List of long tunnels by type

This page presents the same tunnels as in Wikipedia's list of tunnels by length in separate lists according to the different tunnel types.

Rail

Excluding rapid transit:

Name Location Length in km (mi) Year Completed Line
Seikan Tunnel Japan (Tsugaru Strait) 53.9 (33.5) 1988 Kaikyo Line (Hokkaidō Shinkansen)
Channel Tunnel France/United Kingdom (English Channel) 50.5 (31.3) 1994 Channel Tunnel
Lötschberg Base Tunnel Switzerland (Bernese Alps) 34.5 (21.4) 2007 Lötschbergbahn
Brig - Thun (- Bern - Basel)
New Guanjiao Tunnel China (Qinghai) 32.645 km (20.3 mi), 2 tubes 2014 Qinghai–Tibet Railway
Guadarrama Tunnel[1] Spain (Sierra de Guadarrama) 28.4 km (17.6 mi) 2007 LAV Madrid - Valladolid
Taihang Tunnel[2] China (Shanxi) 27.848 km (17.304 mi) & 27.839 km (17.298 mi), 2 tubes 2007 Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan High-Speed Railway
Hakkōda Tunnel Japan (Hakkōda Mountains) 26.5 km (16.5 mi) 2010 Tōhoku Shinkansen
Iwate-Ichinohe Tunnel Japan (Ōu Mountains) 25.8 (16.0) 2002 Tōhoku Shinkansen
Lainzer/Wienerwaldtunnel Austria (Vienna) 23.844 km (14.816 mi) 2012 West railway
South Lüliangshan Tunnel [3] China (Shanxi) 23.470 km (14.6 mi) & 23.440 km (14.6 mi), 2 tubes 2014[4] Shanxi Central-South Railway
Middle Tianshan Tunnel [5] China (Xinjiang) 22.467 km (14.0 mi) & 22.449 km (13.9 mi), 2 tubes 2014[6] Turpan-Kuqa County Railway
Daishimizu Tunnel Japan (Mount Tanigawa) 22.2 (13.8) 1982 Jōetsu Shinkansen
Qingyunshan Tunnel[5][7][8] China (Fujian) 22.175 km (13.8 mi) & 21.843 km (13.6 mi), 2 tubes 2013 Xiangtang–Putian Railway
Lüliangshan Tunnel China (Shanxi) 20.785 km (12.915 mi) & 20.734 km (12.884 mi), 2 tubes 2011 Taiyuan-Zhongwei-Yinchuan Railway
Geumjeong Tunnel[9] South Korea (Busan) 20.3 km (12.6 mi) 2010 Gyeongbu High Speed Railway
Wushaoling Tunnel China (Gansu) 20.060 km (12.465 mi) & 20.050 km (12.458 mi), 2 tubes 2006 Lanzhou - Ürümqi Railway
Simplon (2 tubes) Italy/Switzerland (Lepontine Alps) 19.8 (12.3) 1906/1922 Genève/Basel - Brig - Novara/Milano
Vereina Switzerland (Silvretta) 19.1 (11.8) 1999 (Chur-)Klosters - Saglians
Shin Kanmon Japan (Kanmon Straits) 18.7 (11.6) 1975 Sanyō Shinkansen
Vaglia Italy (Tuscan-Emilian Apennines) 18.7 km (11.6 mi) 2009 Bologna–Florence high-speed railway
Apennine Base Tunnel Italy (Apennine Mountains) 18.5 (11.5) 1934 Bologna - Florence
Qinling Tunnel China (Shaanxi) 18.460 km (11.5 mi) & 18.456 km (11.5 mi), 2 tubes 2002/2005 Xi'an–Ankang Railway
Taihangshan Tunnel[10] China (Shanxi) 18.125 km (11.3 mi) & 18.108 km (11.3 mi), 2 tubes 2014 Shanxi Central-South Railway
Xuefengshan Tunnel[11] China (Fujian) 17.892 km (11.1 mi) 2013 Xiangtang–Putian Railway
Gaoganshan Tunnel[12] China (Fujian) 17.612 km (10.9 mi) 2013 Xiangtang–Putian Railway
Yongshouliang Tunnel[13][14] China (Shaanxi) 17.161 km (10.7 mi) & 17,155 km (10,659.6 mi), 2 tubes 2013 Xi'an-Pingliang Railway
Rokkô Japan (Rokkô Mountain) 16.3 (10.1) 1972 Sanyō Shinkansen
Solan Tunnel South Korea (Taebaek) 16.2 km (10.1 mi) 2012 Yeongdong Line
Taiyueshan Tunnel[15] China (Shanxi) 16.194 km (10.1 mi) 2014 Shanxi Central-South Railway
