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This page presents a list of the longest railway tunnels of the world, excluding subway tunnel sections.
Name | Location | Length in km (mi) | Year completed | Line |
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Gotthard Base Tunnel | Switzerland ( Alps) | 57.104 km (35.5 mi) & 57.017 km (35.4 mi), 2 tubes | 2016 | new Gotthard railway |
Seikan Tunnel | Japan ( Tsugaru Strait) | 53.85 km (33.5 mi) | 1988 | Kaikyo Line ( Hokkaidō Shinkansen) |
Channel Tunnel | France/ United Kingdom ( English Channel) | 50.45 km (31.3 mi), 3 tubes | 1994 | Le Shuttle, High Speed 1 (UK) / LGV Nord (France) |
Yulhyeon Tunnel | South Korea ( Gyeonggi) | 50.3 km (31.3 mi) [1] | 2016 | Suseo High Speed Railway |
Songshan Lake Tunnel [2] | China ( Dongguan) | 38.813 km (24.1 mi), 2 tubes | 2016 | Dongguan–Huizhou Intercity Railway |
Shenzhen Hong Kong Tunnel [3] | China ( Shenzhen)/ Hong Kong | 35.655 km (22.155 mi), 2 tubes | 2018 | Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Link |
Lötschberg Base Tunnel | Switzerland ( Bernese Alps) | 34.576 km (21.485 mi) & 27.2 km (16.9 mi), 2 tubes | 2007 |
Lötschbergbahn Brig - Thun (- Bern - Basel) |
New Guanjiao Tunnel | China ( Qinghai) | 32.645 km (20.285 mi), 2 tubes | 2014 | Qinghai–Tibet Railway |
Guadarrama Tunnel [4] | Spain ( Sierra de Guadarrama) | 28.418 km (17.658 mi) & 28.407 km (17.651 mi), 2 tubes | 2007 |
Madrid–Asturias High-Speed Rail ( Madrid – Valladolid) |
West Qinling Tunnel | China ( Gansu) | 28.236 km (17.545 mi), 2 tubes | 2016 | Chongqing–Lanzhou railway |
Taihang Tunnel [5] | China ( Shanxi) | 27.848 km (17.304 mi) & 27.839 km (17.298 mi), 2 tubes | 2007 | Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan High-Speed Railway |
Hakkōda Tunnel | Japan ( Hakkōda Mountains) | 26.445 km (16.432 mi) | 2010 | Tōhoku Shinkansen |
Iwate-Ichinohe Tunnel | Japan ( Ōu Mountains) | 25.81 km (16.0 mi) | 2002 | Tōhoku Shinkansen |
Musil Tunnel | South Korea ( Kangwon) | 25.080 km (15.584 mi) [6] | 2021 [7] | Jungang Line |
Pajares Base Tunnel | Spain ( Cantabrian Mountains) | 24.6 km (15.3 mi), 2 tubes | 2023 |
Madrid–Asturias High-Speed Railway ( León – Gijón) |
Lainzer/Wienerwaldtunnel | Austria ( Vienna) | 23.844 km (14.816 mi), partially 2 tubes | 2012 | Westbahn |
South Lüliangshan Tunnel [8] | China ( Shanxi) | 23.47 km (14.6 mi) & 23.44 km (14.6 mi), 2 tubes | 2014 [9] | Watang–Rizhao railway |
Xiaoshan Tunnel [10] | China ( Henan) | 22.771 km (14.149 mi) & 22.751 km (14.137 mi), 2 tubes | 2019 | Haoji Railway |
Wanhua-Banciao Project in Taipei–Keelung Metropolitan Area | Taipei, Taiwan | 22.672 km TRA (14.09 mi) & 21.508 km THSR (13.4 mi) | 2008 | Taiwan High Speed Rail |
Middle Tianshan Tunnel [3] | China ( Xinjiang) | 22.467 km (13.960 mi) & 22.449 km (13.949 mi), 2 tubes | 2014 [11] | Turpan- Kuqa County Railway |
Iiyama Tunnel [12] | Japan ( Iiyama) | 22.251 km (13.826 mi) | 2015 | Hokuriku Shinkansen |
Daishimizu Tunnel | Japan ( Mount Tanigawa) | 22.2 km (13.8 mi) | 1982 | Jōetsu Shinkansen |
Qingyunshan Tunnel [3] [13] [14] | China ( Fujian) | 22.175 km (13.779 mi) & 21.843 km (13.573 mi), 2 tubes | 2013 | Xiangtang–Putian railway |
Daegwallyeong Tunnel | South Korea ( Kangwon) | 21.755 km (13.518 mi) | 2017 | Gyeonggang line |
Yanshan Tunnel | China ( Hebei) | 21.154 km (13.144 mi) | 2014 [15] | Zhangjiakou–Tangshan railway |
Lüliangshan Tunnel | China ( Shanxi) | 20.785 km (12.915 mi) & 20.734 km (12.884 mi), 2 tubes | 2011 | Taiyuan-Zhongwei-Yinchuan railway |
Geumjeong Tunnel [16] | South Korea ( Busan) | 20.3 km (12.6 mi) | 2010 | Gyeongbu High Speed Railway |
Dangjinshan Tunnel [17] | China ( Gansu) | 20.1 km (12.5 mi) | 2019 | Golmud–Dunhuang railway |
Wushaoling Tunnel | China ( Gansu) | 20.06 km (12.5 mi) & 20.05 km (12.5 mi), 2 tubes | 2006 | Lanzhou - Ürümqi railway |
Simplon Tunnel | Italy/ Switzerland ( Lepontine Alps) | 19.8 km (12.3 mi) | 1906/1922 | Genève/Basel - Brig - Novara/ Milano |
Blix Tunnel | Norway ( Oslo) | 19.5 km (12.1 mi) | 2023 [18] | Follo Line |
Qamchiq Tunnel [19] | Uzbekistan ( Qurama Mountains) | 19.2 km (11.9 mi) | 2016 | Angren-Pap Railway |
Vereina Tunnel | Switzerland ( Silvretta) | 19.1 km (11.9 mi) | 1999 | ( Chur-) Klosters - Saglians |
Muzhailing Tunnel [20] | China ( Gansu) | 19.068 km (11.848 mi) & 19.05 km (11.8 mi), 2 tubes | 2017 | Chongqing–Lanzhou railway |
Xiaosanxia Tunnel [17] | China ( Chongqing) | 18.954 km (11.777 mi) | 2022 | Zhengzhou-Wanzhou HSR |
Xinhua Tunnel [17] | China ( Hubei) | 18.77 km (11.7 mi) | 2022 | Zhengzhou-Wanzhou HSR |
Shin Kanmon | Japan ( Kanmon Straits) | 18.7 km (11.6 mi) | 1975 | Sanyō Shinkansen |
Vaglia | Italy ( Tuscan-Emilian Apennines) | 18.7 km (11.6 mi) | 2009 | Bologna–Florence high-speed railway |
RER A Central Tunnel | France ( Ile de France) | 18.5 km (11.5 mi) | 1977 | RER A |
Apennine Base Tunnel | Italy ( Apennine Mountains) | 18.5 km (11.5 mi) | 1934 | Bologna - Florence |
Qinling Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 18.46 km (11.5 mi) & 18.456 km (11.468 mi), 2 tubes | 2002/2005 | Xi'an–Ankang railway |
Zhongtiaoshan Tunnel [17] | China ( Shaanxi) | 18.41 km (11.4 mi) & 18.405 km (11.436 mi), 2 tubes | 2019 | Haoji Railway |
Dongming Tunnel [21] | China ( Zhejiang) | 18.226 km (11.325 mi) | 2022 | Hangzhou–Shaoxing–Taizhou intercity railway |
Shilin Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 18.208 km (11.314 mi) | 2016 | Nanning–Kunming High-Speed Railway |
South Taihangshan Tunnel | China ( Shanxi) | 18.125 km (11.262 mi) & 18.108 km (11.252 mi), 2 tubes [22] | 2014 | Shanxi–Henan–Shandong railway |
Xi'anling Tunnel [17] | China ( Henan) | 18.069 km (11.228 mi) & 18.063 km (11.224 mi), 2 tubes | 2019 | Haoji Railway |
Yinpanshan Tunnel [23] | China ( Yunnan- Sichuan) | 17.934 km (11.144 mi) & 17.891 km (11.117 mi), 2 tubes | 2020 | Chengdu–Kunming Railway Double Track |
Xuefengshan Tunnel [24] | China ( Fujian) | 17.842 km (11.087 mi) & 17.826 km (11.077 mi), 2 tubes | 2013 | Xiangtang–Putian railway |
Xiuling Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 17.623 km (10.950 mi) | 2022 | Dali-Ruili railway |
Gaoganshan Tunnel [25] | China ( Fujian) | 17.612 km (10.944 mi) & 17.594 km (10.932 mi), 2 tubes | 2013 | Xiangtang–Putian railway |
Jiufengshan #2 Tunnel | China ( Fujian) | 17.596 km (10.934 mi) | 2020 | Quzhou–Ningde railway |
Anding Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 17.476 km (10.859 mi) | 2021 | Yuxi–Mohan railway |
Wanhe Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 17.441 km (10.837 mi) | 2021 | Yuxi–Mohan railway |
Dagala Tunnel | China ( Xizang) | 17.324 km (10.765 mi) | 2021 | Lhasa–Nyingchi railway |
Yongshouliang Tunnel [26] [27] | China ( Shaanxi) | 17.161 km (10.663 mi) & 17.155 km (10.660 mi), 2 tubes | 2013 | Xi'an–Pingliang railway |
Huangyan Tunnel | China ( Hunan) | 17.03 km (10.6 mi) | 2018 [28] | Huaihua–Shaoyang–Hengyang railway |
Liupanshan Tunnel [29] | China ( Gansu) | 16.725 km (10.392 mi) [a] | 2015 | Tianshui–Pingliang Railway |
Jiufengshan #1 Tunnel | China ( Fujian) | 16.646 km (10.343 mi) | 2019 | Quzhou–Ningde railway |
Hadapu Tunnel | China ( Gansu) | 16.6 km (10.3 mi) & 16.59 km (10.3 mi), 2 tubes | 2016 | Chongqing–Lanzhou Railway |
Wushan Tunnel | China ( Chongqing) | 16.571 km (10.297 mi) | 2022 | Zhengzhou-Wanzhou HSR |
Sangzhuling Tunnel | China ( Xizang) | 16.449 km (10.221 mi) | 2021 | Lhasa–Nyingchi railway |
Rokkô Tunnel | Japan ( Mount Rokkō) | 16.3 km (10.1 mi) | 1972 | Sanyō Shinkansen |
Solan Tunnel | South Korea ( Taebaek) | 16.2 km (10.1 mi) | 2012 | Yeongdong Line |
Taiyueshan Tunnel [30] | China ( Shanxi) | 16.194 km (10.062 mi) | 2014 | Shanxi Central-South railway |
Münsterer Tunnel | Austria | 15.99 km (9.9 mi) | 2012 | Neue Unterinntalbahn |
Tianhuashan Tunnel [31] | China ( Shaanxi) | 15.989 km (9.935 mi) | 2017 | Xi'an–Chengdu High-Speed Railway |
Dabanshan Tunnel [32] | China ( Qinghai) | 15.918 km (9.891 mi) | 2014 | Lanzhou–Ürümqi High-Speed Railway |
Xiangshan Tunnel | China ( Fujian) | 15.917 km (9.890 mi) & 15.898 km (9.879 mi), 2 tubes | 2012 | Longyan–Xiamen Railway |
Erqingshan Tunnel [33] | China ( Shanxi) | 15.851 km (9.849 mi) | 2014 | Taiyuan- Xingxian Railway |
Xinhua Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 15.845 km (9.846 mi) | 2021 | Yuxi–Mohan Railway |
Terfener Tunnel | Austria | 15.84 km (9.8 mi) | 2012 | Neue Unterinntalbahn |
Heishan Tunnel [34] | China ( Gansu) | 15.764 km (9.795 mi), 2 tubes | 2017 | Chongqing–Lanzhou Railway |
