Tunelão

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Tunelão
use Railway tunnel
place Bom Jardim de Minas
length 8645 m
Number of tubes 1
location
Tunelao (Minas Gerais)
Red pog.svg
Red pog.svg
Coordinates
North portal 21 ° 58 ′ 23 "  S , 44 ° 11 ′ 32"  W.
South portal 22 ° 2 ′ 44 ″  S , 44 ° 9 ′ 38 ″  W.

The Tunelão (German: Large Tunnel ) is a railway tunnel in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais . With a length of 8,645 meters, it is the longest railway tunnel in Brazil .

The tunnel is part of the Ferrovia do Aço railway line . It is located in the section that crosses the mountainous Serra da Mantiqueira , in the municipality of Bom Jardim de Minas .

The tunnel operator is MRS Logística .

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