List of longest tunnels
This list of longest tunnels ranks tunnels that are at least 13 km (43,000 ft) long. Only continuous tunnels are included. Pipelines, even those that are buried, are excluded. The longest tunnels have been constructed for water distribution, followed by tunnels for railways.
World's longest tunnels (in use)
Type | Name | Location | Length | Year | Comment |
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Water supply | Delaware Aqueduct | New York State, United States | 137,000 m (85.1 mi) | 1945 | 4.1 m in diameter (13.2 m2). New York City's main water supply tunnel. |
Water supply | Päijänne Water Tunnel | Southern Finland, Finland | 120,000 m (74.6 mi) | 1982 | 16 m2 cross section. Main water supply tunnel for southern Finland, including Helsinki, drilled through solid rock. |
Water supply | Dahuofang Water Tunnel | Liaoning Province, China | 85,320 m (53.0 mi) | 2009 | 8 m in diameter[1] (50m2 cross section) |
Water supply | Orange–Fish River Tunnel | South Africa | 82,800 m (51.4 mi) | 1972 | Longest continuous enclosed aqueduct in the Southern Hemisphere (22.5 m2 cross section). Built to divert water from the Orange River to the Great Fish River. |
Water supply | Bolmen Water Tunnel | Kronoberg/Scania, Sweden | 82,000 m (51.0 mi) | 1987 | 8 m2 cross section |
Hydroelectric | Neelum Jhelum HydroPower Tunnel | Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir Pakistan | 68,000 m (42.3 mi) | 2017 | Part of the 969 MW Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Plant |
Wastewater | Tunel Emisor Oriente | Mexico City, Mexico | 62,500 m (38.8 mi) | 2008-2014 | Water management in Greater Mexico City. Longest wastewater tunnel. |
Metro | Guangzhou Metro Line 3 | Guangzhou, China | 57,930 m (36.0 mi) Excl. branch | 2005-2018 | Guangzhou Metro. Longest metro/rapid transit tunnel |
Railway Twin Tube | Gotthard Base Tunnel | Central Swiss Alps, Switzerland | 57,104 m (35.5 mi) and 57,017 m (35.4 mi) | 2016 | Longest railway tunnel; by geodetic distance (of 55.782 km (34.661 mi)) between the two portals, it is also the world's longest transit tunnel. Total 151.84 km (94.35 mi) of broken out tunnels through solid rocks.[2][3] Part of the NRLA. |
Metro | Beijing Subway Line 10 | Beijing, China | 57,100 m (35.5 mi) | 2008-2012 | Beijing Subway |
Railway Single Tube | Seikan Tunnel | Tsugaru Strait, Japan | 53,850 m (33.5 mi) | 1988 | 74 m2; longest railway tunnel until 2016. Longest tunnel with an undersea section, running between Honshu and Hokkaido. Undersea section measures 23.3 kilometres (14.5 mi). |
Water supply | Želivka Water Tunnel[4] | Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic | 51,075 m (31.7 mi) | 1972 | 5 m2 |
Railway Twin Tube | Channel Tunnel | English Channel, United Kingdom/France | 50,450 m (31.3 mi) | 1994 | Second longest railway tunnel until 2016. Longest underwater section, longest international tunnel (2×45 m2 + 1×18 m2), running between Folkestone, Kent, and Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais. |
Railway Single Tube | Yulhyeon Tunnel | Seoul Capital Area, South Korea | 50,300 m (31.3 mi)[5] | 2016[6] | 107 m2, part of the Suseo high-speed railway. |
Water supply | River Arpa – Lake Sevan tunnel[7] | Armenia (at the time of construction Soviet Union) | 48,314 m (30.0 mi) | 1981 | Longest tunnel built to restore ecological balance. Transfers water from Arpa River to the Lake Sevan to recover its level.[8] |
Metro | Seoul Subway: Line 5 | Seoul, South Korea | 47,600 m (29.6 mi) | 1995 | Longest metro/rapid transit tunnel until Guangzhou Metro Line 3 extension opened in 2010, crosses west to east under the Seoul Capital Area. |
Water supply | Pahang – Selangor Raw Water Transfer Project[9][10] | Pahang & Selangor, Malaysia | 44,600 m (27.7 mi) | 2014 | 5.2 meters in diameter |
Metro | Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore): Downtown Line | Singapore, Singapore | 43,700 m (27.2 mi) | 2017 | Longest rapid transit line in South East Asia |
Water supply | #1 Tunnel, Yellow River Diversion to Shanxi North Line | Shanxi, China | 43,670 m (27.1 mi) | 2011 | See South–North Water Transfer Project |
Water supply | #7 Tunnel, Yellow River Diversion to Shanxi South Line | Shanxi, China | 43,500 m (27.0 mi) | 2002 | See South–North Water Transfer Project |
Metro | Nanjing Metro Line 3 | Nanjing, China | 41,567 m (25.8 mi) | 2011-2015 | From Xinghuolu station to Mozhoudonglu station. |
Metro | Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya Line (Altufyevo – Bulvar Dmitriya Donskogo) | Moscow Metro, Russia (construction started at the time of Soviet Union) | 41,500 m (25.8 mi) | 1983–2002 | |