Xiangshan Tunnel China (Fujian) 15.917 km (9.890 mi) & 15.898 km (9.879 mi), 2 tubes 2012 Longyan–Xiamen Railway
Daiyunshan Tunnel[5] China (Fujian) 15.623 km (9.7 mi) & 15.605 km (9.696 mi), 2 tubes 2013 Xiangtang–Putian Railway
Guanshan Tunnel China (Gansu) 15.55 km (9.7 mi) 2012 Tianshui-Pingliang Railway
Furka Base Switzerland (Urner Alps) 15.4 (9.6) 1982 Andermatt - Brig
Haruna Japan (Gunma Prefecture) 15.4 (9.5) 1982 Jōetsu Shinkansen
Firenzuola Italy (Tuscan-Emilian Apennines) 15.3 km (9.5 mi) 2009 Bologna–Florence high-speed railway
Severomuyskiy Russia (Severomuysky Range) 15.3 (9.5) 2001 Baikal Amur Mainline
Gorigamine Japan (Akaishi Mountains) 15.2 (9.4) 1997 Nagano Shinkansen(Hokuriku Shinkansen)
Liulangshan Tunnel China (Shanxi) 15.175 km (9.4 mi) 2012 Zhungeer-Shuozhou Railway
Monte Santomarco Italy (Sila Mountains) 15.0 (9.3) 1987 Paola - Cosenza
Gotthard Rail Tunnel Switzerland (Lepontine Alps) 15.0 (9.3) 1882 Gotthardbahn
Luzern/Zürich - Lugano - Milano
Maotianshan Tunnel China (Shaanxi) 14.915 km (9.3 mi) 2011 Baotou-Xi'an Railway
Nakayama Japan (Nakayama Pass) 14.9 (9.2) 1982 Jōetsu Shinkansen
El Sargento #4 Peru 14.724 km (9.149 mi)[16] 1975 Tacna-Moquegua
Mount Macdonald Tunnel Canada (Rogers Pass) 14.7 (9.1) 1989 Calgary - Revelstoke
Wuyishan Tunnel[17] China (Fujian) 14.659 km (9.1 mi) 2013 Xiangtang–Putian Railway
Lötschberg Switzerland (Bernese Alps) 14.6 (9.1) 1913 Lötschbergbahn
Brig - Thun (- Bern - Basel)
Romeriksporten Norway (Østmarka) 14.6 (9.1) 1999 Gardermobanen
Dayaoshan Tunnel China (Guangdong) 14.295 km (8.883 mi) 1987 Beijing - Guangzhou Railway
Jinguashan Tunnel[18] China (Fujian) 14.097 km (8.8 mi) 2013 Xiangtang–Putian Railway
Yanmengguan Tunnel[19] China (Shanxi) 14.085 km (8.8 mi) 2014[20] North Datong-Puzhouzhen Railway New Line
Hokuriku Japan (Mount Kinome) 13.9 (8.6) 1962 Hokuriku Main Line
Yesanguan Tunnel China (Hubei) 13.838 km (8.6 mi) & 13.7961 km (8.5725 mi), 2 tubes 2009 Yichang-Wanzhou Railway
North Tianshan Tunnel China (Xinjiang) 13.61 km (8.5 mi) 2009 Jinhe-Yining-Huo Erguosi Railway
Marmaray Turkey (Istanbul) 13.6 km (8.5 mi) 2013 Marmaray
Fréjus France (Mont Cenis) 13.5 (8.4) 1871 Lyon - Turin
Epping to Chatswood RailLink Australia (Sydney) 13.5 (8.4) 2009 Epping - Chatswood
Shin-Shimizu Tunnel Japan (Mount Tanigawa) 13.5 (8.4) 1967 Jōetsu Line
Hex River South Africa (Hex River Pass) 13.5 km (8.4 mi) 1989 Pretoria - Cape Town
Savio Rail Tunnel Finland (Uusimaa) 13.5 km (8.4 mi) 2008 Kerava - Vuosaari
Wanshoushan Tunnel[21][22] China (Chongqing) 13.468 km (8.4 mi) 2013 Chongqing-Lichuan Railway
Wonhyo Tunnel South Korea (Ulsan) 13.3 km (8.3 mi) 2010 Gyeongbu High Speed Railway
Changhongling Tunnel China (Chongqing) 13.294 km (8.3 mi) 2013 Chongqing-Lichuan Railway
Dabieshan Tunnel China (Hubei) 13.256 km (8.2 mi) 2008 Hefei-Wuhan High Speed Railway
Schlern/Sciliar Italy (South Tyrol) 13.2 (8.2) 1993 Brenner Railway
Xiuning Tunnel China (Yunnan) 13.187 km (8.2 mi) 2013 Guangtong–Kunming Railway
Caponero-Capoverde Italy 13.1 (8.2) 2001 Genova-Ventimiglia
Xiapu Tunnel China (Fujian) 13.099 km (8.1 mi) 2009 Wenzhou-Fuzhou Railway
Aki Japan 13.0 (8.2) 1975 Sanyo Shinkansen, Japan

