The World's Railway Tunnels, 5 000 m - 3 000 m 
Country Tunnel Length Date of opening Line / Notes
Canada Mount Royal 4 973 m 10.1918  
Serbia-Montenego Goles 4 949 m   Between Beograd and Bar
Japan Kanbara 4 934 m 01.10.1964 T�kaid� Shinkansen
Norway Kv�ls�s 4 923 m 28.10.1990 Bergen - Oslo, Bergensbanen
Switzerland Heitersberg 4 923 m 01.06.1975 Z�rich - Olten 
Bosnia Krizevici 4 912 m ? Tuzla - Zvornik line
Turkey Ayrun 4 904 m   Amanus mountains
United Kingdom Woodhead new 4 888 m 1953 Manchester - Sheffield, abandoned
United Kingdom Standedge 4 886 m 1849 London - Northwestern
Japan �take 4 875 m 10.03.1975 San'y� Shinkansen
Italy Allocchi 4 863 m 24.04.1893 "Faentina" Ravenna - Firenze
United Kingdom Woodhead old I 4 848 m 22.12.1845 Manchester - Sheffield, abandoned
United Kingdom Woodhead old II 4 840 m 02.02.1852 Manchester - Sheffield, abandoned
Japan Sh�maru 4 811 m 14.10.1969 Seibu Railway
France Villejust 4 806 m   Massy LNA- Courtalain BIF
Italy Lonato 4 800 m 2006 TAV, Milano - Venezia
Germany Zugspitz 4 775 m 08.07.1930 Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Zugspitzplatt 
Switzerland Murgenthal 4 742 m 19.12.2004 Olten - Bern
Austria Bosruck 4 766 m 20.08.1906 Phyrn line
Italy Giulia 4 755 m 1979 G�nova - Ventimiglia 
Japan Ikoma 4 737 m 01.10.1986 Kintetsu Railway Higashi�saka
Japan Fudai 4 700 m 01.04.1984 Sanriku Railway Kita-riasu
Slovakia Cremosniansky 4 698 m 1940 Bansk� Bystrica - Diviaky
Longest tunnel on Slovak Railways (ZSR)
Austria Sittenberg 4 692 m 21.03.1994 Umfahrung S�usenstein
Japan Daini-imaizumi 4 680 m 13.03.2004 Ky�sh� Shinkansen
Spain Paracuellos 4 672 m 06.2003 L�nea Madrid - Barcelona - (France) high speed line, Calatayud - Zaragoza
Japan Shin-sasago 4 670 m 06.1965 Ch�� (Sasago)
Japan Ishizuka 4 670 m 01.04.1984 Sanriku Railway Minami-riasu
Japan Sasago 4 656 m 01.02.1903 Ch�� (Shin-sasago)
Germany Langes-Feld 4 656 m 02.06.1991 Mannheim - Stuttgart
France Nerthe 4 634 m 1848 Paris - Marseille
Japan Sasaguri 4 550 m 25.05.1968 Sasaguri
Sweden Kroksberget 4 540 m 08.2011 �dalsbanan, H�rn�sand - Veda. Breakthrough 03.2009
Japan Oyashirazu 4 536 m 24.03.1966 Hokuriku
Japan Kamui 4 523 m 30.09.1969 Hakodate
Germany Schulwald 4 500 m 01.08.2002 K�ln - Frankfurt
South Korea Jungnyeong 4 500 m   Jungang Line
Japan Yuzawa 4 480 m 15.11.1982 J�etsu Shinkansen
Austria Wiesing - Jernbach 4 473 m 2008 Line from Inntal tunnel
China Wuzhishan 4 465 m   Beijing - Kowloon line
Germany Langes Feld 4 442 m   Mannheim - Stuttgart
Georgia Sscuram 4 438 m 1889 Trans Kaukasus line
China Xinzhai 4 409 m 20.02.2001 Neijiang - Kunming railway, southwest China.