Metro | Madrid Metro: Line 12 (MetroSur) | Madrid, Spain | 40,900 m (25.4 mi) | 1999–2003 | |
Metro | Tocho-mae - Shiodome - Hikarigaoka (Toei Oedo Line) | Tokyo, Japan | 40,700 m (25.3 mi) | 1991–2000 | Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation |
Metro | Shanghai Subway: Line 7 | Shanghai, China | 40,200 m (25.0 mi) | 2009-2011 | |
Hydroelectric | Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant | Fljótsdalshreppur, Iceland | 39,700 m (24.7 mi) | 2003–2007 | 7.2-7.6 meters in diameter (45m2 cross section). Part of a wider complex of tunnels that are 72 kilometers in length combined |
Water supply | Quabbin Aqueduct | Massachusetts, United States | 39,600 m (24.6 mi) | 1897–1905 | |
Metro | Chengdu Metro Line 2 | Chengdu, China | 38,643 m (24.0 mi)(Excl. branch) | 2007-2013 | Only include phase 1 and phase 2 |
Metro | Seoul Subway: Line 3 (Apgujeong-Ogeum) | Seoul, South Korea | 38,200 m (23.7 mi) | 1985-2010 | |
Metro | Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line (Novoyasenevskaya – Medvedkovo) | Moscow Metro, Russia (at the time of construction Soviet Union) | 37,800 m (23.5 mi) | 1958–1990 | Longest railway tunnel 1978–1984 and from November 1987 till March 1988; longest metro/rapid transit tunnel 1990–1995 |
Metro | Shenzhen Subway: Luobao Line | Shenzhen, China | 37,497 m (23.3 mi) | 2009-2011 | |
Water supply | Harold D. Roberts Tunnel[11] | Colorado, United States | 37,464 m (23.3 mi) | 1956-1962 | Diverts water from Colorado River watershed to South Platte River watershed for use in Denver metropolitan area. Flows across Continental Divide. 4,465 feet (1,361 m) below the surface at its deepest point. |
Metro | Shenzhen Subway: Shekou Line | Shenzhen, China | 36,146 m (22.5 mi) | 2010-2011 | |
Water supply | Dawushan Tunnel, Niulan River Diversion to Dianchi | Yunnan, China | 36,137 m (22.5 mi) | 2013 | |
Metro | Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore): Circle Line | Singapore, Singapore | 35,700 m (22.2 mi) | 2009-2012 | |
Metro | Busan Metro: Line 2 (Dongwon-Jangsan) | Busan, South Korea | 35,500 m (22.1 mi) | 1999-2009 | |
Railway | Songshan Lake Tunnel[12] | Dongguan, China | 35,391 m (22.0 mi) | 2016 | Dongguan–Huizhou Intercity Railway |
Metro | Seoul Subway: Line 6 | Seoul, South Korea | 35,100 m (21.8 mi) | 2001 | |
Metro | Seoul Subway: Line 7 (Cheongdam-Bupyeong-gu Office) | Seoul, Incheon, Bucheon and Gwangmyeong in South Korea | 35,100 m (21.8 mi) | 2000-2012 | |
Railway Single Track | Lötschberg Base Tunnel | Bernese Alps, Switzerland | 34,577 m (21.5 mi) | 2007 | Longest land railway tunnel until Gotthard Base Tunnel was opened; two single track tubes along 12 km, only single track along 22 km. Part of the NRLA. |
Water supply | Tyne-Tees Tunnel | England, United Kingdom | 34,000 m (21.1 mi) | 1983 (and earlier) | Northumbrian water supply tunnel. |
Metro | Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya Line (Zyablikovo – Seligerskaya) | Moscow Metro, Russia | 33,400 m (20.8 mi) | 1995–2018 | |
Metro | Madrid Metro: Line 7 | Madrid, Spain | 32,919 m (20.5 mi) | 1974–2007 | |
Railway Twin Tube | New Guanjiao Tunnel | Qinghai, China | 32,645 m (20.3 mi) | 2014[13] | Longest tunnel on the upgraded dual-track Xining–Golmud section of Qinghai–Tibet Railway, longest railway tunnel in China, 3323.58–3380.97 meters above sea level |
Metro | Meijo Line - Meikō Line | Nagoya Municipal Subway, Japan | 32,400 m (20.1 mi) | 1965–2004 | |
Metro | Guangzhou Subway: Line 2 | Guangzhou, China | 32,000 m (19.9 mi) | 2010 | |
Metro | Rathaus Spandau-Rudow (U7) | Berlin U-Bahn, Germany | 31,800 m (19.8 mi) | 1924–1984 | |
Metro | Seoul Metropolitan Subway: Bundang Line (Seoul Forest-Jukjeon) | Seoul, Seongnam and Yongin in South Korea | 31,400 m (19.5 mi) | 1994–2012 | |
Metro | Daegu Metro: Line 2 | Daegu and Gyeongsan in South Korea | 31,400 m (19.5 mi) | 2005–2012 | |
Metro | Beijing Subway: Line 1 | Beijing, China | 31,040 m (19.3 mi) | 1971–1987 | |
Metro | Beijing Subway: Line 4 | Beijing, China | 30,950 m (19.2 mi) | 2009–2010 | |
Metro | Côte-Vertu - Montmorency (Line 2 Orange) | Montreal Metro, Canada | 30,798 m (19.1 mi) | 1966–2007 | |
Metro | Shanghai Subway: Line 2 | Shanghai, China | 30,187 m (18.8 mi) | 2000 | |
Metro | Parnas - Kupchino (line 2) | Saint Petersburg Metro, Russia (at the time of construction Soviet Union) | 30,100 m (18.7 mi) | 1961–2006 | |
Metro | Guangzhou Subway: Line 5 | Guangzhou, China | 29,900 m (18.6 mi) | 2009 | |
Water supply | Shandaken Tunnel | Catskill Mountains, New York, United States | 29,780 m (18.5 mi) | 1916-1924 | |
Metro | Shanghai Subway: Line 8 | Shanghai, China | 29,650 m (18.4 mi) | 2007–2009 | |
