List of long railway tunnels in China

The Chinese railway tunnels are divided into four classes by length:[1]

  1. Super-long tunnels (over 10,000 meters)
  2. Long tunnels (between 3,000 and 10,000 meters)
  3. Middle tunnels (between 500 and 3,000 meters)
  4. Short tunnels (less than 500 meters)

By 2008, there are 6,102 railway tunnels in operation in Mainland China. Their total length reaches 3,938,913 metres (2,447.53 mi).[2]

This page lists the railway tunnels longer than 10 km (6 mi) in Mainland China, except those in metro system.[3]

Name (Chinese) Province Length in km (mi) Tubesxtracks Year Completed Line
Gaoligongshan Tunnel (高黎贡山隧道) Yunnan 34.531 km (21.5 mi) 2021 Dali-Ruili Railway
New Guanjiao Tunnel (新关角隧道) Qinghai 32.645 km (20.3 mi) 2x1 2014 Qinghai–Tibet Railway
Ping'an Tunnel (平安隧道) Sichuan 28.398 km (17.6 mi) & 28.236 km (17.5 mi) 2x1 2017 Chengdu–Lanzhou Railway
West Qinling Tunnel (西秦岭隧道) Gansu 28.237 km (17.5 mi) & 28.236 km (17.5 mi) 2x1 2014 Chongqing–Lanzhou Railway
Taihang Tunnel (太行山隧道) Shanxi 27.848 km (17.304 mi) & 27.839 km (17.298 mi) 2x1 2007 Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan High-Speed Railway
Minshan Tunnel (岷山隧道) Sichuan 25.047 km (15.6 mi) 2017 Chengdu–Lanzhou Railway
South Lüliangshan Tunnel (南吕梁山隧道)[4] Shanxi 23.470 km (14.6 mi) & 23.440 km (14.6 mi) 2x1 2014 Shanxi–Henan–Shandong Railway
Middle Tianshan Tunnel (中天山隧道) Xinjiang 22.467 km (14.0 mi) & 22.449 km (13.9 mi) 2x1 2014 Turpan-Korla 2nd Line Railway
Qingyunshan Tunnel (青云山隧道) Fujian 22.175 km (13.8 mi) & 21.843 km (13.6 mi) 2x1 2012 Xiangtang–Putian Railway
Yanshan Tunnel (燕山隧道) Hebei 21.154 km (13.1 mi) 1x2 2014 Xiangtang–Putian Railway
Lüliangshan Tunnel (吕梁山隧道) Shanxi 20.785 km (12.915 mi) & 20.734 km (12.884 mi) 2x1 2010 Taiyuan-Zhongwei-Yinchuan Railway
Dangjinshan Tunnel (当金山隧道) Gansu 20.14 km (12.51 mi) 1x1 2017 Golmud–Dunhuang Railway
Wushaoling Tunnel (乌鞘岭隧道) Gansu 20.060 km (12.465 mi) & 20.050 km (12.458 mi) 2x1 2006 Lanzhou–Xinjiang Railway
Muzhailing Tunnel (木寨岭隧道) Gansu 19.068 km (11.848 mi) & 19.050 km (11.837 mi) 2x1 2014 Chongqing–Lanzhou Railway
Qinling Tunnel (秦岭隧道) Shaanxi 18.460 km (11.5 mi) & 18.456 km (11.5 mi) 2x1 2002 Xi'an–Ankang Railway
Shilin Tunnel (石林隧道) Yunnan 18.208 km (11.3 mi) 1x2 2015 Yunnan–Guangxi Railway
Taihangshan Tunnel (太行山隧道) Shanxi-Henan 18.125 km (11.3 mi) & 18.108 km (11.3 mi) 2x1 2014 Central and South Shanxi Railway
