Kitakyushu Tunnel

LineSanyo Shinkansen

LocationKokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū–Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyūshū

Coordinates33°53′20.4786″N 130°51′28.6668″E / 33.889021833°N 130.857963000°E / 33.889021833; 130.857963000

Opened1975

Kitakyushu Railway Tunnel

Kitakyushu Tunnel design & cross sectional drawing
Overview
Line	Sanyo Shinkansen
Location	Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū–Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyūshū
Coordinates	33°53′20.4786″N 130°51′28.6668″E / 33.889021833°N 130.857963000°E / 33.889021833; 130.857963000
Operation
Opened	1975
Operator	West Japan Railway Company
Character	Passenger and freight
Technical
Line length	11,747 m (38,540 ft)

Kitakyushu Tunnel (北九州トンネル, Kitakyushu tonneru) is a railway tunnel on JR's Sanyo Shinkansen line located between Midorigaoka, Kokura-kita Ward and Kamitsuyaku-higashi, Yahata Nishi Ward, Kitakyushu city in Fukuoka Prefecture with total length of 11.747 km. It was built and completed in 1975. ^[1][2]