Metro | Prospekt Veteranov - Devyatkino (line 1) | Saint Petersburg Metro, Russia (at the time of construction Soviet Union) | 29,600 m (18.4 mi) | 1955–1978 | |
Metro | Shanghai Subway: Line 10 | Shanghai, China | 29,600 m (18.4 mi) | 2010 | |
Water supply | Evinos - Mornos Tunnel[14][15] | Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece | 29,400 m (18.3 mi) | 1992–1995 | |
Water supply | Hultman Aqueduct[16] | Eastern Massachusetts, United States | 28,640 m (17.8 mi) | 1939 | 11.5 ft (3.5 m) to 14 ft (4.3 m) diameter (15m2 cross section); offline for rehabilitation |
Metro | Sydney Metro Northwest | Sydney, Australia | 28,500 m (17.7 mi) | 2019 | The line incorporates the existing 13 km Epping to Chatswood rail link. It forms part of the wider Sydney Metro project. |
Railway Twin Tube | Guadarrama Tunnel[17] | Sierra de Guadarrama, Spain | 28,377 m (17.6 mi) | 2007 | |
Water supply | MetroWest Water Supply Tunnel[18] | Eastern Massachusetts, United States | 28,300 m (17.6 mi) | 1996–2003 | 14 ft (4.3 m) diameter (15m2 cross section) |
Railway Twin Tube | West Qinling Tunnel | Gansu(China) | 28,236 m (17.5 mi) | 2016 | Chongqing–Lanzhou Railway |
Metro | Taipei Metro: Blue Line | Taipei, Taiwan | 28,200 m (17.5 mi) | 1999–2015 | |
Metro | Seoul Subway: Line 9 (Gimpo Airport-Sports Complex) | Seoul, South Korea | 28,100 m (17.5 mi) | 2009-2015 | |
Railway Single Tube | Taihang Tunnel[19] | Taihang Mountains, China | 27,848 m (17.3 mi) | 2007 | On Shijiazhuang-Taiyuan high-speed railway |
Metro | Morden - East Finchley (Northern line) | London Underground, England, United Kingdom | 27,800 m (17.3 mi) | 1890–1940 | Longest railway tunnel in UK |
Metro | Shenyang Subway: Line 1 | Shenyang, China | 27,800 m (17.3 mi) | 2010 | |
Metro | Seoul Metropolitan Subway: Incheon Line 1 (Bakchon-International Business District) | Incheon, South Korea | 27,000 m (16.8 mi) | 1999–2009 | |
Metro | Dainichi-Nagahara (Tanimachi Line) | Osaka Metro, Japan | 26,900 m (16.7 mi) | 1967–1983 | |
Particle accelerator | LEP Tunnel[20] | CERN, Switzerland/France | 26,659 m (16.6 mi) | 1988 (breakthrough) | 11.3–15.9 m2 circular ring, now used by Large Hadron Collider |
Metro | İstanbul Metro (Line M4) | İstanbul, Turkey | 26,500 m (16.5 mi) | 2012 | |
Railway Single Tube | Hakkōda Tunnel (Tōhoku Shinkansen) | Hakkōda Mountains, Japan | 26,455 m (16.4 mi) | 2010 | 64–74 m2 |
Water supply | Şanlıurfa Irrigation Tunnels | Turkey | 26,400 m (16.4 mi) | 2005 | [21] |
Metro | Shanghai Subway: Line 9 | Shanghai, China | 26,263 m (16.3 mi) | 2007–2010 | |
Hydroelectric | Gilgel Gibe II Power Station headrace tunnel | Ethiopia | 26,000 m (16.2 mi) | 2005–2009 | Tunnel partially collapsed, was repaired in 2010.[22][23] |
Water supply | #5 Tunnel, Yellow River Diversion to Shanxi South Line | Shanxi, China | 26,000 m (16.2 mi) | 2002 | See South–North Water Transfer Project |
Metro | Daegu Metro: Line 1 | Daegu, South Korea | 25,900 m (16.1 mi) | 1997–2002 | |
Metro | MRT Blue Line | Bangkok, Thailand | 25,800 m (16.0 mi) | 2004 | Second phase will be open in April 2019 |
Railway Single Tube | Iwate-Ichinohe Tunnel | Ōu Mountains, Japan | 25,810 m (16.0 mi) | 2002 | |
Water supply | Sudbury Aqueduct | Eastern Massachusetts, United States | 25,750 m (16.0 mi) | 1878 | Emergency backup use |
Metro | Suzhou Rail Transit: Line 1 | Suzhou, China | 25,739 m (16.0 mi) | 2007–2011 | |
Road | Lærdal Tunnel | Lærdal - Aurland, Norway | 24,510 m (15.2 mi) | 2000 | The longest road tunnel in the world |
Metro | Yellow Line (Delhi Metro): GTB Nagar - Qutub Minar[24] | Delhi, India | 24,000 m (14.9 mi) | 2004–2010 | Longest tunnel in India |
Metro | Chengdu Metro Line 1 | Chengdu, China | 23,900 m (14.9 mi)Excl. branch | 2005-2015 | Only include phase 1 and phase 2 |
Metro | Madrid Metro: Line 1 | Madrid, Spain | 23,876 m (14.8 mi) | 1919–2007 | |
Railway | Lainzer/Wienerwaldtunnel | west of Vienna, Austria | 23,844 m (14.8 mi) | 2012 | Breakthrough 2007-09-03 |
Sewerage | Harbour Area Treatment Scheme (HATS) Stage 1[25] | Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, Tsuen Wan, Tsing Yi and Stonecutters Island, Hong Kong | 23,600 m (14.7 mi) | 2001 | |
Water supply | Eucumbene-Snowy Tunnel[26][27] | NSW, Australia | 23,500 m (14.6 mi) | 1965 | Part of the 145 km tunnel network of the Snowy Mountains Scheme |
Metro | Madrid Metro: Line 6 | Madrid, Spain | 23,472 m (14.6 mi) | 1979–2007 | |
Metro | Angrignon - Honoré-Beaugrand (Line 1 Green) | Montreal Metro, Canada | 23,262 m (14.5 mi) | 1966–2007 | |
Metro | Warsaw Metro Line 1: Kabaty - Młociny | Warsaw, Poland | 23,100 m (14.4 mi) | 1983–2008 | |
Metro | Beijing Subway: Line 2 | Beijing, China | 23,100 m (14.4 mi) | 1969–1987 | |