Yinpanshan Tunnel (营盘山隧道) Yunnan-Sichuan 17.925 km (11.1 mi) 2019 Chengdu–Kunming Railway
Xuefengshan Tunnel (雪峰山隧道) Fujian 17.842 km (11.1 mi) & 17.826 km (11.1 mi) 2x1 2012 Nanchang–Fuzhou Railway
Xiuling Tunnel (秀岭隧道) Yunnan 17.623 km (11.0 mi) 2x1 2013 Dali–Ruili Railway
Gaoganshan Tunnel (高盖山隧道) Fujian 17,612 km (10,943.6 mi) 1x2 2012 Nanchang–Fuzhou Railway
Yongshouliang Tunnel (永寿梁隧道) Shaanxi 17.161 km (10.7 mi) & 17,155 km (10,659.6 mi) 2x1 2012 Xi'an-Pingliang Railway
Liupanshan Tunnel (六盘山隧道) Gansu 16.719 km (10.4 mi) 1x1[lower-alpha 1] 2015 Tianshui-Pingliang Railway
Hadapu Tunnel (哈达铺隧道) Gansu 16.600 km (10.3 mi) & 16.590 km (10.3 mi) 2x1 2014 Chongqing–Lanzhou Railway
Taiyueshan Tunnel (太岳山隧道) Shanxi 16.194 km (10.1 mi) 1x2 2014 Central and South Shanxi Railway
Tianhuashan Tunnel (天华山隧道) Shaanxi 15.9886 km (9.9 mi) 2017 Xi'an-Chengdu High Speed Railway
Dabanshan Tunnel(大坂山隧道)[5] Qinghai 15.918 km (9.9 mi) 1x2 2014 Lanzhou–Ürümqi High-Speed Railway
Xiangshan Tunnel (象山隧道) Fujian 15.917 km (9.890 mi) & 15.898 km (9.879 mi) 2x1 2011 Longyan–Xiamen Railway
Erqingshan Tunnel (二青山隧道) Shanxi 15.851 km (9.8 mi) 1x1 2014 Taiyuan-Xingxian Railway
Heishan Tunnel (黑山隧道) Gansu 15.764 km (9.795 mi) 1x2 2014 Chongqing–Lanzhou Railway
Guanshan Tunnel (关山隧道) Gansu 15.634 km (9.715 mi) 1x1 2015 Tianshui–Pingliang Railway
Daiyunshan Tunnel (戴云山隧道) Fujian 15.623 km (9.7 mi) & 15.605 km (9.696 mi) 2x1[lower-alpha 2] 2012 Nanchang-Fuzhou Railway
Liulangshan Tunnel (六狼山隧道) Shanxi 15.175 km (9.4 mi) 1x1 2014 Zhungeer-Shuozhou Railway
Laoanshan Tunnel (老安山隧道) Shaanxi 15.161 km (9.4 mi) 1x2 2017 Xi'an-Chengdu High Speed Railway
Chicheng Tunnel (赤城隧道) Hebei 15.047 km (9.3 mi) 1x2 2014 Zhangjiakou-Tangshan Railway
Shangzhang Tunnel (上漳隧道) Gansu 14.992 km (9.3 mi) 2017 Chengdu-Lanzhou Railway
Zhujiashan Tunnel (朱家山隧道) Gansu 14.949 km (9.3 mi) 2017 Baoji-Lanzhou High-speed Railway
Maotianshan Tunnel (冒天山隧道) Shaanxi 14.915 km (9.3 mi) 1x1 2010 Baotou–Xi'an 2nd Railway
Bibanpo Tunnel (壁板坡隧道) Yunnan 14.756 km (9.2 mi) 2x1 2015 Shanghai-Kunming High-Speed Railway
Bijiashan Tunnel (笔架山隧道) Gansu 14.751 km (9.2 mi) 2017 Baiji–Lanzhou High Speed Railway
Yanshan Tunnel (岩山隧道) Guizhou 14.695 km (9.1 mi) 1x2 2014 Guiyang–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway
Wuyishan Tunnel (武夷山隧道) Fujian 14.659 km (9.1 mi) 1x2 2012 Xiangtang–Putian Railway