Guanshan Tunnel [35] | China ( Gansu) | 15.634 km (9.715 mi) | 2015 | Tianshui–Pingliang Railway |
Daiyunshan Tunnel [3] | China ( Fujian) | 15.623 km (9.708 mi) & 15.605 km (9.696 mi), 2 tubes | 2013 | Xiangtang–Putian Railway |
Jiyi Tunnel [17] | China ( Shaanxi) | 15.417 km (9.580 mi) | 2019 | Haoji Railway |
Furka Base | Switzerland ( Urner Alps) | 15.4 km (9.6 mi) | 1982 | Andermatt - Brig |
Ceneri Base Tunnel | Switzerland ( Lugano) | 15.4 km (9.6 mi) | 2020 [36] | new Gotthard Railway |
Haruna | Japan ( Gunma Prefecture) | 15.4 km (9.6 mi) | 1982 | Jōetsu Shinkansen |
Jiulingshan Tunnel [17] | China ( Jiangxi) | 15.371 km (9.551 mi) | 2019 | Haoji Railway |
Firenzuola | Italy ( Tuscan-Emilian Apennines) | 15.3 km (9.5 mi) | 2009 | Bologna–Florence high-speed railway |
Severomuyskiy | Russia ( Severomuysky Range) | 15.3 km (9.5 mi) | 2001 | Baikal Amur Mainline |
Ganzhuang Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 15.245 km (9.473 mi) | 2021 | Yuxi–Mohan Railway |
Gorigamine Tunnel | Japan ( Akaishi Mountains) | 15.175 km (9.4 mi) | 1997 | Hokuriku Shinkansen |
Liulangshan Tunnel [17] | China ( Shanxi) | 15.175 km (9.429 mi) | 2017 | Zhungeer- Shuozhou Railway |
Laoanshan Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 15.161 km (9.421 mi) | 2017 | Xi'an–Chengdu High-Speed Railway |
Xiangluping Tunnel | China ( Hubei) | 15.154 km (9.416 mi) | 2022 | Zhengzhou-Wanzhou HSR |
Chicheng Tunnel | China ( Hebei) | 15.047 km (9.350 mi) | 2015 | Zhangjiakou–Tangshan railway |
Monte Santomarco | Italy ( Sila Mountains) | 15 km (9.3 mi) | 1987 | Paola - Cosenza |
Gotthard Rail Tunnel | Switzerland ( Lepontine Alps) | 15 km (9.3 mi) | 1882 |
Gotthardbahn Luzern/ Zürich - Lugano - Milano |
Zhujiashan Tunnel | China ( Gansu) | 14.949 km (9.289 mi) | 2017 | Baoji–Lanzhou High Speed Railway |
Maotianshan Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 14.915 km (9.268 mi) | 2011 | Baotou- Xi'an Railway |
Nakayama | Japan ( Nakayama Pass) | 14.9 km (9.3 mi) | 1982 | Jōetsu Shinkansen |
Daqinling Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 14.846 km (9.225 mi) | 2017 | Xi'an–Chengdu High-Speed Railway |
Xinping Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 14.835 km (9.218 mi) | 2021 | Yuxi–Mohan Railway |
Bibanpo Tunnel | China ( Yunnan & Guizhou) | 14.756 km (9.169 mi) | 2016 | Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway |
Bijiashan Tunnel | China ( Gansu) | 14.751 km (9.166 mi) | 2017 | Baoji–Lanzhou High Speed Railway |
El Sargento #4 | Peru | 14.724 km (9.149 mi) [37] | 1975 | Tacna- Moquegua |
Mount Macdonald Tunnel | Canada ( Rogers Pass) | 14.7 km (9.1 mi) | 1989 | Calgary - Revelstoke |
Yanshan Tunnel [3] [38] | China ( Guizhou) | 14.695 km (9.131 mi) | 2014 | Guiyang–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway |
Dapoling Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 14.665 km (9.112 mi) | 2022 | Dali-Ruili Railway |
Wuyishan Tunnel [39] | China ( Fujian & Jiangxi) | 14.659 km (9.109 mi) | 2013 | Xiangtang–Putian Railway |
North Wuyishan Tunnel | China ( Fujian & Jiangxi) | 14.646 km (9.101 mi) | 2015 | Hefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway |
Misaka Sasago Tunnel | Japan ( Yamanashi) | 14.613 km (9.080 mi) | 1996 | Chuo Shinkansen (Yamanashi Test Track) |
Lötschberg | Switzerland ( Bernese Alps) | 14.6 km (9.1 mi) | 1913 |
Lötschbergbahn Brig - Thun (- Bern - Basel) |
Romeriksporten | Norway ( Østmarka) | 14.6 km (9.1 mi) | 1999 | Gardermobanen |
Sandu Tunnel [3] | China ( Guizhou) | 14.598 km (9.071 mi) | 2014 | Guiyang–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway |
Changleshan Tunnel | China ( Zhejiang) | 14.597 km (9.070 mi) | 2020 | Quzhou–Ningde railway |
Hongshiyan Tunnel [40] | China ( Yunnan) | 14.58 km (9.06 mi) | 2015 | Nanning–Kunming High-Speed Railway |
Bokang Tunnel [17] | China ( Hubei) | 14.574 km (9.056 mi) [41] | 2022 | Zhengzhou-Wanzhou HSR |
Fajiushan Tunnel [42] | China ( Shanxi) | 14.573 km (9.055 mi) | 2014 | Shanxi Central-South Railway |
Duoji Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 14.539 km (9.034 mi) | 2021 | Yuxi–Mohan Railway |
Dazhongshan Tunnel [17] | China ( Henan) | 14.533 km (9.030 mi) | 2019 | Haoji Railway |
Tianchiping Tunnel | China ( Gansu) | 14.528 km (9.027 mi) | 2016 | Chongqing–Lanzhou Railway |
Taiping Tunnel [17] | China ( Guangdong) | 14.49 km (9.00 mi) | 2019 | Guangzhou–Shenzhen intercity railway |
Dazhushan Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 14.484 km (9.000 mi) | 2022 | Dali-Ruili Railway |
Fengshun Tunnel [17] | China ( Guangdong) | 14.407 km (8.952 mi) | 2019 | Meizhou–Chaoshan railway |
Dechang Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 14.365 km (8.926 mi) | 2021 | Chengdu–Kunming Railway Double Track |
Dayaoshan Tunnel | China ( Guangdong) | 14.295 km (8.883 mi) | 1987 | Beijing - Guangzhou Railway |
Binxian Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 14.251 km (8.855 mi) | 2020 | Yinchuan–Xi'an high-speed railway |
Baekwoon Tunnel[ citation needed] | South Korea ( Kangwon) | 14.239 km (8.8 mi) | 2021 | Jungang line |
Dajianshan Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 14.197 km (8.822 mi) [43] | 2021 | Yuxi–Mohan Railway |
Deli Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 14.167 km (8.803 mi) | 2017 | Xi'an–Chengdu High-Speed Railway |
Aobaoliang Tunnel | China ( Inner Mongolia) | 14.123 km (8.776 mi) | 2017 | Hohhot-Zhungeer-Erdos Railway |
Jinguashan Tunnel [44] | China ( Fujian) | 14.097 km (8.759 mi) | 2013 | Xiangtang–Putian Railway |
Liulang Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 14.09 km (8.76 mi) | 2016 | Nanning–Kunming High-Speed Railway |
Yanmengguan Tunnel [45] | China ( Shanxi) | 14.085 km (8.752 mi) | 2014 [46] | Datong–Xi'an HSR |
Linbaoshan Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 14.076 km (8.746 mi) [47] | 2020 | Dali-Lincang Railway |
Tianpingshan Tunnel [48] [49] | China ( Guangxi) | 14.012 km (8.707 mi) | 2014 | Guiyang–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway |
Tianping Tunnel | China ( Guizhou) | 13.978 km (8.686 mi) | 2018 | Chongqing–Guizhou High-Speed Railway |
Maijishan Tunnel | China ( Gansu) | 13.947 km (8.666 mi) | 2017 | Baoji–Lanzhou High Speed Railway |
Qingyang Tunnel [17] | China ( Gansu) | 13.937 km (8.660 mi) [50] | 2020 | Yinchuan–Xi'an high-speed railway |
Tongmashan Tunnel | China ( Guizhou) | 13.929 km (8.655 mi) | 2014 | Guiyang–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway |
Wan'an Tunnel [17] | China ( Jiangxi) | 13.927 km (8.654 mi) | 2019 | Nanchang–Ganzhou High-Speed Railway |
Hokuriku | Japan ( Mount Kinome) | 13.9 km (8.6 mi) | 1962 | Hokuriku Main Line |
Anming Tunnel | China ( Zhejiang) | 13.856 km (8.610 mi) | 2020 | Quzhou–Ningde railway |
Yesanguan Tunnel | China ( Hubei) | 13.838 km (8.599 mi) & 13.7961 km (8.5725 mi), 2 tubes | 2009 | Yichang–Wanzhou railway |
Pupeng #1 Tunnel | China ( Gansu) | 13.795 km (8.572 mi) | 2018 | Guangtong–Dali Railway |
Meihuashan Tunnel | China ( Fujian) | 13.778 km (8.561 mi) | 2015 [51] | Ganzhou–Longyan Railway |
Baofengshan Tunnel | China ( Guangxi) | 13.708 km (13,708 m) | 2014 | Guiyang–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway |
Funing Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 13.625 km (8.466 mi) | 2016 | Nanning–Kunming High-Speed Railway |
Humaling Tunnel | China ( Gansu) | 13.611 km (8.457 mi) | 2017 | Chongqing–Lanzhou Railway |
North Tianshan Tunnel | China ( Xinjiang) | 13.61 km (8.5 mi) | 2009 | Jinghe-Yining-Khorgos Railway |
Marmaray | Turkey ( Istanbul) | 13.6 km (8.5 mi) | 2013 | Marmaray |
Gongduding Tunnel | China ( Xizang) | 13.59 km (8.44 mi) [52] | 2021 | Lhasa–Nyingchi railway |
Mengyang Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 13.539 km (8.413 mi) | 2021 | Yuxi–Mohan Railway |
Wanggangshan Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 13.508 km (8.393 mi) [53] | 2021 | Yuxi–Mohan Railway |
Fréjus | Italy/ France ( Mont Cenis) | 13.5 km (8.4 mi) | 1871 | Lyon - Turin |
Shin-Shimizu Tunnel | Japan ( Mount Tanigawa) | 13.5 km (8.4 mi) | 1967 | Jōetsu Line |
Hex River | South Africa ( Hex River Pass) | 13.5 km (8.4 mi) | 1989 | Pretoria - Cape Town |
Savio Rail Tunnel | Finland ( Uusimaa) | 13.5 km (8.4 mi) | 2008 | Kerava - Vuosaari |
Wanshoushan Tunnel [54] [55] | China ( Chongqing) | 13.468 km (8.369 mi) | 2013 | Chongqing–Lichuan railway |
