Yakushitoge Tunnel
 Yakushitoge tunnel on Hokuhoku Line | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Line | Hokuhoku Line |
| Location | between Matsudai Station and Tokamachi Station |
| Coordinates | 37°7′45.6666″N 138°41′2.8026″E / 37.129351833°N 138.684111833°E |
| Status | active |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1997 |
| Operator | Hokuetsu Express |
| Traffic | Railway |
| Character | Passenger and Freight |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 6,119 m (20,075 ft) |
| No. of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Yakushitoge Tunnel (薬師峠トンネル, Yakushitoge tonneru) is a tunnel on Hokuhoku Line that runs through Yakushi mountains in Tokamachi city, Niigata prefecture with total length of 6.119 km. It was built and completed in 1997.[1][2][3][4][5]
See also
- 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
- Bohai Strait tunnel
References
- ^ "第三節 薬師峠トンネル". technotreasure.info. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
- ^ "Yakushitoge Tunnel". mapion site. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "Yakushitoge tunnel". Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "Yakushi Pass Tunnel, Tokamachi side". 5 September 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "List of railway tunnels in Japan". Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
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