Sandu Tunnel (三都隧道) Guizhou 14.598 km (9.1 mi) 1x2 2014 Guiyang–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway
Hongshiyan Tunnel (红石岩隧道) Yunnan 14.580 km (9.1 mi) 2015 Yunnan-Guangxi Railway
Fajiushan Tunnel (发鸠山隧道) Shanxi 14.573 km (9.1 mi) 1x2 2014 Central and South Shanxi Railway
Tianchiping Tunnel (天池坪隧道) Gansu 14.528 km (9.0 mi) 1x2 2014 Chongqing–Lanzhou Railway
Dazhushan Tunnel (大柱山隧道) Yunnan 14.484 km (9.0 mi) 2016 Dali–Ruili Railway
Dapoling Tunnel (大坡岭隧道) Yunnan 14.465 km (9.0 mi) 2016 Dali–Ruili Railway
Dayaoshan Tunnel (大瑶山隧道) Guangdong 14.295 km (8.883 mi) 1x2 1987 Beijing–Guangzhou Railway
Liutongzhai Tunnel (榴桐寨隧道) Sichuan 14.214 km (8.8 mi) 2017 Chengdu–Lanzhou Railway
Chaoyang Tunnel (朝阳隧道) Shaanxi 14.167 km (8.8 mi) 1x2 2017 Xi'an–Chengdu High-Speed Railway
Jinguashan Tunnel(金瓜山隧道) Fujian 14.097 km (8.8 mi) 1x2 2013 Nanchang-Fuzhou Railway
Liulang Tunnel(六郎隧道) Yunnan 14.096 km (8.8 mi) 1x2 2015 Yunnan-Guangxi Railway
YanmengguanTunnel(雁门关隧道) Shanxi 14.085 km (8.8 mi) 1x2 2013 Datong–Puzhou Railway
Tianpingshan Tunnel (天平山隧道) Guangxi 14.012 km (8.7 mi) 1x2 2014 Guiyang–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway
Maijishan Tunnel (麦积山隧道) Gansu 13.932 km (8.7 mi) 2017 Baoji–Lanzhou High Speed Railway
Tongmashan Tunnel (同马山隧道) Guizhou 13.929 km (8.7 mi) 1x2 2014 Guiyang–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway
Tianping Tunnel (天坪隧道) Guizhou-Chongqing 13.867 km (8.6 mi) 1x2 2017 Guiyang–Chongqing Railway
Yesanguan Tunnel (野三关隧道) Hubei 13.838 km (8.6 mi) & 13.7961 km (8.5725 mi) 2x1 2010 Yichang–Wanzhou Railway
Pupeng I Tunnel (普棚一号隧道) Yunnan 13.795 km (8.6 mi) 1x2 2016 Guangtong–Dali Railway
Meihuashan Tunnel (梅花山隧道) Fujian 13.778 km (8.6 mi) 1x2 2014 Ganzhou–Longyan Railway
Funing Tunnel (富宁隧道) Fujian 13.748 km (8.5 mi) 2015 Nanning–Kunming Railway
Baofengshan Tunnel (宝峰山隧道) Guangxi 13.708 km (8.5 mi) 1x2 2014 Guiyang–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway
Humaling Tunnel (胡麻岭隧道) Gansu 13.611 km (8.5 mi) 1x2 2014 Chongqing–Lanzhou High-Speed Railway
North Tianshan Tunnel (北天山隧道) Xinjiang 13.610 km (8.5 mi) 1x1 2009 Jinghe–Yining–Khorgos Railway
Wanshoushan Tunnel (万寿山隧道) Chongqing 13.468 km (8.4 mi) 1x2 2013 Chongqing−Lichuan Railway
Jiaozishan Tunnel (骄子山隧道) Yunnan 13.404 km (8.3 mi) 2019 Chengdu-Kunming Railway
Shanyang Tunnel (杉阳隧道) Yunnan 13.390 km (8.3 mi) 2016 Dali–Ruili Railway