Xiao'an Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 13.430 km (8.345 mi) | 2017 | Xi'an–Chengdu High-Speed Railway |
Jueshan Tunnel | China ( Shanxi) | 13.421 km (8.339 mi) | 2020 | Taiyuan-Jiaozuo Intercity Railway |
Fengjie Tunnel | China ( Chongqing) | 13.42 km (8.3 mi) | 2022 | Zhengzhou-Wanzhou HSR |
Jiaozishan Tunnel [17] | China ( Yunnan) | 13.406 km (8.330 mi) | 2019 | Chengdu–Kunming Railway Double Track |
Daliangshan Tunnel [17] | China ( Shanxi & Hebei) | 13.395 km (8.323 mi) | 2019 | Datong-Zhangjiakou High-Speed Railway |
Shanyang Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 13.39 km (8.3 mi) | 2022 | Dali-Ruili Railway |
Tuoan Tunnel [17] | China ( Yunnan) | 13.371 km (8.308 mi) | 2019 | Chengdu–Kunming Railway Double Track |
Baoanyin #1 Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 13.326 km (8.280 mi) [56] | 2020 | Chengdu–Kunming Railway Double Track |
Wonhyo Tunnel | South Korea ( Ulsan) | 13.3 km (8.3 mi) | 2010 | Gyeongbu High Speed Railway |
Changhongling Tunnel | China ( Chongqing) | 13.294 km (8.261 mi) | 2013 | Chongqing- Lichuan Railway |
Schlern Tunnel | Italy ( South Tyrol) | 13.287 km (8.3 mi) | 1993 | Brenner Railway |
Dabieshan Tunnel | China ( Hubei) | 13.256 km (8.237 mi) | 2008 | Hefei–Wuhan railway |
Badong Tunnel [17] | China ( Hubei) | 13.238 km (8.226 mi) [57] | 2022 | Zhengzhou-Wanzhou HSR |
Liaoxi Tunnel | China ( Liaoning) | 13.205 km (8.205 mi) | 2018 | Beijing–Shenyang High-Speed Railway |
Aerjin Tunnel | China ( Xinjiang) | 13.195 km (8.199 mi) | 2020 | Golmud-Korla Railway |
Xiuning Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 13.187 km (8.194 mi) | 2013 | Chengdu–Kunming Railway Double Track |
Gangwu Tunnel | China ( Guizhou) | 13.187 km (8.194 mi) | 2016 | Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway |
Songyang Tunnel | China ( Zhejiang) | 13.166 km (8.181 mi) | 2020 | Quzhou–Ningde railway |
Dongjiang Tunnel | China ( Guangdong) | 13.123 km (8.154 mi) | 2016 | Guanzhou-Huizhou Intercity Railway |
Furenshan Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 13.101 km (8.141 mi) | 2017 | Xi'an–Chengdu High-Speed Railway |
Caponero-Capoverde | Italy | 13.1 km (8.1 mi) | 2001 | Genova-Ventimiglia |
Xiapu Tunnel | China ( Fujian) | 13.099 km (8.139 mi) | 2009 | Wenzhou-Fuzhou Railway |
Bayu Tunnel | China ( Xizang) | 13.073 km (8.123 mi) [58] | 2021 | Lhasa–Nyingchi railway |
Mengla Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 13.018 km (8.089 mi) [59] | 2021 | Yuxi–Mohan Railway |
Aki | Japan | 13.0 km (8.1 mi) | 1975 | Sanyo Shinkansen |
Name | Location | Length | Expected completion | Line |
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Mont d'Ambin Base Tunnel [60] | France/Italy ( Cottian Alps) | 57.5 km (35.7 mi) | 2032 [61] | Lyon Turin Ferroviaire |
Brenner Base Tunnel | Austria/ Italy ( Stubai Alps) | 55 km (34.2 mi) | 2032 [62] | Brenner Railway |
Yigong Tunnel [63] [64] | China ( Tibet) | 42.362 km (26.3 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Shanghai Airport Tunnel | China ( Shanghai) | 40.188 km (25.0 mi) | 2025 | Shanghai Airports Connection Rail Line |
Sejila Mountain Tunnel [63] [64] | China ( Tibet) | 37.965 km (23.6 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Metropolitan Area Tunnel No. 1 [65] | Japan ( Tokyo) | 36.924 km (22.9 mi) | 2027 | Chūō Shinkansen |
Pearl River Tunnel [66] | China ( Guangdong) | 36.043 km (22.4 mi) | 2023 | Guangzhou–Foshan circular intercity railway |
Gaoligongshan Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 34.538 km (21.5 mi) | 2025 [67] | Dali-Ruili Railway |
Duomuge Tunnel [63] | China ( Tibet) | 34.348 km (21.3 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Chukyo Area Tunnel No.1 [65] | Japan ( Aichi) | 34.210 km (21.3 mi) | 2027 | Chūō Shinkansen |
Deda Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 33.350 km (20.7 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Haizishan Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 33.020 km (20.5 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Koralm Tunnel | Austria ( Koralpe) | 32.9 km (20.4 mi) | 2026 | Koralm Railway |
Oshima Tunnel | Japan ( Hokkaido) | 32.675 km (20.3 mi) | 2031 | Hokkaidō Shinkansen |
Layue Tunnel | China ( Tibet) | 31.675 km (19.7 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Mangkangshan Tunnel | China ( Tibet) | 30.675 km (19.1 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Zilashan Tunnel | China ( Tibet) | 30.010 km (18.6 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Boshulaling Tunnel | China ( Tibet) | 29.068 km (18.1 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Milashan Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 29.030 km (18.0 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Yelashan Tunnel | China ( Tibet) | 28.639 km (17.8 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Ping'an Tunnel [17] | China ( Sichuan) | 28.398 km (17.6 mi) | 2023 | Chengdu–Lanzhou Railway |
Pingshandong Tunnel | China ( Guangdong) | 27.762 km (17.3 mi) | 2025 | Shenzhen-Shanwei HSR |
Valico Tunnel | Italy ( Liguria, Piedmont) | 27.342 km (17.0 mi) | 2026 [68] | Tortona–Genoa high-speed railway |
Semmering Base Tunnel | Austria ( Raxalpe) | 27.3 km (17.0 mi) | 2030 [69] | Southern Railway |
Hirpinia Tunnel [70] | Italy ( Campania) | 27 km (16.78 mi) | 2027 | Naples–Foggia railway |
Baolingshan Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 26.547 km (16.5 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Sasson Tunnel | Japan ( Hokkaido) | 26.23 km (16.3 mi) | 2031 | Hokkaidō Shinkansen |
Gongjue Tunnel | China ( Tibet) | 26.175 km (16.3 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Minshan Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 25.047 km (15.6 mi) | 2023 | Chengdu–Lanzhou Railway |
Southern Alps Tunnel [65] | Japan ( Nagano) | 25.019 km (15.5 mi) | 2027 | Chūō Shinkansen |
Yiliang Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 24.832 km (15.4 mi) | 2026 | Chongqing-Kunming High Speed Railway |
Duoji Tunnel | China ( Tibet) | 24.188 km (15.0 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Kazilashan Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 23.980 km (14.9 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Central Alps Tunnel [65] | Japan (Nagano) | 23.288 km (14.5 mi) | 2027 | Chūō Shinkansen |
Bangda Tunnel | China ( Tibet) | 22.985 km (14.3 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Yuntunfu Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 22.923 km (14.2 mi) | 2023 | Chengdu–Lanzhou Railway |
Qinling Mabaishan Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 22.922 km (14.2 mi) | 2026 | Xi'an–Shiyan HSR |
Ganqing Tunnel | China ( Gansu, Qinghai) | 22.38 km (13.9 mi) | 2028 | Chengdu–Lanzhou Railway |
Qianhuang Tunnel | China ( Guangdong) | 22.218 km (13.8 mi) | 2026 | Guangzhou-Shenzhen Intercity Railway |
Xigu Tunnel | China ( Gansu) | 22.055 km (13.7 mi) | 2027 | Lanzhou-Hezuo Railway |
Xiaoxiangling Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 21.775 km (13.5 mi) | 2022 | Chengdu–Kunming Railway Double Track |
Haidong Nanshan Tunnel | China ( Qinghai) | 21.595 km (13.4 mi) | 2028 | Xining-Chengdu Railway |
Kangyu Tunnel | China ( Tibet) | 21.340 km (13.3 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Zhazong Tunnel | China ( Tibet) | 21.235 km (13.2 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Binghui Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 21.170 km (13.2 mi) | 2026 | Chongqing-Kunming High Speed Railway |
Thane Creek Tunnel [71] | India ( Mumbai) | 21.150 km (13.1 mi) [72] | 2028 [73] | Mumbai–Ahmedabad High Speed Railway |
Kangding No2 Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 20.793 km (12.9 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Honglashan Tunnel | China ( Tibet) | 20.220 km (12.6 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Yuelongmeng Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 20.042 km (12.5 mi) & 19.981 km (12.4 mi), 2 tubes | 2023 | Chengdu–Lanzhou Railway |
Anhua Tunnel | China ( Gansu) | 19.98 km (12.4 mi) | 2027 | Tianshui-Longnan Railway |
Alia Tunnel [74] | Italy ( Sicily) | 19.9 km (12.4 mi) [75] | 2030 [76] | Palermo-Catania Railway |
New Majishan Tunnel | China ( Gansu) | 19.818 km (12.3 mi) | 2027 | Tianshui-Longnan Railway |
Shin Hokuriku Tunnel | Japan ( Fukui) | 19.760 km (12.3 mi) | 2024 | Hokuriku Shinkansen |
Tanglangshan Tunnel | China ( Guangdong) | 19.19 km (11.92 mi) | 2025 | Shenzhen-Shanwei HSR |
