The World's longest Railway tunnels| Tunnel | Length | Date of opening |
Line, section |
| Channel tunnel | 50 450 m | 06.05.1994 | Subsea tunnel (England - France) |
| Stratford west | 10 105 m | 04.09.2007 | Channel tunnel link, London |
| Stratford east | 7 555 m | 04.09.2007 | Channel tunnel link, London |
| Severn | 7 008 m | 01.09.1886 | Subsea tunnel (England - Wales), double track |
| Totley | 5 696 m | ||
| Woodhead new | 4 888 m | 1953 | Manchester - Sheffield, abandoned |
| Standedge | 4 886 m | 1849 | London - Northwestern |
| Woodhead old I | 4 848 m | 22.12.1845 | Manchester - Sheffield, abandoned |
| Woodhead old II | 4 840 m | 02.02.1852 | Manchester - Sheffield, abandoned |
| Chipping Sodbury | 4 063 m | ||
| Thames | 3 554 m | Twin tube | |
| Disley | 3 534 m | ||
| Festiniog | 3 523 m | ||
| Branhope | 3 438 m | ||
| Cowburn | 3 384 m | ||
| North Downs | 3 168 m | 10.2003 | Channel Tunnel Rail-link |
| Rhondda | 3 160 m | ||
| Box | 2 939 m | 1841 | Box - Corsham |
| Dove - Holes | 2 729 m | 1865 | Derbyshire, only goods traffic |
| Summit | 2 600 m | ||
| Victoria | 2 475 m | 1849 | Liverpoool, abandoned |
| Blea Moor | 2 404 m | 01.05.1876 | Leeds - Carlisle |
| Kilsby | 2 218 m | 1838 | London - Birmingham |
| Wapping | 2 030 m | 1803 | Liverpoool, abandoned |
| Clayton | 2 000 m | London - Brighton | |
| River Mersey | ? | 1888 | Birkenhead - Liverpool, subaqueous, 2 lines |
Note:
Underground
tunnels are not listed in this page.
The London Underground Northern Line tunnel was until 1988
the longest continuous railway tunnel in the world
at 17 miles 528 yds (27 842 m).
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