Norway Gjevings�s 4 400 m 15.08.2011 Nordlandsbanen, Trondheim - Stj�rdal
India Natuwadi 4 389 m 1988 Konkan railway
Italy Belbo 4 384 m 28.09.1874 Savona - Torino
Japan Higasimurayama 4 381 m 01.04.1973 Musashino
Japan Shakadake 4 379 m 15.03.1956 Hita-hikosan
Romania Teliuc 4 370 m    
Italy San-Giorgo 4 370 m 1971 Napoli - Reggio di Calabria 
Italy Stefana 4 356 m 1971 Napoli - Reggio di Calabria
Spain Tabladillo 4 350 m 2007 Madrid - Valladolid high speed line
Japan Sekihoku 4 329 m 01.10.1932 Sekihoku
New Zealand Tawa-2 4 324 m 1935 Wellington - Tawa
Germany Hamburg - Hamburger s-bahn 4 300 m   Hamburg - Neugraben
Taiwan Hokou 4 292 m 2005 Taipei - Kaohsiung
Finland Lahdenvuori 4 290 m 1974 Orivesi - Jyv�skyl� - Pieks�m�ki
Japan Daisan-shirasaka 4 261 m 10.09.1988 Shinonoi
Japan Katsur�yama 4 250 m 09.10.1986 Yagan Railway
Japan Fukuyama 4 235 m 10.03.1975 San'y� Shinkansen
Japan Daini-kushiuchi 4 225 m 01.10.1981 Sekish�
Germany Flughafen 4 205 m 13.06.2004 Airport line K�ln/Bonn
Germany Kaiser-Wilhelm 4 205 m 15.05.1879 Koblenz - Trier 
Japan �boke 4 179 m 04.11.1968 Dosan
Japan Shiozuru 4 170 m 13.03.2004 Ky�sh� Shinkansen
Italy Crocetta 4 168 m 02.08.1915 P�ola - Cosenza
Italy Ceraino  4 158 m 4.12.1998 Verona - Brennero - A
France Echarmeaux 4 152 m 1900 Paray-le Monial - Givors
Japan Shinj� 4 120 m 10.03.1975 San'y� Shinkansen
France Blaisy-Bas 4 114 m 1850 Paris - Lyon
India Tike 4 077 m 1988 Konkan railway
Italy Borlasca 4 065 m 15.04.1889 "Succursale": 2nd line Torino - G�nova
United Kingdom Chipping Sodbury 4 063 m    
Denmark Drogden 4 050 m 2000 Immersed tube (Denmark - Sweden)
Italy Le Piche S. Rocco 4 047 m 1997 Udine - Tarvisio
Spain Argentera 4 044 m   Madrid - Barcelona 
Switzerland Engelberg 4 043 m 2008 Luzern - Engelberg, narrow gauge railway
Japan K�hoku 4 038 m 01.10.1973 T�kaid�
Greece Tempi 4 034 m 04.07.1997 Athene - Thessaloniki line
France Cret d'Eau 4 008 m 1859 Lyon - Geneve
Japan �kubo 4 006 m 01.10.1973 T�kaid�
India Berdewadi 4 000 m 1988 Konkan railway
Germany Neuer Schl�ckterner 3 995 m 2010 Frankfurt - Fulda
Japan Yui 3 993 m 01.10.1964 T�kaid� Shinkansen
Japan Aioi 3 989 m 15.03.1972 San'y� Shinkansen
Switzerland Kerenzerberg 3 955 m 28.04.1960 Z�rich - Chur
Germany Sch�nrain 3 942 m 03.06.1994 Lohr - Rohrbach 
Austria Fritzens - Baumkirchen 3 940 m 2008 Preliminary works started.