Xiamen Bay Under-sea Tunnel | China ( Fujian) | 18.950 km (11.775 mi) | 2027 | Xiamen-Zhangzhou Intercity Railway |
Qingling Taixing Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 18.840 km (11.707 mi) | 2026 | Xi'an-Ankang HSR |
Gaoersishan Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 18.840 km (11.707 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Langlashan Tunnel | China ( Tibet) | 18.840 km (11.707 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Longgang Tunnel | China ( Guangdong) | 18.323 km (11.385 mi) | 2025 | Shenzhen-Shanwei HSR |
Geinieshan Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 18.175 km (11.293 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Yingjinshan No1 Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 18.141 km (11.272 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Xiling Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 18.090 km (11.2 mi) | 2026 | Xi'an–Shiyan HSR |
Shiribeshi Tunnel | Japan ( Hokkaido) | 17.975 km (11.2 mi) | 2031 | Hokkaido Shinkansen |
Changdu Tunnel | China ( Tibet) | 17.801 km (11.061 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Xiangshan Tunnel | China ( Ningxia) | 17.765 km (11.0 mi) | 2022 | Yinchuan–Lanzhou high-speed railway |
Moxi Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 17.763 km (11.037 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Yijun Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 17.509 km (10.9 mi) | 2025 | Xi'an-Yan'an HSR |
YicheTunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 17.485 km (10.9 mi) | 2026 | Chongqing-Kunming High Speed Railway |
Kangding Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 17.300 km (10.750 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Pazhou Tunnel | China ( Guangdong) | 17.204 km (10.7 mi) | 2023 | Guangzhou-Dongguan-Shenzhen Intercity Railway Pazhou Branch |
Fehmarn Belt tunnel | Germany/ Denmark ( Fehmarn Belt) | 17.143 km (10.6 mi) | 2029 | Copenhagen–Hamburg |
New Wushaoling Tunnel | China ( Gansu) | 17.125 km (10.6 mi) | 2023 | Lanzhou-Zhangye High Speed Railway |
Jiuwandashan #1 Tunnel | China ( Guizhou) | 17.12 km (10.6 mi) [77] | 2023 | Guiyang–Nanning high-speed railway |
Tateiwa Tunnel | Japan ( Hokkaido) | 16.980 km (10.6 mi) | 2031 | Hokkaido Shinkansen |
Xingdongshan Tunnel | China ( Hubei) | 16.883 km (10.5 mi) | 2025 | Yichang–Xingshan HSR |
Baoyun Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 16.830 km (10.5 mi) | 2026 | Chongqing-Kunming High Speed Railway |
Qujin Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 16.460 km (10.2 mi) | 2026 | Chongqing-Kunming High Speed Railway |
Liutongzhai Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 16.312 km (10.1 mi) | 2023 | Chengdu–Lanzhou Railway |
Fuxian Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 16.293 km (10.1 mi) | 2025 | Xi'an-Yan'an HSR |
Zhaotong Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 16.26 km (10.1 mi) | 2026 | Chongqing-Kunming High Speed Railway |
Jintang Tunnel | China ( Zhejiang) | 16.180 km (10.1 mi) | 2026 | Zhoushan-Ningbo Railway |
Baoshan Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 16.097 km (10.0 mi) | 2022 | Dali-Ruili Railway |
Dongdashan Tunnel | China ( Tibet) | 16.045 km (9.970 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Chiltern tunnel [78] | United Kingdom | 16.04 km (9.97 mi) | 2029 [79] | High Speed 2 |
New Yan'an Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 16 km (9.9 mi) | 2025 | Xi'an-Yan'an HSR |
New Santomarco Tunnel [80] | Italy ( Calabria) | 15.8 km (9.8 mi) | 2026 | Paola - Cosenza railway |
Uchiura Tunnel | Japan ( Hokkaido) | 15.560 km (9.7 mi) | 2031 | Hokkaido Shinkansen |
Ludian Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 15.504 km (9.6 mi) | 2026 | Chongqing-Kunming High Speed Railway |
Jiuwandashan #4 Tunnel | China ( Guangxi) | 15.485 km (9.6 mi) [81] | 2023 | Guiyang–Nanning high-speed railway |
Ludian Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 15.464 km (9.6 mi) | 2026 | Chongqing-Kunming High Speed Railway |
Scaleres Tunnel [82] | Italy ( Trentino-Alto Adige) | 15.4 km (9.56 mi) | 2027 | Brenner railway |
Ina Mountains Tunnel [65] | Japan (Nagano) | 15.300 km (9.5 mi) | 2027 | Chūō Shinkansen |
Devprayag Rail Tunnel [83] | India ( Uttarakhand) | 15.270 km (9.5 mi) | 2025 | Rishikesh–Karnaprayag Railway |
Changlong Tunnel | China ( Guangdong) | 15.259 km (9.5 mi) | 2022 | Foshan-Dongguan Intercity Railway |
Fengshuling Tunnel | China ( Zhejiang) | 15.185 km (9.436 mi) | 2026 | Quzhou-Lishui Railway |
Du'an Tunnel | China ( Guangxi) | 15.152 km (9.4 mi) | 2023 | Guiyang–Nanning high-speed railway |
Guifengshan Tunnel | China ( Guangdong) | 15.147 km (9.4 mi) | 2026 | Zhuhai-Zhaoqing HSR |
Qunke Tunnel | China ( Gansu) | 14.955 km (9.3 mi) | 2028 | Chengdu–Lanzhou Railway |
Duomuge Tunnel | China ( Tibet) | 14.884 km (9.248 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Tianzhushan No1 Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 14.792 km (9.2 mi) | 2026 | Xi'an–Shiyan HSR |
Hengshan Tunnel | China ( Shanxi) | 14.76 km (9.2 mi) [84] | 2025 | Jining–Datong–Yuanping HSR |
Yulong Snow Mountain Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 14.745 km (9.2 mi) | 2023 | Lijiang-Shangri-La Railway |
Erlangshan Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 14.732 km (9.154 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Qianshiyan Tunnel | China ( Zhejiang) | 14.684 km (9.1 mi) | 2023 | Ningbo-Jinhua Railway |
Kaole Tunnel | China ( Gansu) | 14.659 km (9.1 mi) | 2027 | Lanzhou-Hezuo Railway |
Hiyoshi Tunnel [65] | Japan ( Gifu) | 14.532 km (9.0 mi) | 2027 | Chūō Shinkansen |
Linjiashan Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 14.530 km (9.0 mi) | 2026 | Xi'an-Ankang HSR |
Xierluo Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 14.240 km (8.8 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Nanjing South Station Tunnel | China ( Jiangsu) | 14.142 km (8.8 mi) | 2026 | Nanjing-Wuhu Railway |
Yuezhishan Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 14.085 km (8.8 mi) [85] | 2022 | Chengdu–Kunming Railway Double Track |
Shiziyuan Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 14.069 km (8.7 mi) [86] | 2023 | Chengdu–Lanzhou Railway |
Lulang Tunnel | China ( Tibet) | 14.033 km (8.720 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Patalpani Rail Tunnel | India ( Madhya Pradesh) | 14.000 km (8.7 mi)[ citation needed] | 2025 | Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow) - Omkareshwar Road |
Niyu Tunnel | China ( Tibet) | 13.895 km (8.634 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Changgangling Tunnel | China ( Hubei) | 13.751 km (8.5 mi) | 2025 | Yichang–Xingshan HSR |
Daiyunshan 1# Tunnel | China ( Fujian) | 13.720 km (8.5 mi) [87] | 2022 | Xingguo–Quanzhou railway |
Zhujiangkou Tunnel | China ( Guangdong) | 13.690 km (8.5 mi) [88] | 2025 | Shenzhen–Zhanjiang high-speed railway |
Taikang Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 13.600 km (8.5 mi) | 2025 | Xi'an-Yan'an HSR |
Laobishan Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 13.579 km (8.4 mi) [89] | 2022 | Chengdu–Kunming Railway Double Track |
Northolt Tunnel [90] | United Kingdom | 13.5 km (8.4 mi) | 2029 [91] | High Speed 2 |
Baimashan Tunnel | China ( Chongqing) | 13.407 km (8.3 mi) | 2025 | Chongqing-Changsha High Speed Railway |
Trinacria Tunnel [92] | Italy ( Sicily) | 13.4 km (8.3 mi) | 2030 | Palermo-Catania Railway |
Pamuling Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 13.340 km (8.3 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Baiyunshan Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 13.340 km (8.3 mi) | 2023 | Chengdu-Zigong High-Speed Railway |
Tuole Tunnel | China ( Guizhou) | 13.317 km (8.3 mi) | 2025 | Panzhou-Xingyi HSR |
Changlinggang Tunnel | China ( Chongqing) | 13.295 km (8.3 mi) | 2026 | Chongqing-Wanzhou HSR |
Qinling Jiutianshan Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 13.293 km (8.3 mi) | 2026 | Chongqing-Xi'an HSR |
Huajiashang Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 13.153 km (8.2 mi) | 2026 | Chongqing-Xi'an HSR |
Yuanling Tunnel | China ( Hubei) | 13.110 km (8.1 mi) | 2026 | Xi'an–Shiyan HSR |
Angsiduo Tunnel | China ( Qinghai) | 13.105 km (8.1 mi) | 2028 | Xining-Chengdu Railway |
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This page presents a list of the longest railway tunnels of the world, excluding subway tunnel sections.
