Country | Tunnel | Length | Date of opening | Line / Notes |
Austria - Italy | Basis Brenner | 56 000 m | PRJ | Brenner line, 2 tubes Information (pdf) |
France - Italy | Basis Mont d'Ambin | 52 110 m | 2015 | Pilot tunnel 2001, works will start in 2006 from St.Jean de Maurienne (F) to Bruzolo (I) |
Marocco - Spain | Gibraltar | 38 700 m | After 2010 | Subsea length: 27.75 km |
Austria | Koralm | 32 800 m | After 2010 | New planned line Graz - KlagenfurtSp |
Spain | Pajares Base | 24 667 m | 2010 | Le�n - Oviedo project. 2 tubes pdf |
Austria | Lainzer - Wienerwald | 22 791 m | 2012-2015 | Wien - St. P�lten (Two connected tunnels) |
France | Belledonne | 20 000 m | 2012-15 | Lyon - Torino project |
France | La Grande Chartreuse | 20 000 m | 2012-15 | Lyon - Torino project. Freight only, Chambery bypass |
Greece | Lianokladi - Domokos | 20 000 m | PRJ | Base tunnel |
Switzerland | Zimmerberg-Base | 19 700 m | 2013 | Planned elongation of tunnel Z�rich - Zalwil (9400 m) |
Austria | Semmering basis | 19 200 m | Under construction, stopped | |
Australia | Civ 4 | 15 000 m | PRJ | Parramatta - Chatswood line, tender early 2001 |
Switzerland | Ceneri-Basis | 15 000 m | 2015 | |
Croatia | Cicarija | 14 300 m | Planned on Rijeka - Istria line | |
Finland | Savio | 13 500 m | 2008 | Northern freight access for Yuosaaren harbour project |
Turkey | Bosporus | 13 300 m | 2006+ | Subsea tunnel, 1800 m immersed part |
Italy | Bussoleno bypass | 12 050 m | 2015 | Torino - Lione. Pilot tunnel 2001 |
India | Jammu - Udhapur | 12 000 m | 2007 | On 35 km link in Kashmir |
France | Epine II | 12 000 m | 2012-15 | On high speed line to Chambery |
France | Paris - CDG | 10 800 m | 2011 | Paris Gare de l'Est - CDG Airport fast link project |
China (Taiwan) | New Kuanying | 10 300 m | ||
Australia | Civ 1 | 9 800 m | PRJ | Parramatta - Chatswood line, tender early 2001 |
Germany | Flughafen | 9 470 m | PRJ-2011 | Stuttgart, between airport and main station |
Spain | Carrascoy | > 9 000 m | 2007 | Madrid - Valencia/Murcia high speed network |
Germany | Katzenberg | 8 980 m | PRJ | Karlsruhe - Basel |
Spain | San Paio (not final name) | 8 750 m | 2007 | L�nea Ourense - Lubi�n (pdf) |
Croatia | Krapina 4 | 8 500 m | Planned on new Zagreb - Varazdin line | |
Germany | Albaufstieg | 8 430 m | PRJ | Stuttgart - Augsburg |
Germany | Ble�berg | 8 314 m | PRJ | Ebensfeld - Erfurt |
Spain | Atocha - Chamart�n II | ~8 000 m | 2007? | Cross Madrid suburban tunnel |
Germany | Silberberg | 7 391 m | PRJ | Th�ringen, Ebensfeld - Erfurt |
Germany | Finne | 6 886 m | 2007 | Erfurt - Leipzig/Halle, Works start: 2001 |
Spain | Atocha - Chamart�n III | 6 800 m | 2007? | Cross Madrid tunnel for normal gauge high speed trains |
Italy - Switzerland | Arcisate - Stabio | 6 700 m | PRJ | Lugano - Malpensa Airport |
Sweden | City | 6 000 m | 2009 | Malm�. Part of connection to �resund bridge |
Sweden | Citybanan | 6 000 m | 2011 | Stockholm south - Tomteboda |
Austria | St. Andr� - Aich | 6 000 m | PRJ >2010 | Koralmbahn Graz - Klagenfurt |
Germany | Albastieg | 5 950 m | PRJ | Stuttgart - Augsburg |
Spain | A Madroa | 5 910 m | 2007 | Corridor Atlant�co Vigo - La Coruna |
Australia | Civ 2 | 5 530 m | PRJ | Parramatta - Chatswood line, tender early 2001 |
Spain | Oural II (not final name) | 5 350 m | 2007 | L�nea Ourense - Lubi�n |
Taiwan | New Nanao | 5 340 m | ||
Germany | Rastatter | 5 000 m | PRJ | Karlsruhe - Basel |
Germany | Frankfurt | 5 000 m | PRJ | Frankfurt am Main/Hessen |
Spain | Girona II | 5 000 m | 2007? | Barcelona - Perpignan for parallel broad gauge line |
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