Italy Monte Bove 3 939 m 30.07.1888 Roma - Sulmona 
France Vizzavona 3 916 m 01.12.1888 Bastia - Ajaccio
Japan Sengan 3 915 m 20.10.1966 Tazawako
Japan Mineyama 3 910 m 20.07.1974 Kosei
Japan Kuwadai 3 906 m 01.04.1984 Sanriku Railway
Spain Tosas 3 904 m 22.10.1922 Toulouse - Barcelona 
Norway Ulvin 3 900 m   Dovrebanen, Eidsvoll - Hamar
Spain Somosierra 3 895 m   Madrid - Burgos 
France Mont Grazian 3 887 m 30.10.1928 Tenda Line (Sospel - Breil-sur-Roya)
Spain Lantano 3 860 m 2007 Corridor Atlant�co Vigo - La Coruna
Spain Serantes 3 860 m 200? Bilbao harbour access
Italy Sadurano 3 855 m 05.12.2008 Bologna - Firenze
Sweden Norrala 3 850 m 04.10.1999 Ostkustbanan, S�derhamn - En�nger
Japan Inohana 3 845 m 28.04.1929 Dosan
Italia Biassa 3 834 m   Genova - Roma
Serbia-Montenego Ostrovica 3 827 m   Between Beograd and Bar
Germany Kirchheim 3 820 m 02.06.1991 Kassel - Fulda 
Japan Onomichi 3 800 m 10.03.1975 San'y� Shinkansen
Italy Campeda 3 800 m 1989 Dorsale sarda
Norway Skaugum 3 800 m 01.08.2005 Sandvika - Asker, 2 tracks
Japan Onit�ge 3 765 m 01.10.1981 Sekish�
France Col de Cabre 3 764 m 01.06.1894 Livron - Briancon
Germany Eierberge 3 756 m   Erfurt - N�rnberg
Japan Daini-shiroishi 3 737 m 23.06.1982 T�hoku Shinkansen
Japan Kirigatake 3 732 m 22.03.1997 Hokuetsu Express Railway
Italy Monte Palis 3 730 m 1997 Udine - Tarvisio - Austria
Italy Cardano 3 725 m   Verona - Brennero - Austria
Japan Tagokura 3 712 m 29.08.1971 Tadami
Japan Shin-koshirazu 3 710 m 15.12.1966 Hokuriku
Switzerland Wei�enstein  3 699 m 01.08.1908 Solothurn - Moutier
Germany Escherberg 3 687 m   Hannover - W�rzburg
Japan Hong� 3 683 m 10.03.1975 San'y� Shinkansen
Japan Taninoj� 3 670 m 08.05.1963 Nichinan
Japan Fukunanzan 3 652 m 10.04.1988 Honshi-bisan
Sweden Bj�ssholmsberget 3 650 m 08.2011 �dalsbanan, H�rn�sand - Veda. Start of work 2006. Breakthrough 23.10.2008
Japan Tateishi 3 640 m 28.09.1966 Nipp�
Norway Oslo 3 632 m 01.01.1980 Oslo S - Lysaker
Japan Mine 3 619 m 11.11.1955 �da
Japan Kanmon 3 614 m 01.07.1942 San'y�, subsea tunnel K�be - Moji
Japan Kanmon 3 605 m 09.09.1944 San'y� (second)
Japan Nadachi 3 601 m 29.09.1969 Hokuriku
Italy Biassa I 3 600 m 1864 La Spezia - G�nova
Italy Pratolino 3 584 m 08.04.1890 "Faentina" Ravenna - Firenze
Germany Schl�chterner (Distelrasen) 3 575 m 01.05.1914 Frankfurt - Fulda
Italy Fireze Sud 3 570 m 2006 Firenze - Roma, not definitive name
Italy Scheggianico 3 558 m 05.12.2009 Bologna - Firenze
Switzerland Wasserfluh 3 556 m 03.10.1910 Z�rich - St. Gallen
United Kingdom Thames 3 554 m   Channel Tunnel Rail-link, London
Japan Daiichi-kanmuridake 3 548 m 13.03.2004 Ky�sh� Shinkansen
Italy Carrito 3 545 m 30.07.1888 Roma - Sulmona 
Sweden Trollh�ttan 3 557 m 07.11.2006 Norway-/ V�nernbanan, Trollh�ttan - �xnered, 2 tracks, including 70 m concrete tunnel