Name | Location | Length in km (mi) | Year completed | Line |
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Gotthard Base Tunnel | Switzerland ( Alps) | 57.104 km (35.5 mi) & 57.017 km (35.4 mi), 2 tubes | 2016 | new Gotthard railway |
Seikan Tunnel | Japan ( Tsugaru Strait) | 53.85 km (33.5 mi) | 1988 | Kaikyo Line ( Hokkaidō Shinkansen) |
Channel Tunnel | France/ United Kingdom ( English Channel) | 50.45 km (31.3 mi), 3 tubes | 1994 | Le Shuttle, High Speed 1 (UK) / LGV Nord (France) |
Yulhyeon Tunnel | South Korea ( Gyeonggi) | 50.3 km (31.3 mi) [1] | 2016 | Suseo High Speed Railway |
Songshan Lake Tunnel [2] | China ( Dongguan) | 38.813 km (24.1 mi), 2 tubes | 2016 | Dongguan–Huizhou Intercity Railway |
Shenzhen Hong Kong Tunnel [3] | China ( Shenzhen)/ Hong Kong | 35.655 km (22.155 mi), 2 tubes | 2018 | Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Link |
Lötschberg Base Tunnel | Switzerland ( Bernese Alps) | 34.576 km (21.485 mi) & 27.2 km (16.9 mi), 2 tubes | 2007 |
Lötschbergbahn Brig - Thun (- Bern - Basel) |
New Guanjiao Tunnel | China ( Qinghai) | 32.645 km (20.285 mi), 2 tubes | 2014 | Qinghai–Tibet Railway |
Guadarrama Tunnel [4] | Spain ( Sierra de Guadarrama) | 28.418 km (17.658 mi) & 28.407 km (17.651 mi), 2 tubes | 2007 |
Madrid–Asturias High-Speed Rail ( Madrid – Valladolid) |
West Qinling Tunnel | China ( Gansu) | 28.236 km (17.545 mi), 2 tubes | 2016 | Chongqing–Lanzhou railway |
Taihang Tunnel [5] | China ( Shanxi) | 27.848 km (17.304 mi) & 27.839 km (17.298 mi), 2 tubes | 2007 | Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan High-Speed Railway |
Hakkōda Tunnel | Japan ( Hakkōda Mountains) | 26.445 km (16.432 mi) | 2010 | Tōhoku Shinkansen |
Iwate-Ichinohe Tunnel | Japan ( Ōu Mountains) | 25.81 km (16.0 mi) | 2002 | Tōhoku Shinkansen |
Musil Tunnel | South Korea ( Kangwon) | 25.080 km (15.584 mi) [6] | 2021 [7] | Jungang Line |
Pajares Base Tunnel | Spain ( Cantabrian Mountains) | 24.6 km (15.3 mi), 2 tubes | 2023 |
Madrid–Asturias High-Speed Railway ( León – Gijón) |
Lainzer/Wienerwaldtunnel | Austria ( Vienna) | 23.844 km (14.816 mi), partially 2 tubes | 2012 | Westbahn |
South Lüliangshan Tunnel [8] | China ( Shanxi) | 23.47 km (14.6 mi) & 23.44 km (14.6 mi), 2 tubes | 2014 [9] | Watang–Rizhao railway |
Xiaoshan Tunnel [10] | China ( Henan) | 22.771 km (14.149 mi) & 22.751 km (14.137 mi), 2 tubes | 2019 | Haoji Railway |
Wanhua-Banciao Project in Taipei–Keelung Metropolitan Area | Taipei, Taiwan | 22.672 km TRA (14.09 mi) & 21.508 km THSR (13.4 mi) | 2008 | Taiwan High Speed Rail |
Middle Tianshan Tunnel [3] | China ( Xinjiang) | 22.467 km (13.960 mi) & 22.449 km (13.949 mi), 2 tubes | 2014 [11] | Turpan- Kuqa County Railway |
Iiyama Tunnel [12] | Japan ( Iiyama) | 22.251 km (13.826 mi) | 2015 | Hokuriku Shinkansen |
Daishimizu Tunnel | Japan ( Mount Tanigawa) | 22.2 km (13.8 mi) | 1982 | Jōetsu Shinkansen |
Qingyunshan Tunnel [3] [13] [14] | China ( Fujian) | 22.175 km (13.779 mi) & 21.843 km (13.573 mi), 2 tubes | 2013 | Xiangtang–Putian railway |
Daegwallyeong Tunnel | South Korea ( Kangwon) | 21.755 km (13.518 mi) | 2017 | Gyeonggang line |
Yanshan Tunnel | China ( Hebei) | 21.154 km (13.144 mi) | 2014 [15] | Zhangjiakou–Tangshan railway |
Lüliangshan Tunnel | China ( Shanxi) | 20.785 km (12.915 mi) & 20.734 km (12.884 mi), 2 tubes | 2011 | Taiyuan-Zhongwei-Yinchuan railway |
Geumjeong Tunnel [16] | South Korea ( Busan) | 20.3 km (12.6 mi) | 2010 | Gyeongbu High Speed Railway |
Dangjinshan Tunnel [17] | China ( Gansu) | 20.1 km (12.5 mi) | 2019 | Golmud–Dunhuang railway |
Wushaoling Tunnel | China ( Gansu) | 20.06 km (12.5 mi) & 20.05 km (12.5 mi), 2 tubes | 2006 | Lanzhou - Ürümqi railway |
Simplon Tunnel | Italy/ Switzerland ( Lepontine Alps) | 19.8 km (12.3 mi) | 1906/1922 | Genève/Basel - Brig - Novara/ Milano |
Blix Tunnel | Norway ( Oslo) | 19.5 km (12.1 mi) | 2023 [18] | Follo Line |
Qamchiq Tunnel [19] | Uzbekistan ( Qurama Mountains) | 19.2 km (11.9 mi) | 2016 | Angren-Pap Railway |
Vereina Tunnel | Switzerland ( Silvretta) | 19.1 km (11.9 mi) | 1999 | ( Chur-) Klosters - Saglians |
Muzhailing Tunnel [20] | China ( Gansu) | 19.068 km (11.848 mi) & 19.05 km (11.8 mi), 2 tubes | 2017 | Chongqing–Lanzhou railway |
Xiaosanxia Tunnel [17] | China ( Chongqing) | 18.954 km (11.777 mi) | 2022 | Zhengzhou-Wanzhou HSR |
Xinhua Tunnel [17] | China ( Hubei) | 18.77 km (11.7 mi) | 2022 | Zhengzhou-Wanzhou HSR |
Shin Kanmon | Japan ( Kanmon Straits) | 18.7 km (11.6 mi) | 1975 | Sanyō Shinkansen |
Vaglia | Italy ( Tuscan-Emilian Apennines) | 18.7 km (11.6 mi) | 2009 | Bologna–Florence high-speed railway |
RER A Central Tunnel | France ( Ile de France) | 18.5 km (11.5 mi) | 1977 | RER A |
Apennine Base Tunnel | Italy ( Apennine Mountains) | 18.5 km (11.5 mi) | 1934 | Bologna - Florence |
Qinling Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 18.46 km (11.5 mi) & 18.456 km (11.468 mi), 2 tubes | 2002/2005 | Xi'an–Ankang railway |
Zhongtiaoshan Tunnel [17] | China ( Shaanxi) | 18.41 km (11.4 mi) & 18.405 km (11.436 mi), 2 tubes | 2019 | Haoji Railway |
Dongming Tunnel [21] | China ( Zhejiang) | 18.226 km (11.325 mi) | 2022 | Hangzhou–Shaoxing–Taizhou intercity railway |
Shilin Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 18.208 km (11.314 mi) | 2016 | Nanning–Kunming High-Speed Railway |
South Taihangshan Tunnel | China ( Shanxi) | 18.125 km (11.262 mi) & 18.108 km (11.252 mi), 2 tubes [22] | 2014 | Shanxi–Henan–Shandong railway |
Xi'anling Tunnel [17] | China ( Henan) | 18.069 km (11.228 mi) & 18.063 km (11.224 mi), 2 tubes | 2019 | Haoji Railway |
Yinpanshan Tunnel [23] | China ( Yunnan- Sichuan) | 17.934 km (11.144 mi) & 17.891 km (11.117 mi), 2 tubes | 2020 | Chengdu–Kunming Railway Double Track |
Xuefengshan Tunnel [24] | China ( Fujian) | 17.842 km (11.087 mi) & 17.826 km (11.077 mi), 2 tubes | 2013 | Xiangtang–Putian railway |
Xiuling Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 17.623 km (10.950 mi) | 2022 | Dali-Ruili railway |
Gaoganshan Tunnel [25] | China ( Fujian) | 17.612 km (10.944 mi) & 17.594 km (10.932 mi), 2 tubes | 2013 | Xiangtang–Putian railway |
Jiufengshan #2 Tunnel | China ( Fujian) | 17.596 km (10.934 mi) | 2020 | Quzhou–Ningde railway |
Anding Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 17.476 km (10.859 mi) | 2021 | Yuxi–Mohan railway |
Wanhe Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 17.441 km (10.837 mi) | 2021 | Yuxi–Mohan railway |
Dagala Tunnel | China ( Xizang) | 17.324 km (10.765 mi) | 2021 | Lhasa–Nyingchi railway |
Yongshouliang Tunnel [26] [27] | China ( Shaanxi) | 17.161 km (10.663 mi) & 17.155 km (10.660 mi), 2 tubes | 2013 | Xi'an–Pingliang railway |
Huangyan Tunnel | China ( Hunan) | 17.03 km (10.6 mi) | 2018 [28] | Huaihua–Shaoyang–Hengyang railway |
Liupanshan Tunnel [29] | China ( Gansu) | 16.725 km (10.392 mi) [a] | 2015 | Tianshui–Pingliang Railway |
Jiufengshan #1 Tunnel | China ( Fujian) | 16.646 km (10.343 mi) | 2019 | Quzhou–Ningde railway |
Hadapu Tunnel | China ( Gansu) | 16.6 km (10.3 mi) & 16.59 km (10.3 mi), 2 tubes | 2016 | Chongqing–Lanzhou Railway |
Wushan Tunnel | China ( Chongqing) | 16.571 km (10.297 mi) | 2022 | Zhengzhou-Wanzhou HSR |
Sangzhuling Tunnel | China ( Xizang) | 16.449 km (10.221 mi) | 2021 | Lhasa–Nyingchi railway |
Rokkô Tunnel | Japan ( Mount Rokkō) | 16.3 km (10.1 mi) | 1972 | Sanyō Shinkansen |
Solan Tunnel | South Korea ( Taebaek) | 16.2 km (10.1 mi) | 2012 | Yeongdong Line |
Taiyueshan Tunnel [30] | China ( Shanxi) | 16.194 km (10.062 mi) | 2014 | Shanxi Central-South railway |
Münsterer Tunnel | Austria | 15.99 km (9.9 mi) | 2012 | Neue Unterinntalbahn |
Tianhuashan Tunnel [31] | China ( Shaanxi) | 15.989 km (9.935 mi) | 2017 | Xi'an–Chengdu High-Speed Railway |
Dabanshan Tunnel [32] | China ( Qinghai) | 15.918 km (9.891 mi) | 2014 | Lanzhou–Ürümqi High-Speed Railway |
Xiangshan Tunnel | China ( Fujian) | 15.917 km (9.890 mi) & 15.898 km (9.879 mi), 2 tubes | 2012 | Longyan–Xiamen Railway |
Erqingshan Tunnel [33] | China ( Shanxi) | 15.851 km (9.849 mi) | 2014 | Taiyuan- Xingxian Railway |
Xinhua Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 15.845 km (9.846 mi) | 2021 | Yuxi–Mohan Railway |
Terfener Tunnel | Austria | 15.84 km (9.8 mi) | 2012 | Neue Unterinntalbahn |
Heishan Tunnel [34] | China ( Gansu) | 15.764 km (9.795 mi), 2 tubes | 2017 | Chongqing–Lanzhou Railway |
