Shin-shimizu Tunnel

Shin-shimizu Railway Tunnel
Shin-shimizu Railway Tunnel
	Entrance of Shin-shimizu Tunnel (seen from Takasaki-Gunma side)
	Interactive map of Shin-shimizu Railway Tunnel
Overview
Line	Joetsu Line
Location	Yuzawa, Niigata–Minakami, Gunma
Coordinates	36°49′6.5568″N 138°58′23.6208″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

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 13.5 km (8.4 mi). It was built and completed in 1967 under Mount Tanigawa that has 3 railway-tunnels: single-track Shin-shimizu & Shimizu tunnels for Joetsu Line, and double-track 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]