Hydroelectric | Xinma Hydroelectric Power Station Water Tunnel | Sichuan, China | 22,975 m (14.3 mi) | 2009 | |
Metro | Chengdu Metro Line 4 | Chengdu, China | 22,400 m (13.9 mi)Excl. branch | 2012-2015 | Only include phase 1 |
Railway | Iiyama Tunnel[28] | Iiyama, Japan | 22,225 m (13.8 mi) | 2015 | |
Railway | Daishimizu Tunnel | Mount Tanigawa, Japan | 22,221 m (13.8 mi) | 1982 | Longest railway tunnel until Seikan Tunnel was opened. |
Water supply | Eucumbene-Tumut Tunnel[26] | NSW, Australia | 22,200 m (13.8 mi) | 1959 | Part of the 145 km tunnel network of the Snowy Mountains Scheme |
Metro | Taipei Metro: Orange Line (Fu Jen University - Nanshijiao) | Taipei, Taiwan | 25,100 m (15.6 mi) | 1998–2015 | |
Railway | Daegwallyeong Tunnel | Pyeongchang-Gangneung (Gyeonggang Line) | 21,755 m (13.5 mi) | 2017[29] | |
Water supply | Vorotan-Arpa Tunnel[30] | Armenia | 21,652 m (13.5 mi) | 2004 | |
Particle accelerator (incomplete) | UNK proton accelerator | Protvino (near Moscow), Russia | 21,000 m (13.0 mi) | 1994 (breakthrough) | Construction stopped after finishing of main circle tunnel, future is unclear |
Metro | Guangfo Metro | Foshan, China | 20,900 m (13.0 mi) | 2010 | |
Railway Twin Tube | Luliangshan Tunnel | Shanxi, China | 20,785 m (12.9 mi) | 2011 | 2 tubes, left tube is 20785 meters, right tube is 20738 meters |
Metro | Shanghai Subway: Line 4 | Shanghai, China | 20,740 m (12.9 mi) | 2005–2007 | |
Metro | Barcelona Metro: Line 1 | Barcelona, Spain | 20,700 m (12.9 mi) | 1926–1992 | |
Metro | Busan Metro: Line 1 (Hadan-Busan Nat'l Univ. of Education) | Busan, South Korea | 20,600 m (12.8 mi) | 1985–1994 | |
Metro | Xian Subway: Line 2 | Xian, China | 20,500 m (12.7 mi) | 2011 | |
Metro | Daejeon Metro: Line 1 | Daejeon, South Korea | 20,470 m (12.7 mi) | 2006–2007 | |
Metro | Nanjing Subway: Line 2 | Nanjing, China | 20,380 m (12.7 mi) | 2010 | |
Metro | Shanghai Subway: Line 6 | Shanghai, China | 20,336 m (12.6 mi) | 2007 | |
Hydroelectric | Ward Tunnel | California, United States | 20,610 m (12.8 mi) | 1920–1925 | Part of the Big Creek Hydroelectric Project of the Southern California Edison Company. Excavated through solid granite. |
Railway | Geumjeong Tunnel[31] | Busan, South Korea | 20,323 m (12.6 mi) | 2010 | Gyeongbu High Speed Railway |
Railway Twin Tube | Wushaoling Tunnel | Wuwei, China | 20,060 m (12.5 mi) | 2006–2007 | Twin Tube, left tube is 20060 meters, right tube is 20050 meters |
Electric power transmission tunnel | The London Connection[32] | London, England, United Kingdom | 20,000 m (12.4 mi) | 2005[33] | National Grid plc, 3-metre diameter, 400 kilovolt circuit |
Metro | Taipei Metro: Orange Line (Luzhou - Nanshijiao) | Taipei, Taiwan | 19,600 m (12.2 mi) | 1998–2010 | |
Railway Twin Tube | Simplon Tunnel | Lepontine Alps, Switzerland/Italy | 19,803 m (12.3 mi) | 1906 | A parallel tunnel was opened in 1922 (19,824 m long); Longest transit tunnel until Daishimizu Tunnel was opened. Part of the NRLA. |
Metro | Koltsevaya Line (Circle Line) | Moscow Metro, Russia (at the time of construction Soviet Union) | 19,400 m (12.1 mi) | 1950–1954 | |
Hydroelectric | Futang Hydroelectric Power Station Water Tunnel | Wenchuan, Sichuan, China | 19,319 m (12.0 mi) | 2009 | |
Metro | Seoul Metropolitan Subway: Bundang Line (Suwon Station-Jukjeon Station) | Yongin and Suwon in South Korea | 19,300 m (12.0 mi) | 2007–2013 | |
Railway Single Tube | Qamchiq Tunnel[34] | Angren–Pap railway, Uzbekistan | 19,200 m (11.9 mi) | 2016 | Longest non-metro railway tunnel in ex-USSR |
Metro | Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore): North East Line | Singapore, Singapore | 19,200 m (11.9 mi) | 2003–2011 | World's first fully automated and driverless underground rapid transit line |
Metro | Suzhou Rail Transit: Line 2 | Suzhou, China | 19,146 m (11.9 mi) | 2009–2012 | |
Metro | Maskoŭskaja Line | Minsk Metro, Belarus (at the time of construction Soviet Union) | 19,100 m (11.9 mi) | 1984-2014 | |
Railway Single Track | Vereina | Silvretta, Switzerland | 19,058 m (11.8 mi) | 1999 | Single track with passing loops, metre gauge |
Metro | Seoul Subway: Line 4 (Ssangmun-Ichon) | Seoul, South Korea | 19,000 m (11.8 mi) | 1980 | |
Railway | Shin-Kanmon Tunnel | Kanmon Straits, Japan | 18,713 m (11.6 mi) | 1975 | |
Hydroelectric | Shiziping Hydroelectric Power Station Water Tunnel | Sichuan, China | 18,712 m (11.6 mi) | 2009 | |
Sewerage | Harbour Area Treatment Scheme (HATS) Stage 2[35] | Wah Fu, Kennedy Town, Victoria City, North Point and Stonecutters Island, Hong Kong | 18,800 m (11.7 mi) | 2015 | |
Railway Single Tube | Vaglia | Bologna - Firenze, Italy | 18,711 m (11.6 mi) | 2009 | Bologna–Florence high-speed railway |