Guanshan Tunnel [35] | China ( Gansu) | 15.634 km (9.715 mi) | 2015 | Tianshui–Pingliang Railway |
Daiyunshan Tunnel [3] | China ( Fujian) | 15.623 km (9.708 mi) & 15.605 km (9.696 mi), 2 tubes | 2013 | Xiangtang–Putian Railway |
Jiyi Tunnel [17] | China ( Shaanxi) | 15.417 km (9.580 mi) | 2019 | Haoji Railway |
Furka Base | Switzerland ( Urner Alps) | 15.4 km (9.6 mi) | 1982 | Andermatt - Brig |
Ceneri Base Tunnel | Switzerland ( Lugano) | 15.4 km (9.6 mi) | 2020 [36] | new Gotthard Railway |
Haruna | Japan ( Gunma Prefecture) | 15.4 km (9.6 mi) | 1982 | Jōetsu Shinkansen |
Jiulingshan Tunnel [17] | China ( Jiangxi) | 15.371 km (9.551 mi) | 2019 | Haoji Railway |
Firenzuola | Italy ( Tuscan-Emilian Apennines) | 15.3 km (9.5 mi) | 2009 | Bologna–Florence high-speed railway |
Severomuyskiy | Russia ( Severomuysky Range) | 15.3 km (9.5 mi) | 2001 | Baikal Amur Mainline |
Ganzhuang Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 15.245 km (9.473 mi) | 2021 | Yuxi–Mohan Railway |
Gorigamine Tunnel | Japan ( Akaishi Mountains) | 15.175 km (9.4 mi) | 1997 | Hokuriku Shinkansen |
Liulangshan Tunnel [17] | China ( Shanxi) | 15.175 km (9.429 mi) | 2017 | Zhungeer- Shuozhou Railway |
Laoanshan Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 15.161 km (9.421 mi) | 2017 | Xi'an–Chengdu High-Speed Railway |
Xiangluping Tunnel | China ( Hubei) | 15.154 km (9.416 mi) | 2022 | Zhengzhou-Wanzhou HSR |
Chicheng Tunnel | China ( Hebei) | 15.047 km (9.350 mi) | 2015 | Zhangjiakou–Tangshan railway |
Monte Santomarco | Italy ( Sila Mountains) | 15 km (9.3 mi) | 1987 | Paola - Cosenza |
Gotthard Rail Tunnel | Switzerland ( Lepontine Alps) | 15 km (9.3 mi) | 1882 |
Gotthardbahn Luzern/ Zürich - Lugano - Milano |
Zhujiashan Tunnel | China ( Gansu) | 14.949 km (9.289 mi) | 2017 | Baoji–Lanzhou High Speed Railway |
Maotianshan Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 14.915 km (9.268 mi) | 2011 | Baotou- Xi'an Railway |
Nakayama | Japan ( Nakayama Pass) | 14.9 km (9.3 mi) | 1982 | Jōetsu Shinkansen |
Daqinling Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 14.846 km (9.225 mi) | 2017 | Xi'an–Chengdu High-Speed Railway |
Xinping Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 14.835 km (9.218 mi) | 2021 | Yuxi–Mohan Railway |
Bibanpo Tunnel | China ( Yunnan & Guizhou) | 14.756 km (9.169 mi) | 2016 | Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway |
Bijiashan Tunnel | China ( Gansu) | 14.751 km (9.166 mi) | 2017 | Baoji–Lanzhou High Speed Railway |
El Sargento #4 | Peru | 14.724 km (9.149 mi) [37] | 1975 | Tacna- Moquegua |
Mount Macdonald Tunnel | Canada ( Rogers Pass) | 14.7 km (9.1 mi) | 1989 | Calgary - Revelstoke |
Yanshan Tunnel [3] [38] | China ( Guizhou) | 14.695 km (9.131 mi) | 2014 | Guiyang–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway |
Dapoling Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 14.665 km (9.112 mi) | 2022 | Dali-Ruili Railway |
Wuyishan Tunnel [39] | China ( Fujian & Jiangxi) | 14.659 km (9.109 mi) | 2013 | Xiangtang–Putian Railway |
North Wuyishan Tunnel | China ( Fujian & Jiangxi) | 14.646 km (9.101 mi) | 2015 | Hefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway |
Misaka Sasago Tunnel | Japan ( Yamanashi) | 14.613 km (9.080 mi) | 1996 | Chuo Shinkansen (Yamanashi Test Track) |
Lötschberg | Switzerland ( Bernese Alps) | 14.6 km (9.1 mi) | 1913 |
Lötschbergbahn Brig - Thun (- Bern - Basel) |
Romeriksporten | Norway ( Østmarka) | 14.6 km (9.1 mi) | 1999 | Gardermobanen |
Sandu Tunnel [3] | China ( Guizhou) | 14.598 km (9.071 mi) | 2014 | Guiyang–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway |
Changleshan Tunnel | China ( Zhejiang) | 14.597 km (9.070 mi) | 2020 | Quzhou–Ningde railway |
Hongshiyan Tunnel [40] | China ( Yunnan) | 14.58 km (9.06 mi) | 2015 | Nanning–Kunming High-Speed Railway |
Bokang Tunnel [17] | China ( Hubei) | 14.574 km (9.056 mi) [41] | 2022 | Zhengzhou-Wanzhou HSR |
Fajiushan Tunnel [42] | China ( Shanxi) | 14.573 km (9.055 mi) | 2014 | Shanxi Central-South Railway |
Duoji Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 14.539 km (9.034 mi) | 2021 | Yuxi–Mohan Railway |
Dazhongshan Tunnel [17] | China ( Henan) | 14.533 km (9.030 mi) | 2019 | Haoji Railway |
Tianchiping Tunnel | China ( Gansu) | 14.528 km (9.027 mi) | 2016 | Chongqing–Lanzhou Railway |
Taiping Tunnel [17] | China ( Guangdong) | 14.49 km (9.00 mi) | 2019 | Guangzhou–Shenzhen intercity railway |
Dazhushan Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 14.484 km (9.000 mi) | 2022 | Dali-Ruili Railway |
Fengshun Tunnel [17] | China ( Guangdong) | 14.407 km (8.952 mi) | 2019 | Meizhou–Chaoshan railway |
Dechang Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 14.365 km (8.926 mi) | 2021 | Chengdu–Kunming Railway Double Track |
Dayaoshan Tunnel | China ( Guangdong) | 14.295 km (8.883 mi) | 1987 | Beijing - Guangzhou Railway |
Binxian Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 14.251 km (8.855 mi) | 2020 | Yinchuan–Xi'an high-speed railway |
Baekwoon Tunnel[ citation needed] | South Korea ( Kangwon) | 14.239 km (8.8 mi) | 2021 | Jungang line |
Dajianshan Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 14.197 km (8.822 mi) [43] | 2021 | Yuxi–Mohan Railway |
Deli Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 14.167 km (8.803 mi) | 2017 | Xi'an–Chengdu High-Speed Railway |
Aobaoliang Tunnel | China ( Inner Mongolia) | 14.123 km (8.776 mi) | 2017 | Hohhot-Zhungeer-Erdos Railway |
Jinguashan Tunnel [44] | China ( Fujian) | 14.097 km (8.759 mi) | 2013 | Xiangtang–Putian Railway |
Liulang Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 14.09 km (8.76 mi) | 2016 | Nanning–Kunming High-Speed Railway |
Yanmengguan Tunnel [45] | China ( Shanxi) | 14.085 km (8.752 mi) | 2014 [46] | Datong–Xi'an HSR |
Linbaoshan Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 14.076 km (8.746 mi) [47] | 2020 | Dali-Lincang Railway |
Tianpingshan Tunnel [48] [49] | China ( Guangxi) | 14.012 km (8.707 mi) | 2014 | Guiyang–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway |
Tianping Tunnel | China ( Guizhou) | 13.978 km (8.686 mi) | 2018 | Chongqing–Guizhou High-Speed Railway |
Maijishan Tunnel | China ( Gansu) | 13.947 km (8.666 mi) | 2017 | Baoji–Lanzhou High Speed Railway |
Qingyang Tunnel [17] | China ( Gansu) | 13.937 km (8.660 mi) [50] | 2020 | Yinchuan–Xi'an high-speed railway |
Tongmashan Tunnel | China ( Guizhou) | 13.929 km (8.655 mi) | 2014 | Guiyang–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway |
Wan'an Tunnel [17] | China ( Jiangxi) | 13.927 km (8.654 mi) | 2019 | Nanchang–Ganzhou High-Speed Railway |
Hokuriku | Japan ( Mount Kinome) | 13.9 km (8.6 mi) | 1962 | Hokuriku Main Line |
Anming Tunnel | China ( Zhejiang) | 13.856 km (8.610 mi) | 2020 | Quzhou–Ningde railway |
Yesanguan Tunnel | China ( Hubei) | 13.838 km (8.599 mi) & 13.7961 km (8.5725 mi), 2 tubes | 2009 | Yichang–Wanzhou railway |
Pupeng #1 Tunnel | China ( Gansu) | 13.795 km (8.572 mi) | 2018 | Guangtong–Dali Railway |
Meihuashan Tunnel | China ( Fujian) | 13.778 km (8.561 mi) | 2015 [51] | Ganzhou–Longyan Railway |
Baofengshan Tunnel | China ( Guangxi) | 13.708 km (13,708 m) | 2014 | Guiyang–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway |
Funing Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 13.625 km (8.466 mi) | 2016 | Nanning–Kunming High-Speed Railway |
Humaling Tunnel | China ( Gansu) | 13.611 km (8.457 mi) | 2017 | Chongqing–Lanzhou Railway |
North Tianshan Tunnel | China ( Xinjiang) | 13.61 km (8.5 mi) | 2009 | Jinghe-Yining-Khorgos Railway |
Marmaray | Turkey ( Istanbul) | 13.6 km (8.5 mi) | 2013 | Marmaray |
Gongduding Tunnel | China ( Xizang) | 13.59 km (8.44 mi) [52] | 2021 | Lhasa–Nyingchi railway |
Mengyang Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 13.539 km (8.413 mi) | 2021 | Yuxi–Mohan Railway |
Wanggangshan Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 13.508 km (8.393 mi) [53] | 2021 | Yuxi–Mohan Railway |
Fréjus | Italy/ France ( Mont Cenis) | 13.5 km (8.4 mi) | 1871 | Lyon - Turin |
Shin-Shimizu Tunnel | Japan ( Mount Tanigawa) | 13.5 km (8.4 mi) | 1967 | Jōetsu Line |
Hex River | South Africa ( Hex River Pass) | 13.5 km (8.4 mi) | 1989 | Pretoria - Cape Town |
Savio Rail Tunnel | Finland ( Uusimaa) | 13.5 km (8.4 mi) | 2008 | Kerava - Vuosaari |
Wanshoushan Tunnel [54] [55] | China ( Chongqing) | 13.468 km (8.369 mi) | 2013 | Chongqing–Lichuan railway |