Spain Gij�n 3 538 m 2007 Bilbao harbour access, bored section. Access will be covered for ~2 km
United Kingdom Disley 3 534 m    
United Kingdom Festiniog 3 523 m    
Japan Fuch� 3 523 m 10.03.1975 San'y� Shinkansen
Germany Richthof 3 510 m 02.06.1991 Kassel - Fulda 
Norway Tanum 3 510 m 01.08.2005 Sandvika - Asker, 2 tracks
Japan Yokoyama 3 508 m 01.11.1977 Kesennuma
Italy Mogli�nico 3 507 m 29.10.1922 Bari - Taranto
Japan Shiga 3 502 m 23.06.1982 T�hoku Shinkansen
Germany Offenbacher S-bahn 3 500 m   Frankfurt - Schlachthof
Japan Shin-ikoma 3 494 m 23.07.1964 KintetsuRailway Nara
France Colle de Saint-Michel 3 457 m 1912 Nice-Digne 
Chile Uspalla 3 461 m   Buenos Airos - Valparaiso
Germany Tiergarten 3 450 m 28.05.2006 Nord-S�d-Fernbahn, Berlin
Japan Sann� 3 441 m 09.10.1986 Yagan Railway
Japan Kuwakawauchi? 3 440 m 13.03.2004 Ky�sh� Shinkansen
United Kingdom Branhope 3 438 m    
India Sawarde 3 429 m 1988 Konkan railway
Italy Madonna delle Grazie 3 429 m   Milano - G�nova
Canada Thornton 3 424 m    
Slovakia Bujanovsk� 3 411 m 12.09.1955 Košice - Žilina
Japan Habu 3 409 m 10.03.1975 San'y� Shinkansen
Italy Cremolino 3 408 m 18.06.1894 G�nova - Asti
Japan Shin-matsukawa 3 394 m 30.09.1964 J�etsu
Japan Daini-shibisan 3 394 m 13.03.2004 Ky�sh� Shinkansen
United Kingdom Cowburn 3 384 m    
Switzerland Stutzeck - Axenberg 3 375 m 18.10.1948 Gotthard line (Arth - Goldau - Bellinzona)
France Meudon 3 363 m   Bellegarde Ain - Longeray - Leaz
India Barcem 3 343 m 1988 Konkan railway
Norway Hernes 3 336 m 01.01.1962 Bergen - Oslo, Bergensbanen
Japan Ninohe 3 330 m 01.12.2002 T�hoku Shinkansen
Japan Kurashiki 3 317 m 10.03.1975 San'y� Shinkansen
Nederland Velser 3 324 m 1957 Haarlem - Alkmaar
Japan Mozumi 3 310 m 06.10.1966 Kamioka Railway
Japan Akechi 3 304 m 10.03.1975 San'y� Shinkansen
Germany Dernbacher 3 305 m 01.08.2002 Porz-Wahn - Frankfurt
Germany Rollenberg 3 303 m 02.06.1991 Mannheim - Stuttgart
Japan Horinouchi 3 300 m 15.11.1982 J�etsu Shinkansen
Italy Targia 3 300 m 1989 Bicocca - Siracusa
Japan Satsuma - Tagami 3 297 m    
Switzerland Albis 3 296 m 01.06.1882 Gotthard line (access line via Thalwil - Zug)
Japan Shibutani 3 295 m 01.12.2002 T�hoku Shinkansen
South Africa Hidcote 3 295 m    
Germany Geisberg 3 289 m 13.05.2006 N�rnberg - Ingolstadt 
Japan Daiichi-�muro? 3 287 m 22.03.1997 Hokuetsu Express Railway
Japan Satsuma-tagami 3 287 m 13.03.2004 Ky�sh� Shinkansen
Japan Hiyamizu 3 286 m 07.12.1929 Chikuh�
Italy Fabro 3 284 m 14.12.1976 Roma - Firenze 
Sweden �rskottsberget 3 270 m 10.2008 Botniabanan Kramfors-�rnsk�ldsvik. Start of work: 06.2003
Japan Takatsukayama 3 264 m 15.03.1972 San'y� Shinkansen
Italy Giovi 3 259 m 18.12.1853 1st line Torino - G�nova
Switzerland Loges 3 259 m 15.07.1860 Jura line 
Serbia-Montenego Mojkovac 3 243 m   Between Beograd and Bar
Bosnia Ivan 3 230 m 1966  