Tuoan Tunnel (妥安隧道) Yunnan 13.371 km (8.3 mi) 2019 Chengdu–Kunming Railway
Changhongling Tunnel (长洪岭隧道) Yunnan 13.299 km (8.3 mi) 1x2 2013 Chongqing−Lichuan Railway
Dabieshan Tunnel (大别山隧道) Hubei 13.256 km (8.2 mi) 1x2 2008 Hefei–Wuhan high-speed railway
Xiuning Tunnel (秀宁隧道) Yunnan 13.187 km (8.2 mi) 1x2 2013 Guangtong–Kunming Railway
Gangwu Tunnel (岗乌隧道) Guizhou 13.187 km (8.2 mi) 1x2 2015 Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway
Baoshan Tunnel (保山隧道) Yunnan 13.140 km (8.2 mi) 2016 Dali−Ruili Railway
Xiapu Tunnel (霞浦隧道) Fujian 13.099 km (8.1 mi) 1x2 2009 Wenzhou-Fuzhou Railway
Youxi Tunnel(尤溪隧道) Fujian 12.974 km (8.1 mi) 1x2 2013 Nanchang-Fuzhou Railway
Xinlian Tunnel (新莲隧道) Yunnan 12.930 km (8.0 mi) 1x2 2015 Nanning–Kunming Railway
Shumuling Tunnel (树木岭隧道) Hunan 12.860 km (8.0 mi) 2014 Changsha−Zhuzhou-Xiangtai Inter-city Railway
Shilou Tunnel (石楼隧道) Shanxi 12.807 km (8.0 mi) 1x2 2014 Central-Southern Shanxi Railway
Xingfu Tunnel (幸福隧道) Yunnan 12.787 km (7.9 mi) 1x2 2015 Nanning-Kunming Railway
Changliangshan Tunnel(长梁山隧道) Shanxi 12.784 km (7.9 mi) 1x2 2000 Shuozhou-Huanghua Railway
Dananshan Tunnel(大南山隧道) Guangdong 12.697 km (7.9 mi) 1x2 2013 Xiamen-Shenzhen High-Speed Railway
Changqingpo Tunnel (长庆坡隧道) Yunnan 12.676 km (7.9 mi) 1x2 2015 Nanning-Kunming Railway
Liang'an Tunnel (两安隧道) Guangxi 12.668 km (7.9 mi) 1x2 2014 Guiyang-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway
Changshoushan Tunnel (长寿山隧道) Gansu 12.625 km (7.8 mi) 1x2 2014 Lanzhou-Chongqing Railway
Huama Tunnel (化马隧道) Gansu 12.574 km (7.8 mi) 1x2 2014 Lanzhou-Chongqing Railway
Beilingshan Tunnel (北岭山隧道) Guangdong 12.438 km (7.7 mi) 1x2 2014 Nanning-Guangzhou Railway
Yakou Tunnel (垭口隧道) Yunnan 12.400 km (7.7 mi) 2019 Chengdu-Kunming Railway
Wubao Tunnel(吴堡隧道) Shaanxi 12.310 km (7.6 mi) 1x2 2011 Taiyuan-Zhongwei-Yinchuan Railway
East Qinling Tunnel (东秦岭隧道) Shaanxi 12.268 km (7.6 mi) 1x2 2004 Nanjing–Xi'an Railway
Wumengshan II Tunnel (乌蒙山二号隧道) Guizhou 12.260 km (7.6 mi) 1x2[lower-alpha 3] 2012 Shanghai-Kunming Railway
Sanlian Tunnel (三联隧道) Yunnan 12.214 mi (19.7 km) 1x2 2012 Shanghai-Kunming Railway
Wuzhishan Tunnel (五指山隧道) Guangdong 12.208 km (7.6 mi) 1x2 2014 Chengdu-Kunming Railway
Fengxiangyuan Tunnel (枫相院隧道) Gansu 12.129 km (7.5 mi) 1x2 2014 Lanzhou-Chongqing Railway
Zeya Tunnel (泽雅隧道) Zhejiang 12.030 km (7.5 mi) 1x2 2014 Jinhua-Lishui-Wenzhou Railway