Xiao'an Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 13.430 km (8.345 mi) | 2017 | Xi'an–Chengdu High-Speed Railway |
Jueshan Tunnel | China ( Shanxi) | 13.421 km (8.339 mi) | 2020 | Taiyuan-Jiaozuo Intercity Railway |
Fengjie Tunnel | China ( Chongqing) | 13.42 km (8.3 mi) | 2022 | Zhengzhou-Wanzhou HSR |
Jiaozishan Tunnel [17] | China ( Yunnan) | 13.406 km (8.330 mi) | 2019 | Chengdu–Kunming Railway Double Track |
Daliangshan Tunnel [17] | China ( Shanxi & Hebei) | 13.395 km (8.323 mi) | 2019 | Datong-Zhangjiakou High-Speed Railway |
Shanyang Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 13.39 km (8.3 mi) | 2022 | Dali-Ruili Railway |
Tuoan Tunnel [17] | China ( Yunnan) | 13.371 km (8.308 mi) | 2019 | Chengdu–Kunming Railway Double Track |
Baoanyin #1 Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 13.326 km (8.280 mi) [56] | 2020 | Chengdu–Kunming Railway Double Track |
Wonhyo Tunnel | South Korea ( Ulsan) | 13.3 km (8.3 mi) | 2010 | Gyeongbu High Speed Railway |
Changhongling Tunnel | China ( Chongqing) | 13.294 km (8.261 mi) | 2013 | Chongqing- Lichuan Railway |
Schlern Tunnel | Italy ( South Tyrol) | 13.287 km (8.3 mi) | 1993 | Brenner Railway |
Dabieshan Tunnel | China ( Hubei) | 13.256 km (8.237 mi) | 2008 | Hefei–Wuhan railway |
Badong Tunnel [17] | China ( Hubei) | 13.238 km (8.226 mi) [57] | 2022 | Zhengzhou-Wanzhou HSR |
Liaoxi Tunnel | China ( Liaoning) | 13.205 km (8.205 mi) | 2018 | Beijing–Shenyang High-Speed Railway |
Aerjin Tunnel | China ( Xinjiang) | 13.195 km (8.199 mi) | 2020 | Golmud-Korla Railway |
Xiuning Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 13.187 km (8.194 mi) | 2013 | Chengdu–Kunming Railway Double Track |
Gangwu Tunnel | China ( Guizhou) | 13.187 km (8.194 mi) | 2016 | Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway |
Songyang Tunnel | China ( Zhejiang) | 13.166 km (8.181 mi) | 2020 | Quzhou–Ningde railway |
Dongjiang Tunnel | China ( Guangdong) | 13.123 km (8.154 mi) | 2016 | Guanzhou-Huizhou Intercity Railway |
Furenshan Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 13.101 km (8.141 mi) | 2017 | Xi'an–Chengdu High-Speed Railway |
Caponero-Capoverde | Italy | 13.1 km (8.1 mi) | 2001 | Genova-Ventimiglia |
Xiapu Tunnel | China ( Fujian) | 13.099 km (8.139 mi) | 2009 | Wenzhou-Fuzhou Railway |
Bayu Tunnel | China ( Xizang) | 13.073 km (8.123 mi) [58] | 2021 | Lhasa–Nyingchi railway |
Mengla Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 13.018 km (8.089 mi) [59] | 2021 | Yuxi–Mohan Railway |
Aki | Japan | 13.0 km (8.1 mi) | 1975 | Sanyo Shinkansen |
Name | Location | Length | Expected completion | Line |
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Mont d'Ambin Base Tunnel [60] | France/Italy ( Cottian Alps) | 57.5 km (35.7 mi) | 2032 [61] | Lyon Turin Ferroviaire |
Brenner Base Tunnel | Austria/ Italy ( Stubai Alps) | 55 km (34.2 mi) | 2032 [62] | Brenner Railway |
Yigong Tunnel [63] [64] | China ( Tibet) | 42.362 km (26.3 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Shanghai Airport Tunnel | China ( Shanghai) | 40.188 km (25.0 mi) | 2025 | Shanghai Airports Connection Rail Line |
Sejila Mountain Tunnel [63] [64] | China ( Tibet) | 37.965 km (23.6 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Metropolitan Area Tunnel No. 1 [65] | Japan ( Tokyo) | 36.924 km (22.9 mi) | 2027 | Chūō Shinkansen |
Pearl River Tunnel [66] | China ( Guangdong) | 36.043 km (22.4 mi) | 2023 | Guangzhou–Foshan circular intercity railway |
Gaoligongshan Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 34.538 km (21.5 mi) | 2025 [67] | Dali-Ruili Railway |
Duomuge Tunnel [63] | China ( Tibet) | 34.348 km (21.3 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Chukyo Area Tunnel No.1 [65] | Japan ( Aichi) | 34.210 km (21.3 mi) | 2027 | Chūō Shinkansen |
Deda Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 33.350 km (20.7 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Haizishan Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 33.020 km (20.5 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Koralm Tunnel | Austria ( Koralpe) | 32.9 km (20.4 mi) | 2026 | Koralm Railway |
Oshima Tunnel | Japan ( Hokkaido) | 32.675 km (20.3 mi) | 2031 | Hokkaidō Shinkansen |
Layue Tunnel | China ( Tibet) | 31.675 km (19.7 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Mangkangshan Tunnel | China ( Tibet) | 30.675 km (19.1 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Zilashan Tunnel | China ( Tibet) | 30.010 km (18.6 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Boshulaling Tunnel | China ( Tibet) | 29.068 km (18.1 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Milashan Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 29.030 km (18.0 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Yelashan Tunnel | China ( Tibet) | 28.639 km (17.8 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Ping'an Tunnel [17] | China ( Sichuan) | 28.398 km (17.6 mi) | 2023 | Chengdu–Lanzhou Railway |
Pingshandong Tunnel | China ( Guangdong) | 27.762 km (17.3 mi) | 2025 | Shenzhen-Shanwei HSR |
Valico Tunnel | Italy ( Liguria, Piedmont) | 27.342 km (17.0 mi) | 2026 [68] | Tortona–Genoa high-speed railway |
Semmering Base Tunnel | Austria ( Raxalpe) | 27.3 km (17.0 mi) | 2030 [69] | Southern Railway |
Hirpinia Tunnel [70] | Italy ( Campania) | 27 km (16.78 mi) | 2027 | Naples–Foggia railway |
Baolingshan Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 26.547 km (16.5 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Sasson Tunnel | Japan ( Hokkaido) | 26.23 km (16.3 mi) | 2031 | Hokkaidō Shinkansen |
Gongjue Tunnel | China ( Tibet) | 26.175 km (16.3 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Minshan Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 25.047 km (15.6 mi) | 2023 | Chengdu–Lanzhou Railway |
Southern Alps Tunnel [65] | Japan ( Nagano) | 25.019 km (15.5 mi) | 2027 | Chūō Shinkansen |
Yiliang Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 24.832 km (15.4 mi) | 2026 | Chongqing-Kunming High Speed Railway |
Duoji Tunnel | China ( Tibet) | 24.188 km (15.0 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Kazilashan Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 23.980 km (14.9 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Central Alps Tunnel [65] | Japan (Nagano) | 23.288 km (14.5 mi) | 2027 | Chūō Shinkansen |
Bangda Tunnel | China ( Tibet) | 22.985 km (14.3 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Yuntunfu Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 22.923 km (14.2 mi) | 2023 | Chengdu–Lanzhou Railway |
Qinling Mabaishan Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 22.922 km (14.2 mi) | 2026 | Xi'an–Shiyan HSR |
Ganqing Tunnel | China ( Gansu, Qinghai) | 22.38 km (13.9 mi) | 2028 | Chengdu–Lanzhou Railway |
Qianhuang Tunnel | China ( Guangdong) | 22.218 km (13.8 mi) | 2026 | Guangzhou-Shenzhen Intercity Railway |
Xigu Tunnel | China ( Gansu) | 22.055 km (13.7 mi) | 2027 | Lanzhou-Hezuo Railway |
Xiaoxiangling Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 21.775 km (13.5 mi) | 2022 | Chengdu–Kunming Railway Double Track |
Haidong Nanshan Tunnel | China ( Qinghai) | 21.595 km (13.4 mi) | 2028 | Xining-Chengdu Railway |
Kangyu Tunnel | China ( Tibet) | 21.340 km (13.3 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Zhazong Tunnel | China ( Tibet) | 21.235 km (13.2 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Binghui Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 21.170 km (13.2 mi) | 2026 | Chongqing-Kunming High Speed Railway |
Thane Creek Tunnel [71] | India ( Mumbai) | 21.150 km (13.1 mi) [72] | 2028 [73] | Mumbai–Ahmedabad High Speed Railway |
Kangding No2 Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 20.793 km (12.9 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Honglashan Tunnel | China ( Tibet) | 20.220 km (12.6 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Yuelongmeng Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 20.042 km (12.5 mi) & 19.981 km (12.4 mi), 2 tubes | 2023 | Chengdu–Lanzhou Railway |
Anhua Tunnel | China ( Gansu) | 19.98 km (12.4 mi) | 2027 | Tianshui-Longnan Railway |
Alia Tunnel [74] | Italy ( Sicily) | 19.9 km (12.4 mi) [75] | 2030 [76] | Palermo-Catania Railway |
New Majishan Tunnel | China ( Gansu) | 19.818 km (12.3 mi) | 2027 | Tianshui-Longnan Railway |
Shin Hokuriku Tunnel | Japan ( Fukui) | 19.760 km (12.3 mi) | 2024 | Hokuriku Shinkansen |