Italy Monte Leila 3 229 m 16.01.2001 Udine - Tarvisio - Austria (Faked opening: 26.11.2000)
Japan Fuk� 3 215 m 16.07.1988 Kita-kinki Tango Railway
Switzerland Mittalgraben-II  3 215 m 17.12.1990 Spiez - Brig
Japan Daini-takayama 3 207 m 10.03.1975 San'y� Shinkansen
Italy Ariano 3 205 m 11.03.1871 Foggia - Benevento 
Austria Bingser 3 200 m   Arlberg line
Japan Izumigoe 3 194 m 01.10.1964 T�kaid� Shinkansen
Spain Gibralmora 3 217 m 23.12.2007 C�rdoba - M�laga high speed line
Japan Yatate 3 180 m 05.11.1970 �u
Norway Tron�s 3 178 m 01.01.1944 Stavanger - Oslo,  S�rlandsbanen
Italy Monte-Cellarino 3 176 m 14.12.1976 Roma - Firenze 
Switzerland Oenzberg 3 173 m 19.12.2004 Olten - Bern
Germany Fahrnauer 3 169 m 20.05.1890 Schopfheim - S�ckingen (abandoned)
United Kingdom North Downs 3 168 m 10.2003 Channel Tunnel Rail-link
United Kingdom Rhondda 3 160 m    
Japan Kinmeiji 3 147 m 01.12.1934 Gantoku
Slovakia Jablonovsk� 3 145 m 1954 Zvolen - Košice
Japan Yudono 3 132 m 29.09.1969 Hokuriku
Japan Manaitayama? 3 125 m 15.08.1957 �ito
Germany Berlin - Tiergarten 3 122 m   Berlin-Gesundbrunnen - Halle
Germany Kr�hberg 3 110 m 01.05.1882 Hanau - Eberbach
Japan Ishiuchi 3 109 m 15.11.1982 J�etsu Shinkansen
Italy Santo Stefano 3 103 m 1988 G�nova - Ventimiglia - F
Italy Monte Pagano 3 110 m 18.09.1897 Sulmona - Isernia
Norway Sira 3 107 m 01.01.1944 Stavanger - Oslo,  S�rlandsbanen
France Chantenay 3 100 m   Near Nantes
Italy Monte Perazzo 3 093 m 14.12.1976 Roma - Firenze 
France / Monaco Monaco  3 092 m 11.1996 Nice - Menton (Both ends on France territory)
Italy Galleria Ruta 3 086 m   G�nova - La Spezia 
Russia Hingan 3 078 m 1904 Great Chingan
Japan Monomi 3 077 m 01.07.1932 Inbi
France L'Epine 3 076 m   St. Beron Bridoi - Chambery
Spain La Perruca (Pajares Pass)  3 071 m 14.08.1884 Madrid - Asturias (Le�n - Gij�n) 
Japan �saki 3 065 m 23.06.1982 T�hoku Shinkansen
Japan �t�ge 3 065 m 10.03.1975 San'y� Shinkansen
Taiwan Miaoli 3 060 m 2005 Taipei - Kaohsiung
Italy Piandisetta 3 052 m 21.04.1934 "Dirett�ssima" Bologna - Firenze
Italy Ruta 3 047 m   Genova - Roma
Germany Brandleite 3 039 m 01.08.1884 Erfurt - Meiningen
Japan Nagarayama 3 038 m 20.07.1974 Kosei (Three entrances and one exit. Shortest tube: 3032 m)
Italy Mesco 3 034 m 1864  La Spezia - G�nova 
Sweden Nyg�rd 3 030 m 15.12.2008 Norge-/V�nernbanan, �lv�ngen - Trollh�ttan, 9 km north of �lv�ngen. 2 tracks
Slovakia Bralsk� 3 012 m 10.1931 Prievidza - Horn� Stubna
China Huangtupo no. 3 3 005 m 11.05.2000 Neijiang - Kunming railway at the Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province
Bulgaria Galabetz 3 000 m 1952 Sofia - Burgas
The World's Railway tunnels > 10 000 m 10 000 m - 5 000 m 3 000 m - 2 000 m
Railway tunnels in Europe, 2 000 m - 1 500 m 1 500 m - 1 250 m 1 250 m - 1 000 m
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