Hokuriku Tunnel

Hokuriku Tunnel

Hokuriku Tunnel Tsuruga side
Overview
Line	Hokuriku Main Line
Location	between Tsuruga, Fukui and Minami-Imajō Station, Minamiechizen, Fukui
Coordinates	35°39′28.2744″N 136°6′41.31″E
Status	active
Operation
Opened	1962
Operator	West Japan Railway Company
Traffic	Railway
Character	Passenger and Freight
Technical
Line length	13.870 km (8.618 mi)
No. of tracks	2

Hokuriku Tunnel (北陸トンネル) is a tunnel on JR-West Hokuriku Main Line in Japan that runs between Mizanji temple, Tsuruga city, Fukui prefecture and Shindo, Minamiechizen town, Nanjo district, Fukui prefecture with approximate length of 13.870 km. It was completed and opened in 1962, and directly below Konome pass, which was the most difficult section of the Hokuriku Main Line.^{[1] [2][circular reference][3] [4]}

See also

• List of tunnels in Japan
• Seikan Tunnel Tappi Shakō Line
• Sakhalin–Hokkaido Tunnel
• Bohai Strait tunnel

References

1. "Hokuriku Tunnel "Support for cellphone access"". NHK website. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
2. "北陸トンネル". .ja wikipedia. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
3. "Train fire in Hokuriku tunnel] (in Japanese)". Retrieved 13 October 2023.
4. "Hokuriku Tunnel (Yahoo maps)". Retrieved 13 October 2023.

External links

• Gov. maps.gsi.go.jp
• Hokuriku tunnel
• Hokuriku Tunnel Why did the tragedy of the “Hokuriku Tunnel Fire Accident” occur?