Hydroelectric | Baoxing Hydroelectric Power Station Water Tunnel | Sichuan, China | 18,676 m (11.6 mi) | 2007 | |
Railway Single Tube | Apennine Base Tunnel | Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, Italy | 18,507 m (11.5 mi) | 1934 | |
Metro | Obolonsko–Teremkivska line | Kyiv Metro, Ukraine (at the time of construction Soviet Union) | 18,480 m (11.5 mi) | 1976 | |
Railway Twin Tube | Qinling Tunnel I-II | Qin Mountains, China | 18,460 m (11.5 mi) | 2000 | Twin tubes, left tube is 18460 meters, right tube is 18456 meters[36] |
Hydroelectric | Tatev Hydroelectric Power Station Water Tunnel | Armenia (at the time of construction Soviet Union) | 18,400 m (11.4 mi) | 1970 | |
Road Twin Tube | Yamate Tunnel | Tokyo, Japan | 18,200 m (11.3 mi) | 2015 | |
Metro | Shanghai Subway: Line 1 | Shanghai, China | 18,110 m (11.3 mi) | 1995 | |
Metro | Avtozavodskaya Line | Minsk Metro, Belarus (at the time of construction Soviet Union) | 18,100 m (11.2 mi) | 1990-2005 | |
Road Twin Tube | Zhongnanshan | China | 18,040 m (11.2 mi) | 2007 | The longest road tunnel in China |
Metro | Line 2 (Athens Metro)[37] | Athens, Greece | 17,900 m (11.1 mi) | 1991–2013 | |
Metro | Line 3 (Athens Metro)[37] | Athens, Greece | 17,800 m (11.1 mi) | 1991–2013 | Line 3 is actually 41 km long, but only 17.8 km of it are underground. |
Metro | Beijing Subway: Line 5 | Beijing, China | 17,825 m (11.1 mi) | 2007 | |
Road | Jingpingshan | Sichuan, China | 17,500 m (10.9 mi) | 2008 | The deepest transportation tunnel in China |
Metro | Shenzhen Subway: Longgang Line | Shenzhen, China | 17,333 m (10.8 mi) | 2010–2011 | |
Metro | Kholodnohirsko–Zavodska Line | Kharkiv Metro, Ukraine (at the time of construction Soviet Union) | 17,300 m (10.7 mi) | 1975 | |
Metro | Seoul Metropolitan Subway: Shinbundang Line | Seoul and Seongnam in South Korea | 17,300 m (10.7 mi) | 2011 | |
Water supply | Mavi Tünel (Blue Tunnel)[38] | Konya, Turkey | 17,034 m (10.6 mi) | 2012 | Breakthrough 2007 |
Road | Gotthard Road Tunnel | Lepontine Alps, Switzerland | 16,918 m (10.5 mi) | 1980 | |
Metro | Guangzhou Metro: Line 4 | Guangzhou, China | 16,790 m (10.4 mi) | 2005 | |
Metro | Barcelona Metro: Line 4 | Barcelona, Spain | 16,700 m (10.4 mi) | 1929–1999 | |
Metro | Barcelona Metro: Line 3 | Barcelona, Spain | 16,600 m (10.3 mi) | 1924–2001 | |
Metro | Seoul Subway: Line 2 (Jamsil-Sillim) | Seoul, South Korea | 16,700 m (10.4 mi) | 1980–1984 | |
Metro | Barcelona Metro: Line 5 | Barcelona, Spain | 16,600 m (10.3 mi) | 1959–1983 | |
Water supply | Murrumbidgee-Eucumbene Tunnel[26] | NSW, Australia | 16,600 m (10.3 mi) | 1961 | Part of the 145 km tunnel network of the Snowy Mountains Scheme |
Metro | Ankara Metro (Kizilay-Çayyolu) | Ankara, Turkey | 16,590 m (10.3 mi) | 2002–2014 | |
Metro | İstanbul Metro (Line M2) | İstanbul, Turkey | 16,500 m (10.3 mi) | 2000–2009 | |
Metro | Beijing Subway: Line 9 | Beijing, China | 16,500 m (10.3 mi) | 2011–2012 | |
Hydroelectric | Jinkang Hydroelectric Power Station Water Tunnel | Sichuan, China | 16,490 m (10.2 mi) | 2006 | |
Metro | Madrid Metro: Line 8 | Madrid, Spain | 16,467 m (10.2 mi) | 1998–2007 | |
Metro | Guangzhou Metro: Line 1 | Guangzhou, China | 16,449 m (10.2 mi) | 1997 | |
Metro | Madrid Metro: Line 3 | Madrid, Spain | 16,424 m (10.2 mi) | 1939–2007 | |
Railway | Rokkō Tunnel[39] | Mount Rokkō, Japan | 16,250 m (10.1 mi) | 1972 | |
Railway | Solan Tunnel[40] | Taebaek, Gangwon-do, South Korea | 16,240 m (10.1 mi) | 2012 | Taebaek Line, includes a spiral; breakthrough 2006-12-07 |
Metro | Seoul Subway: Line 7 (Suraksan-Konkuk University) | Seoul, South Korea | 16,000 m (9.9 mi) | 1996 | |
Railway | Münsterertunnel | Tyrol, Austria | 15,990 m (9.9 mi) | 2012 | Longest tunnel in Austria. |
Metro | İstanbul Metro (Line M3) | İstanbul, Turkey | 15,900 m (9.9 mi) | 2013 | |
Railway | Terfnertunnel | Tyrol, Austria | 15,840 m (9.8 mi) | 2012 | |
Former railway | Henderson Tunnel[41][42] | Front Range, United States | 15,800 m (9.8 mi) | 1976 | Narrow gauge railway, replaced by a conveyor belt in 1999. Only one portal (served an underground mine)[43] |
Water supply | Pandaoling Tunnel, Datong River Diversion to Shaanxi Project | China | 15,723 m (9.8 mi) | 1994 | |
Metro | Copenhagen Metro: City Circle Line | Denmark | 15,500 m (9.6 mi) | 2019 | Longest railway tunnel in Denmark and Scandinavia |
Metro | Budapest Metro: Line 3[44] | Hungary | 15,500 m (9.6 mi) | 1976-1990 | Line 3 is actually 17.39 km long, but only 15.5 km of it is underground. |
Railway Single Track | Furka Base | Urner Alps, Switzerland | 15,442 m (9.6 mi) | 1982 | Single track with passing loops, metre gauge |