Jinjiaya Tunnel (金家岩隧道) Sichuan 12.029 km (7.5 mi) 1x2 2017 Xi'an–Chengdu High-Speed Railway
Tianmushan Tunnel (天目山隧道) Zhejiang-Anhui 12.005 km (7.5 mi) 1x2 2017 Hangzhou-Huangshan Railway
Poluyuan Tunnel (坡录元隧道) Guangxi 12.005 km (7.5 mi) 1x2[lower-alpha 4] 2015 Nanning-Kunming Railway
Wolongshan Tunnel (卧龙山隧道) Shanxi 11.921 km (7.4 mi) 1x1 2014 Zhungeer-Shuozhou Railway
Dadushan Tunnel (大独山隧道) Guizhou 11.882 km (7.4 mi) 1x2 2014 Shanghai-Kunming High-Speed Railway
Sanqingshan Tunnel (三清山隧道) Jiangxi 11.850 km (7.4 mi) 1x2 2015 Hefei-Fuzhou High-Speed Railway
Chegan Tunnel (车赶隧道) Shanxi 11.818 km (7.3 mi) 1x1[lower-alpha 5] 2014 Taiyuan-Zhongwei-Yinchuan Railway Lülin Branch
Baicaoan Tunnel (白草鞍隧道) Hebei 11.794 km (7.3 mi) 1x2 2014 Zhangjiakou-Tangshan Railway
Wudaoliang Tunnel (五道梁隧道) Hebei 11.720 km (7.3 mi) 1x2 2014 Zhangjiakou-Tangshan Railway
Xuefengshan I Tunnel (雪峰山一号隧道) Hunan 11.7670 km (7.3 mi) 1x2 2015 Shanghai-Kunming High-Speed Railway
Baozhen Tunnel (堡镇隧道) Hubei 11.595 mi (18.7 km) & 11.563 mi (18.6 km) 2x1 2010 Yichang-Wanzhou Railway
Gelang Tunnel (革朗隧道) Yunnan 11.574 km (7.2 mi) 1x2 2015 Nanning-Kunming Railway
Yingyaoshan Tunnel (鹰鹞山隧道) Shanxi 11.572 km (7.2 mi) 1x2 2014 Zhungeer-Shenchi Railway
Baotaishan Tunnel (宝台山隧道) Fujian 11.534 mi (18.6 km) 1x2 2013 Nanchang-Fuzhou Railway
Nanliang Tunnel (南梁隧道) Hebei-Shanxi 11.526 mi (18.5 km) 2x1 / 1x2[lower-alpha 6] 2009 Shijiazhuang-Taiyuan High-Speed Railway
Xinshao Tunnel (新哨隧道) Yunnan 11.496 km (7.1 mi) 1x2 2015 Yunnan-Guangxi Railway
Hengshan Tunnel (横山隧道) Shaanxi 11.448 mi (18.4 km) 1x2 2011 Taiyuan-Zhongwei-Yinchuan Railway
Mintai Tunnel (民太隧道) Yunnan 11.343 km (7.0 mi) 2019 Chengdu-Kunming Railway
Shuozhou Tunnel (朔州隧道) Shanxi 11.299 km (7.0 mi) 1x2 2014 Zhungeer-Shenchi Railway
Dongfeng Tunnel (东风隧道) Yunnan 11.296 km (7.0 mi) 1x2 2015 Nanning-Kunming Railway
Qinling Cuihuashan Tunnel (秦岭翠华山隧道) Shaanxi 11.271 mi (18.1 km) 1x2 2013 Xi'an-Ankang II Railway
Longchishan Tunnel (龙池山隧道) Sichuan-Shaanxi 11.256 km (7.0 mi) 1x2 2014 Lanzhou-Chongqing Railway
Luoxiang Tunnel (洛香隧道) Guizhou 11.232 km (7.0 mi) 2014 Guiyang-Guangzhou Railway
Yuanliangshan Tunnel (圆梁山隧道) Chongqing 11.068 mi (17.8 km) 1x1[lower-alpha 7] 2006 Chongqing-Huaihua Railway
Xingwangmao Tunnel (兴旺峁隧道) Shaanxi 11.068 mi (17.8 km) 1x2 2011 Taiyuan-Zhongwei-Yinchuan Railway
Gaoqing Tunnel (高青隧道) Guizhou-Guangxi 10.953 km (6.8 mi) 2014 Guiyang-Guangzhou Railway
