersfeld-Rotenburg | railroad | 1991 | |
Gravhal tunnel | 5,311 | NO | Bergensbanen | railroad | 1906 | |
Frøya tunnel | 5,305 | NO | Fv 714 | Street | 2000 | Under the sea |
Felbertauern tunnel | 5,304 | AT | Alps | Street | 1967 | Felbertauernstrasse AG's private road |
Heggurtunnel | 5,277 | NO | Fv 92 | Street | 1982 | |
Tunnel de Vielha | 5,260 | IT | Pyrenees | Street | 1948 | Supply tunnel for the new tube since 2007. Official name Alfons XIII Tunnel . |
Shahriston tunnel | 5,253 | TJ | Serafschankette | Street | 2012 | Longest road tunnel in the former Soviet Union |
Tunnel de Vielha | 5,230 | IT | Pyrenees | Street | 2007 | Official name of the Juan Carlos I Tunnel . |
Rauhub tunnel | 5,210 | DE | Hann. Münden | railroad | 1991 | |
Schmittentunnel | 5.111 | AT | B 311 | Street | 1996 | |
Freifjord tunnel | 5,086 | NO | Rv 70 | Street | 1992 | Under the sea |
Flenja tunnel | 5,053 | NO | E 16 | Street | 1986 | |
Ansobtunnel | 5,040 | TJ | Hissar Mountains | Street | 2006 | |
Tunnel del Cadí | 5,026 | IT | Pyrenees, E 9 | Street | 1984 | Between Bellver and Baga |
Tunnel structures under construction
Surname | Length in m |
Country | location | function | comment |
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Brenner base tunnel (with Inntal tunnel ) | 64,000 |
AT IT |
Alps | railroad | Start of construction: 2011 planned completion: 2027–2028 Length of main tunnel alone: 55 km |
Gaoligongshan tunnel | 34,586 | CN | Yunnan | railroad | Start of construction: 2015 Planned completion: 2022 |
Koralm tunnel | 32,900 | AT | Alps | railroad | Start of construction: December 2008, planned completion: December 2025 |
Semmering base tunnel | 27,300 | AT | Alps | railroad | Start of construction: 2015 Planned completion: 2027 |
Boknafjord tunnel | 26,700 | NO | Stavanger | Street | Start of construction: January 4th, 2018 Planned completion: 2026 “Rogfast”, 392 meters below sea level |
Muscle tunnel | 25,080 | KR | Ulsan | railroad | Start of construction: 2011, planned completion: 2020 |
Pajares tunnel | 24,667 | IT | Cantabrian Mountains , León - Asturias | railroad | Start of construction: July 2005, planned completion: 2021 |
Zimmerberg Base Tunnel | 20,000 | CH | Zurich - train | railroad | Part 1: completed in 2003 (9,100 m) Part 2: postponed until 2030 |
Follotunnel | 19,500 | NO | Oslo | railroad | Start of construction: June 2015 Planned completion: 2021 |
Passing Stockholm | 16,500 | SE | Stockholm | Street | Start of construction: End of 2014 planned completion: 2023 |
Ceneri base tunnel | 15,400 | CH | Alps | railroad | Start of construction: June 2, 2006 planned commissioning: 2020 |
Zoji La tunnel | 14,200 | IN | Zoji La Pass , Himalayas | Street | Longest tunnel in India Start of construction: May 19, 2018 Planned completion: 2026 |
Sandoy tunnel | 10,900 | FO | Streymoy - Sandoy | Street | Planning since 2005 Start of construction: June 27, 2019 Planned completion: 2023 |
Tunnel del Toyo | 9,800 | CO | Cordillera Occidental (Colombia) | Street | Longest tunnel in South America Start of construction: June 2016 Planned commissioning of the entire section: January 2024 |
Filder tunnel | 9,468 | DE | Stuttgart 21 | railroad | Start of construction: 2014 planned commissioning: December 2025 |
Bossler tunnel | 8,806 | DE | Wendlingen – Ulm railway line | railroad | Start of construction: 2013 planned commissioning: December 2022 |
Rohtang tunnel | 8,800 | IN | Rohtang Pass , Himalayas | Street | Start of construction: June 28, 2010 Planned completion: September 2020 |
Tunnel de la Línea | 8,652 | CO | Central Cordillera | Street | Start of construction: 2008 planned commissioning: December 2020 |
Albvorland tunnel | 8,176 | DE | Wendlingen – Ulm railway line | railroad | Start of construction: 2017 planned commissioning: December 2022 |
Višňové tunnel | 7,520 | SK | Northern Slovakia | Street | Start of construction: June 2014, planned commissioning: 2022 |
Tunnel of Second Stammstrecke | 7.008 | DE | S-Bahn Munich | railroad | Start of construction: 2017 planned commissioning: December 2026 |
Z-Morh tunnel | 6,500 | IN | Street | Start of construction: 2012 planned commissioning: 2020 |
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Alb descent tunnel | 5,940 | DE | Wendlingen – Ulm railway line | railroad | Start of construction: 2014 planned commissioning: December 2022 |