Railway Twin Tube | Ceneri Base Tunnel | Lepontine Alps, Switzerland | 15,400 m (9.6 mi) | 2020 | Part of the NRLA |
Metro | Seoul Subway: Line 3 (Gupabal-Geumho) | Seoul, South Korea | 15,400 m (9.6 mi) | 1985 | |
Metro | Tianjin Subway: Line 1 | Tianjin, China | 15,378 m (9.6 mi) | 1976–2006 | |
Railway | Haruna | Gunma Prefecture, Japan | 15,350 m (9.5 mi) | 1982 | |
Railway Single Track | Severomuysky Tunnel | Severomuysky Range, Russia | 15,343 m (9.5 mi) | 2003 | |
Waterwaste | Deer Island Outfall Tunnel[45] | Deer Island, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | 15,290 m (9.5 mi) | 2000 | 24 ft (7.3 m) diameter (42m2 cross section); discharges treated effluent into Atlantic Ocean |
Railway Single Tube | Firenzuola | Bologna - Firenze, Italy | 15,285 m (9.5 mi) | 2009 | Bologna–Florence high-speed railway |
Hydroelectric | Inguri Hydroelectric Power Station Water Tunnel | Georgia (at the time of construction Soviet Union) | 15,279 m (9.5 mi) | 1978 | |
Metro | Shanghai Subway: Line 2 | Shanghai, China | 15,274 m (9.5 mi) | 2000 | Between Zhanjianggaoke station and Lingkong Station |
Water supply | Jinquidi Tunnel, Niulan River Diversion to Dianchi | Yunnan, China | 15,257 m (9.5 mi) | 2013 | |
Metro | Beijing Subway: Line 8 | Beijing, China | 15,200 m (9.4 mi) | 2008–2011 | |
Hydroelectric | Baotan Hydroelectric Power Station Water Tunnel | Guangxi, China | 15,200 m (9.4 mi) | 2010 | |
Railway | Gorigamine Tunnel[39] | Takasaki - Nagano, Japan | 15,175 m (9.4 mi) | 1997 | |
Hydroelectric | Xuecheng Hydroelectric Power Station Water Tunnel[46] | Sichuan, China | 15,174 m (9.4 mi) | 2007 | |
Railway Single Track | Monte Santomarco | Paola - Cosenza, Italy | 15,040 m (9.3 mi) | 1987 | |
Railway Single Tube | Gotthard Rail Tunnel | Lepontine Alps, Switzerland | 15,003 m (9.3 mi) | 1882 | Longest transit tunnel until Simplon Tunnel was opened. |
Metro | Gwangju Metro: Line 1 (Hakdong·Jeungsimsa-GwangjuSongjeong) | Gwangju, South Korea | 15,000 m (9.3 mi) | 2004 | |
Railway | Nakayama Tunnel | Gunma Prefecture, Japan | 14,857 m (9.2 mi) | 1982 | Jōetsu Shinkansen |
Water supply | Dangara Irrigation Tunnel[47] | Nurek, Tajikistan (at the time of construction Soviet Union) | 14,800 m (9.2 mi) | 1987 | |
Railway | Cuajone-El Sargento | Ilo-Toquepala / Cuajone Industrial Railroad - Southern Peru Copper Corporation, Peru | 14,724 m (9.1 mi)[48] | 1975 | |
Railway Single Track | Mount Macdonald Tunnel | Rogers Pass, Glacier National Park, Canada | 14,723 m (9.1 mi) | 1989 | |
Railway Single Tube | Lötschberg Tunnel | Alps, Switzerland | 14,612 m (9.1 mi) | 1913 | |
Water supply | Caoe River Diversion Project | Zhejiang, China | 14,600 m (9.1 mi) | 2011 | |
Railway Single Tube | Romerike Tunnel | Oslo - Lillestrøm, Norway | 14,580 m (9.1 mi) | 1999 | |
Water supply | Snowy-Geehi Tunnel[26] | NSW, Australia | 14,500 m (9.0 mi) | 1966 | Part of the 145 km tunnel network of the Snowy Mountains Scheme |
Metro | Seoul Metropolitan Subway: Line 4 (Isu-Beomgye) | Seoul, Gwacheon and Anyang in South Korea | 14,500 m (9.0 mi) | 1980–1994 | |
Hydroelectric | Jisha Hydroelectric Power Station Water Tunnel | Yunnan, China | 14,467 m (9.0 mi) | 2007 | |
Road Twin tube | Ryfylke Tunnel | Stavanger-Strand, Norway | 14,400 m (8.9 mi) | 2019 | Longest underwater road tunnel in the world |
Water supply | #6 Tunnel, Yellow River Diversion to Shanxi South Line | Shanxi, China | 14,400 m (8.9 mi) | 2002 | See South–North Water Transfer Project |
Water supply | Ala Mountain Pass Water Supply Project | Xinjiang, China | 14,346 m (8.9 mi) | 2010 | |
Road Twin Tube | Mount Ovit Tunnel[49] | Erzurum Province-Rize Province, Turkey | 14,346 m (8.9 mi) | 2018 | |
Metro | Stockholm Metro: Tunnelbana 3 (Blue Line) Kungsträdgården-Hjulsta | Stockholm, Sweden | 14,300 m (8.9 mi) | 1975–1977 | |
Railway Single Tube | Dayaoshan Tunnel[50] | Nanling Mountains, China | 14,294 m (8.9 mi) | 1987 | |
Hydroelectric | Zaramag Hydroelectric Power Station Water Tunnel[51][52] | Ardon River, North Ossetia, Russia | 14,226 m (8.8 mi) | 2015[53] | |
Water supply | Tooma-Tumut Tunnel[26] | NSW, Australia | 14,200 m (8.8 mi) | 1961 | Part of the 145 km tunnel network of the Snowy Mountains Scheme |
Metro | Guangzhou Subway: Line 8 | Guangzhou, China | 14,200 m (8.8 mi) | 2003–2010 | |
Metro | Metro Lisbon - Blue (Seagull) Line | Lisbon, Portugal | 14,000 m (8.7 mi) | 1959–2007 | |
Metro | MTR - Island Line (West of Heng Fa Chuen) | Victoria City, Hong Kong | 14,000 m (8.7 mi) | 1985/1986/2014 | |
Road | Arlberg Road Tunnel | Arlberg, Austria | 13,972 m (8.7 mi) | 1978 | |
Water supply | Shanggongshan Tunnel, Zhangjiuhe Water Supply Project | Yunnan, China | 13,941 m (8.7 mi) | 2007 | |