Daliang Tunnel (大梁隧道) Chongqing 10.942 mi (17.6 km) 1x2 2013 Chongqing-Huaihua Railway
Qipanshi Tunnel (棋盘石隧道) Fujian 10.808 mi (17.4 km) 1x2 2013 Nanchang-Fuzhou Railway
Jinzhai Tunnel (金寨隧道) Anhui 10.766 mi (17.3 km) 1x2 2008 Hefei-Wuhan Railway
New Dabashan Tunnel (新大巴山隧道) Shaanxi-Sichuan 10.658 mi (17.2 km) 2x1 2009 Chongqing-Xiangyang 2nd Railway
Huanggang Tunnel (黄岗隧道) Guizhou 10.648 km (6.6 mi) 1x2 2014 Guiyang-Guangzhou Railway
Linxian Tunnel (临县隧道) Shanxi 10.632 mi (17.1 km) 1x2 2014 Central and Southern Shanxi Railway
Gutian Tunnel (古田隧道) Fujian 10.627 km (6.6 mi) 1x2 2015 Hefei-Fuzhou High-Speed Railway
Qiyueshan Tunnel (齐岳山隧道) Hubei 10.528 mi (16.9 km) 1x2 2010 Yichang-Wanzhou Railway
Minqing Tunnel (闽清隧道) Fujian 10.518 km (6.5 mi) 1x2 2015 Hefei-Fuzhou High-Speed Railway
Xixian Tunnel (隰县隧道) Shanxi 10.512 mi (16.9 km) 1x2 2014 Central and Southern Shanxi Railway
Shiziyang Tunnel (狮子洋隧道 ) Guangdong 10.490 mi (16.9 km) 2x1 2011 Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hongkong Railway
Wujiacha Tunnel (吴家岔隧道) Gansu 10.456 mi (16.8 km) 2017 Baoji-Lanzhou High-Speed Railway
Eling Tunnel (鹅岭隧道) Jiangxi 10.445 mi (16.8 km) 1x1 2013 Hengyang-Chaling-Ji'an Railway
Pengyinla Tunnel(盆因拉隧道) Xizang 10.410 km (6.5 mi) 1x2 2014 Lhasa–Shigatse Railway
Pingbian Tunnel(屏边隧道) Yunnan 10.381 km (6.5 mi) 1x2 2014 Mengzi–Hekou Railway
Guchengling Tunnel(古城岭隧道) Gansu 10.365 km (6.4 mi) 2017 Baoji-Lanzhou High-Speed Railway
Xiushan Tunnel (秀山隧道) Yunnan 10.302 mi (16.6 km) 1x1 2013 Yuxi-Mengzi Railway
Qingxing Tunnel (庆兴隧道) Shaanxi 10.302 mi (16.6 km) 1x2 2010 Baotou-Xi'an Railway
Lishi Tunnel (离石隧道) Shanxi 10.236 mi (16.5 km) 1x2 2011 Taiyuan-Zhongwei-Yinchuan Railway
Dayaoshan I Tunnel(大瑶山一号隧道) Guangdong 10.081 km (6.3 mi) 1x2 2009 Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway
Huangtuliang Tunnel(黄土梁隧道) Gansu 10.071 km (6.3 mi) 2017 Chengdu-Lanzhou Railway
Fuyinzi Tunnel(付营子隧道) Hebei 10.023 km (6.2 mi) 1x2 2014 Zhangjiakou-Tangshan Railway
Wei River Tunnel(渭河隧道) Gansu 10.016 km (6.2 mi) 2017 Chengdu-Lanzhou Railway
Mengcun Tunnel(孟村隧道) Yunnan 10.002 km (6.2 mi) 1x2 2015 Yunnan-Guangxi Railway

Notes

  1. 2 tracks in first 574m
  2. 1x2 in first 695m
  3. 4 tracks in first 538m
  4. 3 tracks in first 516m
  5. 2 tracks in last 1,244m
  6. 2x1 changes to 1x2
  7. 2 tracks in first 948.5m

See also

References