Tanglangshan Tunnel | China ( Guangdong) | 19.19 km (11.92 mi) | 2025 | Shenzhen-Shanwei HSR |
Xiamen Bay Under-sea Tunnel | China ( Fujian) | 18.950 km (11.775 mi) | 2027 | Xiamen-Zhangzhou Intercity Railway |
Qingling Taixing Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 18.840 km (11.707 mi) | 2026 | Xi'an-Ankang HSR |
Gaoersishan Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 18.840 km (11.707 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Langlashan Tunnel | China ( Tibet) | 18.840 km (11.707 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Longgang Tunnel | China ( Guangdong) | 18.323 km (11.385 mi) | 2025 | Shenzhen-Shanwei HSR |
Geinieshan Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 18.175 km (11.293 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Yingjinshan No1 Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 18.141 km (11.272 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Xiling Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 18.090 km (11.2 mi) | 2026 | Xi'an–Shiyan HSR |
Shiribeshi Tunnel | Japan ( Hokkaido) | 17.975 km (11.2 mi) | 2031 | Hokkaido Shinkansen |
Changdu Tunnel | China ( Tibet) | 17.801 km (11.061 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Xiangshan Tunnel | China ( Ningxia) | 17.765 km (11.0 mi) | 2022 | Yinchuan–Lanzhou high-speed railway |
Moxi Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 17.763 km (11.037 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Yijun Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 17.509 km (10.9 mi) | 2025 | Xi'an-Yan'an HSR |
YicheTunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 17.485 km (10.9 mi) | 2026 | Chongqing-Kunming High Speed Railway |
Kangding Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 17.300 km (10.750 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Pazhou Tunnel | China ( Guangdong) | 17.204 km (10.7 mi) | 2023 | Guangzhou-Dongguan-Shenzhen Intercity Railway Pazhou Branch |
Fehmarn Belt tunnel | Germany/ Denmark ( Fehmarn Belt) | 17.143 km (10.6 mi) | 2029 | Copenhagen–Hamburg |
New Wushaoling Tunnel | China ( Gansu) | 17.125 km (10.6 mi) | 2023 | Lanzhou-Zhangye High Speed Railway |
Jiuwandashan #1 Tunnel | China ( Guizhou) | 17.12 km (10.6 mi) [77] | 2023 | Guiyang–Nanning high-speed railway |
Tateiwa Tunnel | Japan ( Hokkaido) | 16.980 km (10.6 mi) | 2031 | Hokkaido Shinkansen |
Xingdongshan Tunnel | China ( Hubei) | 16.883 km (10.5 mi) | 2025 | Yichang–Xingshan HSR |
Baoyun Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 16.830 km (10.5 mi) | 2026 | Chongqing-Kunming High Speed Railway |
Qujin Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 16.460 km (10.2 mi) | 2026 | Chongqing-Kunming High Speed Railway |
Liutongzhai Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 16.312 km (10.1 mi) | 2023 | Chengdu–Lanzhou Railway |
Fuxian Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 16.293 km (10.1 mi) | 2025 | Xi'an-Yan'an HSR |
Zhaotong Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 16.26 km (10.1 mi) | 2026 | Chongqing-Kunming High Speed Railway |
Jintang Tunnel | China ( Zhejiang) | 16.180 km (10.1 mi) | 2026 | Zhoushan-Ningbo Railway |
Baoshan Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 16.097 km (10.0 mi) | 2022 | Dali-Ruili Railway |
Dongdashan Tunnel | China ( Tibet) | 16.045 km (9.970 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Chiltern tunnel [78] | United Kingdom | 16.04 km (9.97 mi) | 2029 [79] | High Speed 2 |
New Yan'an Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 16 km (9.9 mi) | 2025 | Xi'an-Yan'an HSR |
New Santomarco Tunnel [80] | Italy ( Calabria) | 15.8 km (9.8 mi) | 2026 | Paola - Cosenza railway |
Uchiura Tunnel | Japan ( Hokkaido) | 15.560 km (9.7 mi) | 2031 | Hokkaido Shinkansen |
Ludian Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 15.504 km (9.6 mi) | 2026 | Chongqing-Kunming High Speed Railway |
Jiuwandashan #4 Tunnel | China ( Guangxi) | 15.485 km (9.6 mi) [81] | 2023 | Guiyang–Nanning high-speed railway |
Ludian Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 15.464 km (9.6 mi) | 2026 | Chongqing-Kunming High Speed Railway |
Scaleres Tunnel [82] | Italy ( Trentino-Alto Adige) | 15.4 km (9.56 mi) | 2027 | Brenner railway |
Ina Mountains Tunnel [65] | Japan (Nagano) | 15.300 km (9.5 mi) | 2027 | Chūō Shinkansen |
Devprayag Rail Tunnel [83] | India ( Uttarakhand) | 15.270 km (9.5 mi) | 2025 | Rishikesh–Karnaprayag Railway |
Changlong Tunnel | China ( Guangdong) | 15.259 km (9.5 mi) | 2022 | Foshan-Dongguan Intercity Railway |
Fengshuling Tunnel | China ( Zhejiang) | 15.185 km (9.436 mi) | 2026 | Quzhou-Lishui Railway |
Du'an Tunnel | China ( Guangxi) | 15.152 km (9.4 mi) | 2023 | Guiyang–Nanning high-speed railway |
Guifengshan Tunnel | China ( Guangdong) | 15.147 km (9.4 mi) | 2026 | Zhuhai-Zhaoqing HSR |
Qunke Tunnel | China ( Gansu) | 14.955 km (9.3 mi) | 2028 | Chengdu–Lanzhou Railway |
Duomuge Tunnel | China ( Tibet) | 14.884 km (9.248 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Tianzhushan No1 Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 14.792 km (9.2 mi) | 2026 | Xi'an–Shiyan HSR |
Hengshan Tunnel | China ( Shanxi) | 14.76 km (9.2 mi) [84] | 2025 | Jining–Datong–Yuanping HSR |
Yulong Snow Mountain Tunnel | China ( Yunnan) | 14.745 km (9.2 mi) | 2023 | Lijiang-Shangri-La Railway |
Erlangshan Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 14.732 km (9.154 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Qianshiyan Tunnel | China ( Zhejiang) | 14.684 km (9.1 mi) | 2023 | Ningbo-Jinhua Railway |
Kaole Tunnel | China ( Gansu) | 14.659 km (9.1 mi) | 2027 | Lanzhou-Hezuo Railway |
Hiyoshi Tunnel [65] | Japan ( Gifu) | 14.532 km (9.0 mi) | 2027 | Chūō Shinkansen |
Linjiashan Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 14.530 km (9.0 mi) | 2026 | Xi'an-Ankang HSR |
Xierluo Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 14.240 km (8.8 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Nanjing South Station Tunnel | China ( Jiangsu) | 14.142 km (8.8 mi) | 2026 | Nanjing-Wuhu Railway |
Yuezhishan Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 14.085 km (8.8 mi) [85] | 2022 | Chengdu–Kunming Railway Double Track |
Shiziyuan Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 14.069 km (8.7 mi) [86] | 2023 | Chengdu–Lanzhou Railway |
Lulang Tunnel | China ( Tibet) | 14.033 km (8.720 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Patalpani Rail Tunnel | India ( Madhya Pradesh) | 14.000 km (8.7 mi)[ citation needed] | 2025 | Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow) - Omkareshwar Road |
Niyu Tunnel | China ( Tibet) | 13.895 km (8.634 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Changgangling Tunnel | China ( Hubei) | 13.751 km (8.5 mi) | 2025 | Yichang–Xingshan HSR |
Daiyunshan 1# Tunnel | China ( Fujian) | 13.720 km (8.5 mi) [87] | 2022 | Xingguo–Quanzhou railway |
Zhujiangkou Tunnel | China ( Guangdong) | 13.690 km (8.5 mi) [88] | 2025 | Shenzhen–Zhanjiang high-speed railway |
Taikang Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 13.600 km (8.5 mi) | 2025 | Xi'an-Yan'an HSR |
Laobishan Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 13.579 km (8.4 mi) [89] | 2022 | Chengdu–Kunming Railway Double Track |
Northolt Tunnel [90] | United Kingdom | 13.5 km (8.4 mi) | 2029 [91] | High Speed 2 |
Baimashan Tunnel | China ( Chongqing) | 13.407 km (8.3 mi) | 2025 | Chongqing-Changsha High Speed Railway |
Trinacria Tunnel [92] | Italy ( Sicily) | 13.4 km (8.3 mi) | 2030 | Palermo-Catania Railway |
Pamuling Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 13.340 km (8.3 mi) | 2030 | Sichuan-Tibet railway |
Baiyunshan Tunnel | China ( Sichuan) | 13.340 km (8.3 mi) | 2023 | Chengdu-Zigong High-Speed Railway |
Tuole Tunnel | China ( Guizhou) | 13.317 km (8.3 mi) | 2025 | Panzhou-Xingyi HSR |
Changlinggang Tunnel | China ( Chongqing) | 13.295 km (8.3 mi) | 2026 | Chongqing-Wanzhou HSR |
Qinling Jiutianshan Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 13.293 km (8.3 mi) | 2026 | Chongqing-Xi'an HSR |
Huajiashang Tunnel | China ( Shaanxi) | 13.153 km (8.2 mi) | 2026 | Chongqing-Xi'an HSR |
Yuanling Tunnel | China ( Hubei) | 13.110 km (8.1 mi) | 2026 | Xi'an–Shiyan HSR |
Angsiduo Tunnel | China ( Qinghai) | 13.105 km (8.1 mi) | 2028 | Xining-Chengdu Railway |
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