Hydroelectric | Dayingshan #4 Hydroelectric Power Station Water Tunnel | Yunnan, China | 13,932 m (8.7 mi) | 2009 | 8.5 meters in diameter (57m2 cross section) |
Railway | Hokuriku Tunnel | Fukui Prefecture, Japan | 13,870 m (8.6 mi) | 1962 | Hokuriku Main Line |
Railway Single Tube | Xiapu Tunnel | Fujian, China | 13,838 m (8.6 mi) | 2009 | |
Railway Twin Tube | Yesanguan Tunnel | Hubei, China | 13,838 m (8.6 mi) | 2010 | Tube I: 13838 meters, tube II: 13796 meters |
Hydroelectric | Centrala Hidroelectrică Lotru-Ciunget | Ciungetu, Romania | 13,719 m (8.5 mi) | 1972 | concrete tunnel with a diameter of 5 meters |
Road Twin Tube | Xishan Tunnel | Shanxi, China | 13,654 m (8.5 mi) | 2012 | Left tube: 13654 meters, right tube: 13570 meters |
Railway Single Tube | Fréjus (Mont Cenis) | Alps, France/Italy | 13,636 m (8.5 mi) | 1871 | |
Railway Single Tube | North Tianshan Tunnel | Xinjiang, China | 13,610 m (8.5 mi) | 2009 | |
Railway | Marmaray | Istanbul, Turkey | 13,600 m (8.5 mi) | 2013 | Built next to a fault zone, between two continents |
Railway Single Track | Savio Rail Tunnel | Helsinki - Kerava, Finland | 13,575 m (8.4 mi) | 2008 | |
Metro | Busan Metro: Line 3 (Suyeong-Deokcheon) | Busan, South Korea | 13,500 m (8.4 mi) | 2005 | |
Railway Twin Tube | Shin Shimizu Tunnel[39] | Mount Tanigawa, Japan | 13,500 m (8.4 mi) | 1967 | |
Railway Single Track | Hex River Tunnel[54] | Hex River Pass, South Africa | 13,400 m (8.3 mi) | 1989 | |
Railway | Wonhyo Tunnel[55][56] | Ulsan, South Korea | 13,270 m (8.2 mi) | 2010 | Gyeongbu High Speed Railway |
Railway Single Tube | Dabieshan Tunnel | Hubei, China | 13,256 m (8.2 mi) | 2008 | |
Railway | Schlern Tunnel[57] | South Tyrol, Italy | 13,159 m (8.2 mi) | 1993 | |
Railway Single Tube | Caponero-Capoverde | Genova - Ventimiglia, Italy | 13,135 m (8.2 mi) | 2001 | Includes an underground station ("San Remo") |
Road Twin Tube | Hongtiguan Tunnel | Shanxi, China | 13,122 m (8.2 mi) | 2013 | Left tube: 13122 meters, right tube: 13098 meters |
Metro | Barcelona Metro Line 2 | Barcelona, Spain | 13,100 m (8.1 mi) | 1985–1997 | |
Railway | Aki Tunnel | San'yō Shinkansen, Japan | 13,030 m (8.1 mi) | 1975 | |
Many more tunnels exist that are shorter than 13 kilometres (8 mi) |
World's longest tunnels (under construction)
Type | Name | Location | Length | Year | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water Supply | Yunnan–Guizhou Water Tunnel | Yunnan, China | 661,000 m (410.7 mi) | 2025 | Inter river basin water transfer[58][59] |
Water Supply | New York City Water Tunnel No. 3 | New York State, United States | 96,560 m (60.0 mi) | 2020 | More water supply for New York City. Already in use; at completion it will be the world's third longest tunnel |
Metro | Paris Metro Line 15 | Paris Petite Couronne, France | 75,000 m (46.6 mi) | 2022–2030 | Circular line; will form the longest subway tunnel. |
Metro | Bolshaya Koltsevaya line | Moscow Metro, Russia | 69,000 m (42.9 mi)[60] | 2018–2023 | Circular line |
Railway Twin Tube | Mont d'Ambin Base Tunnel | Cottian Alps, France – Italy | 57,500 m (35.7 mi) | 2029 | Part of the Lyon-Turin high-speed railway. Reconnaissance tunnels under construction since 2002; construction of main tunnel started in 2016[61] |
Railway Twin Tube | Brenner Base Tunnel | Stubai Alps, Austria – Italy | 55,000 m (34.2 mi) | 2028[62] | Construction started in March 2015. Together with the already constructed Inntal Tunnel it will form the world's longest continuous railway tunnel with 64 km.[63][64] |
Metro | L9 / L10 | Barcelona, Spain | 43,710 m (27.2 mi) | 2009–2016 (partially) | The total system will have a length of 47.8 km, of which 43.71 km is underground and 4.09 km is on viaducts. Northern section of the line is in operation since 2009-12-13. Southern section of the line is in operation since 2016-02-12. Future of central section is unclear. |
Metro | Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore): Thomson-East Coast Line | Singapore, Singapore | 43,000 m (26.7 mi) | 2024 | Excluding planned extension |
Mineral transportation | Woodsmith Mine Tunnel Potash Project Mineral Transport System (MTS) | North York Moors, United Kingdom | 36,700 m (22.8 mi)[65] | 2021 | 6 m in diameter[66] incorporating conveyor and maintenance access. Start of construction was planned for 2016, but actually started in April 2019.[67][68] |
Railway | Gaoligongshan Tunnel | Yunnan, China | 34,586 m (21.5 mi) | 2022 | Railway between Dali and Ruili. Construction started in August 2017.[69] |
Railway Twin Tube | Koralm Tunnel | Koralpe, Austria | 32,900 m (20.4 mi) | 2026[70] | Part of Koralm Railway; boring of main tunnel started at the west portal May 2010[71] |
