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If the longest tunnel in in the world is the seikan tunnel where is it how long is it?
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It is located beneath the Tsugaru Strait in Japan, and is 53.85 KM (33.46 MI) long. 23.3 KM (14.5 MI) is located under the seabed. It opened on March 13, 1988. It not only is the longest tunnel, it also is the deepest train tunnel in the wold. However, watch for the completion of the Gotthard Base Tunnel in Europe to take over the record sometime around 2018.
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How long is the Seikan Tunnel?
The Seikan Tunnel is 14.5 miles long, being one of the longest tunnels in the world.
What is the World's Longest Railroad Tunnels?
The world's longest railroad tunnel is the Seikan Tunnel, it is 33.49 miles long.
What is the longest subaqueous tunnel in the world?
The Seikan Tunnel connects the Japanese islands of Honshu and Hokkaido and is 33 miles long.
What is the name of the earth's largest railroad tunnel?
The Earth's largest railroad tunnel is the Seikan Tunnel in Japan, which is over 33 miles long. When the Gotthard base tunnel in Switzerland is opened in 2016, Seikan Tunnel will be the second longest.
What country is home to the world's longest railway tunnel?
It will be the 34 mile long St Gotthard beneath the Alps, Switzerland, when the tunnel opens in 2017. Until then, the Seikan Tunnel in Japan at 33 miles long
How long is cascade tunnel of 1 4ths of the seikan tunnel?
the answer is 14.5 miles
Where is the longest under ocean tunnel?
The longest under ocean tunnel is the Seikan Tonneru. It is an underwater railway tunnel in Japan. It has a 14.5 mile long portion under the sea bed. The track level is 330 feet below the sea bed.
Is the Channel Tunnel or in short the Chunnel the longest tunnel in the world?
Alas, no. There are several longer. The longest of all, the Paijanne water tunnel in Finland, is a water supply tunnel so probably doesn't count. The Seikan tunnel in Japan carries a narrow-gauge railway and is 33.5 miles long. The Channel tunnel is certainly the longest full-size railway tunnel at 31.3 miles. However, those crafty Swiss are currently at work under the Alps, and the Gotthard Base tunnel (also a standard gauge railway) will be 35.5 miles long, a clear winner.
How long is the longest car tunnel in the world?
24,5km
What was the world's longest canal tunnel?
The world's longest canal that is also a tunnel is the Rove tunnel located in France. It was built in 1974. The longest tunnel in the world is a railroad tunnel that is 35 miles long through the Swiss Alps.
Where is the longest tunnel in the world that is used for automobile traffic What is its name and in what country is it located?
The longest road tunnel in the world at 24.51 km (15.23 miles) long, is known as the Lærdal Tunnel and is located in Norway!
Where is longest road tunnel in Europe?
The longest road tunnel in Europe and the World is the Laerdal Tunnel (Lærdalstunnelen) in Norway. It s a 24.5 km (15.2 mi)-long road tunnel connecting Lærdal and Aurland in Sogn og Fjordane county in western Norway. Construction started in 1995 and was completed in 2000, thus succeeding the Gotthard Road Tunnel as the longest road tunnel in the world. The tunnel is a part of the E16 main route between Oslo and Bergen.
