Shin-shimizu Tunnel (新清水トンネル, Shin-shimizu tonneru) is one way tunnel towards Niigata on JR's Joetsu Line located between Yuzawa town in Niigata Prefecture and Minakami town in Gunma Prefecture in parallel to other one-way Shimizu Tunnel (towards Tokyo) with total length of 13.500 km. It was built and completed in 1967 under Mount Tanigawa that has 3 railway-tunnels: single-tract Shin-shimizu & Shimizu tunnels for Joetsu Line, and double-tracts Daishimizu Tunnel for Joetsu Shinkansen line.[1][2][3][4] A distinctive station known as Doai Station features a platform situated within an underground tunnel, specifically positioned within the middle of the Shin-Shimizu Tunnel. [5]
 Entrance of Shin-shimizu Tunnel (seen from Takasaki-Gunma side) | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Line | Joetsu Line |
| Location | Yuzawa, Niigata–Minakami, Gunma |
| Coordinates | 36°49′6.5568″N 138°58′23.6208″E / 36.818488000°N 138.973228000°E |
| Status | active |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1967 |
| Operator | East Japan Railway Company |
| Traffic | Railway |
| Character | Passenger and freight |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 13,500 m (44,300 ft) |
| No. of tracks | 1 |
See also
edit- List of tunnels in Japan
- Seikan Tunnel undersea tunnel between Honshu-Hokkaido islands
- Kanmon Railway Tunnel undersea tunnel between Honshu-Kyushu islands
- Sakhalin–Hokkaido Tunnel proposed undersea tunnel between Russia and Japan
- Bohai Strait tunnel proposed undersea tunnel in Yellow Sea, China
References
edit- ^ "大清水トンネル". www.kajima.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-22.
- ^ "List of railway tunnels in Japan". Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "新清水トンネル". jsce.or.jp website. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Shin-shimizu & Shimitsu tunnels". Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Doai Station in the middle of the Shin-Shimizu Tunnel". Retrieved 26 October 2023.
External links
edit- Gov. maps.gsi.go.jp
- Mapion maps
- Shin-shimizu tunnel
- 新清水トンネル
- Doai station and Shin-shimizu tunnel's video
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