Railway Twin Tube | Semmering Base Tunnel | Lower Austria/Styria, Austria | 27,300 m (17.0 mi) | 2027[72] | Construction of the first contract section started January 2014.[73] Will cut travel time between Vienna and Graz by 30 minutes and is part of the Baltic-Adriatic Corridor |
Road | Rogfast tunnel | Randaberg-Kvitsøy-Bokn, Norway | 26,700 m (16.6 mi) | 2031[74] | Construction started in January 2018, halted October 2019 due to expected cost overruns, revised plan and 48% cost increase approved November 2020, construction to restart late 2021.[74][75] Will be the longest road tunnel in the world, and also the deepest undersea tunnel, 392 metres (1,286 ft) below sea level. |
Water Supply | Melamchi Water Tunnel | Melamchi to Kathmandu, Nepal | 26,000 m (16.2 mi) | 2021[76] | Under construction, financed by Asian Development Bank |
Railway | Musil Tunnel[77][78] | Wonju-Jecheon (Jungang Line), South Korea | 25,080 m (15.6 mi) | 2020[79] | Work slated to start June 2011 |
Railway Twin Tube | Pajares Base Tunnel | Principado de Asturias and León, Spain | 24,667 m (15.3 mi) | (??) | Breakthrough 2008; opening date in question due to severe water leakage and lowering of local water tables[80] |
Water Supply | Mae Taeng–Mae Ngat Tunnel[81] | Chiang Mai, Thailand | 25,624 m (15.9 mi) | 2021 | 4.00 m in diameter. This tunnel is a part of "Mae Taeng–Mae Ngat–Mae Kuang Diversion Tunnel Project" |
Water Supply | Mae Ngat–Mae Kuang Tunnel[81] | Chiang Mai, Thailand | 22,975 m (14.3 mi) | 2021 | 4.20 m in diameter. This tunnel is a part of "Mae Taeng–Mae Ngat–Mae Kuang Diversion Tunnel Project" |
Railway | Follo Line | Oslo, Norway | 19,500 m (12.1 mi) | 2022[82] | Groundbreaking 2014[83] |
Road | WestConnex | Sydney, Australia | 19,000 m (11.8 mi) | 2023 (2019 partial completion) |
New M4 Tunnels opened 2019, WestConnex M8 opened 2020 |
Road | Förbifart Stockholm[84] | Stockholm, Sweden | 16,500 m (10.3 mi) | 2030[85] | Construction started in August 2014 |
Road | New Mount Zigana Tunnel | Torul-Maçka, Turkey | 14,481 m (9.0 mi)[86] | 2020 | Construction started in April 2016 |
Road | Zoji-la Tunnel | Zoji La Pass, India | 14,200 m (8.8 mi)[87] | 2026 | Construction started in May 2018 |
Metro | MRT Orange Line[88] | Bangkok, Thailand | 13,770 m (8.6 mi) | 2023 | Orange Line Phase 1 |
Possibly incomplete table. Many more tunnels are under construction that will be shorter than 13 kilometres (8 mi) |
World's longest tunnels (advanced planning stage)
Type | Name | Location | Length | Year | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Road & Rail | Taiwan Strait Tunnel | Taiwan/ China | 150,000 m
(93.2 mi) |
??? | Plans to link Taiwan and Mainland China as part of the G3 Beijing–Taipei Expressway. Approved since 2013 on Chinese side |
Railway | Bohai Strait tunnel | Bohai Strait, China | 123,000 m (76.4 mi) | ??? | Tunnel between Dalian on the Liaodong Peninsula and Yantai on the Shandong Peninsula. |
Railway | Talsinki | 100,000 m (62.1 mi) | after 2030 | Awaiting financing | |
Water supply | Qinling Tunnel, Han River Diversion to Wei River | Shaanxi, China | 98,300 m (61.1 mi) | ??? | |
Metro | Athens Metro Line 4[89] | Athens, Greece | 33,000 m (20.5 mi) | 2028 | Start of construction planned for 2019 |
Metro | Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore): Cross Island Line | Singapore, Singapore | 29,000 m (18 mi)[90] (Phase 1 only) | 2029 (Phase 1)
2030/2031 (Phase 2) |
Start of Phase 1 construction planned for 2020[90]
Phase 2 route not announced |
Railway | Barrandov Tunnel | Prague – Beroun | 24,700 m (15.3 mi)[91] | ??? | Project is on hold |
Railway and electricity | Grimsel Tunnel | Grimsel Pass | 21,720 m (13.5 mi)[92] | 2025/2026 | Feasibility study |
Railway | Pacheco Pass Tunnels | Pacheco Pass, California, United States | 13 miles (21,000 m) | 2031 | to be built as part of the California High-Speed Rail project |
Road and railway | Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link | Germany–Denmark | 17,600 m (10.9 mi) | 2028[93] | Start of construction planned for 2020[94] |
Road twin tube | Kresna Gorge Tunnel[95] | Kresna, Bulgaria | 15,400 m (9.6 mi) | cancelled | Part of Struma motorway, connecting Sofia and Athens. |
Road twin tube | Agua Negra Tunnel | Chile–Argentina | 14,000 m (8.7 mi) | ??? | Awaiting ratification by Chile |
World's longest tunnels (abandoned)
Type | Name | Location | Length | Year | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water supply | Gadara Aqueduct | Roman Empire | 94,000 m (58.4 mi) | 129– | Water supply for the Decapolis in present-day Jordan |
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