Albula Tunnel II | 5,864 | CH | Albula Railway | railroad | Start of construction: 2015 Planned completion: 2020 |
Obertürkheim tunnel | 5,730 | DE | Stuttgart 21 | railroad | Start of construction: December 2013, planned commissioning: December 2025 |
Planned and resolved tunnel structures
Surname | Length in m |
Country | location | function | Time schedule |
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Mont Cenis Base Tunnel | 57,000 |
FR IT |
Alps | railroad | Planned start of construction: 2019 [obsolete] Planned completion: 2029 |
Haukelifjell tunnel | 23,700 | NO | Haukelifjell | Street | Planned start of construction: 2020 |
Tunnel between Thane and Virar | 21,000 | IN | Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed line | railroad | Planned start of construction: 2018 [out of date] |
Fehmarnbelt tunnel | 17,600 |
DE DK |
Fehmarnbelt | Road + railroad |
Planned start of construction: 2020 Planned completion: 2028 |
Seekirchner tunnel | 14,500 | AT | Flachgau | railroad | Planned start of construction: 2024 |
Utvikfjell tunnel | 9,000 | NO | Utvikfjellet | Street | Planned start of construction: 2017/2018 [outdated] |
Great Rift Valley Tunnel | 5,300 | KE | Great African rift valley | railroad | Planned start of construction: 2017 [obsolete] |
Project studies on tunnels
Tunnel construction projects for which official studies are available or which are in the preliminary planning phase, but whose construction decision is still pending or appears questionable.
Surname | Length in m |
Country | location | function | comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cross-strait tunnel | 150,000 |
CN TW |
Formosa Street | railroad | Politically motivated by the People's Republic of China to tie up what it sees as a breakaway Taiwan , the economic viability, technical feasibility and, as a result, the serious will to implement this project must therefore be questioned. |
Japan-Korea tunnel | 128,000 |
JP KR |
Korea Street | railroad | Realization only likely when goods traffic through North Korea is possible, appears in part to compete with the much shorter Sakhalin-Hokkaidō tunnel and Sakhalin tunnel as a permanent link between Japan and the Asian mainland. |
Bohai tunnel | 123,000 | CN | Bohai Bay | railroad | Between Dalian and Yantai |
Bering Strait Tunnel | 104,000 |
RU US |
Bering Strait | Railroad / pipelines |
Continent connection between Asia and America, creates a land connection between all populated continents of the world without Australia / Oceania. |
Talsinki tunnel | 100,000 |
Fi it |
Gulf of Finland | Railroad / pipelines |
Connection of the two capitals Tallinn and Helsinki. This would form the metropolitan region of Talsinki. |
Baltic Sea rail tunnel | 97,000 |
SE DE |
Baltic Sea | railroad | Rail tunnel between Malmö (Sweden) and Stralsund (Germany) to connect Oslo to Berlin. Economic viability due to the length of the tunnel and the future parallel connection through the Fehmarnbelt tunnel via Denmark is questionable. |
Sakhalin Hokkaidō Tunnel | 40,000 |
JP RU |
La Pérouse Street | railroad | Fixed connection between Japan and the island of Sakhalin and thus to the Asian mainland via the Sakhalin tunnel. |
Gibraltar tunnel | 39,000 |
MA IT |
Strait of Gibraltar | railroad | Continent connection between Europe and Africa. |
Erzgebirge Tunnel | 26,530 | DE | Dresden - Prague | railroad | Study presented in January 2016 |
Barrandov tunnel | 24,700 | CZ | Prague - Beroun | railroad | deferred |
Grimsel tunnel | 22,000 | CH | Innertkirchen - Oberwald | Railway + power supply | |
Pacheco pass tunnel | 21,000 | US | Diablo Range | railroad | |
Sachalin tunnel | 12,400 | RU | Tatar Sound | railroad | first planning: 1930s; first attempt: 1950–1953; last planning: 2000 possible start of construction: after 2020; creates conditions for a possible connection between the Asian mainland and Japan with the Sakhalin-Hokkaidō tunnel. |
Remarks
- States are abbreviated according to ISO 3166
- If there are several tubes, the longer of the two is decisive
See also
- List of the longest tunnels in Germany
- List of alpine tunnels
- List of tunnels in Germany
- List of Swiss tunnels
- List of tunnels in Austria
- List of longest tunnels in Japan
Individual evidence
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