Under construction

Name Location Length Expected completion Line
Gotthard Base Tunnel Switzerland (Alps) 57.1 km (35.5 mi) 2016 Gotthardbahn
Luzern/Zürich-Milan
Brenner Base Tunnel Austria/Italy (Stubai Alps) 55 km (34.2 mi) 2025 Brenner Railway
Mont d'Ambin base tunnel France/Italy (Cottian Alps) 53 km (32.9 mi) 2020–2023 Lyon Turin Ferroviaire
Gaoligongshan Tunnel China (Yunnan) 34.531 km (21.5 mi) 2016 Dali-Ruili Railway
Koralm Tunnel Austria (Koralpe) 32.9 km (20.4 mi) 2022 Koralm Railway
Ping'an Tunnel China (Sichuan) 28.398 km (17.6 mi) & 28.236 km (17.5 mi), 2 tubes 2017 Chengdu–Lanzhou Railway
West Qinling Tunnel China (Gansu) 28.236 km (17.5 mi) & 28.236 km (17.5 mi), 2 tubes 2015 Qinghai–Tibet Railway
Semmering Base Tunnel Austria (Raxalpe) 27.3 km (17.0 mi) 2024 Southern Railway
Musil Tunnel South Korea (Ulsan) 25.1 km (15.6 mi) 2018 Jungang Line
Minshan Tunnel China (Sichuan) 25.047 km (15.6 mi) 2017 Chengdu–Lanzhou Railway
Pajares Base Tunnel Spain 24.6 km (15.3 mi) 2016 AVE León-Asturias
Iiyama Tunnel[23] Japan (Iiyama) 22.2 km (13.8 mi) 2015 Hokuriku Shinkansen
Yanshan Tunnel China (Hebei) 21.154 km (13.1 mi) 2015 Zhangjiakou–Tangshan Railway
Dangjinshan Tunnel China (Gansu) 20.14 km (12.51 mi) 2017 Golmud–Dunhuang Railway
Kurama Tunnel Uzbekistan (Namangan) 19.1 km (11.9 mi) 2016 Angren-Pop Railway
Muzhailing Tunnel China (Gansu) 19.068 km (11.848 mi) & 19.050 km (11.837 mi), 2 tubes 2015 Chongqing–Lanzhou Railway
Shilin Tunnel China (Yunnan) 18.208 km (11.3 mi) 2015 Kunming-Nanning Railway
Yinpanshan Tunnel China (Yunnan-Sichuan) 17.925 km (11.1 mi) 2019 Chengdu–Kunming Railway
Xiuling Tunnel[24] China (Yunnan) 17.623 km (11.0 mi) 2017 Dali–Ruili Railway
Liupanshan Tunnel China (Gansu) 16.719 km (10.4 mi)[lower-alpha 1] 2015 Tianshui-Pingliang Railway
Hadapu Tunnel China (Gansu) 16.6 km (10.3 mi) & 16.590 km (10.3 mi), 2 tubes 2015 Lanzhou-Chongqing Railway
Tianhuashan Tunnel[25] China (Shaanxi) 15.9886 km (9.9 mi) 2017 Xi'an-Chengdu High Speed Railway
Dabanshan Tunnel[26] China (Qinghai) 15.918 km (9.9 mi) 2014 Lanzhou–Ürümqi High-Speed Railway
Erqingshan Tunnel China (Shanxi) 15.851 km (9.8 mi) 2014 Taiyuan-Xingxian Railway
Heishan Tunnel China (Gansu) 15.764 km (9.8 mi), 2 tubes 2014 Lanzhou-Chongqing Railway
Guanshan Tunnel China (Gansu) 15.634 km (9.715 mi) 2015 Tianshui–Pingliang Railway
Ceneri Base Tunnel Switzerland (Lugano) 15.4 km (9.6 mi) 2019 new Gotthard Railway
Laoanshan Tunnel China (Shaanxi) 15.161 km (9.4 mi) 2017 Xi'an-Chengdu High Speed Railway
Chicheng Tunnel China (Hebei) 15.047 km (9.3 mi) 2014 Zhangjiakou-Tangshan Railway
Shangzhang Tunnel China (Gansu) 14.992 km (9.3 mi) 2017 Chengdu-Lanzhou Railway
Zhujiashan Tunnel China (Gansu) 14.949 km (9.3 mi) 2017 Baoji-Lanzhou High-speed Railway
Bibanpo Tunnel China (Yunnan) 14.756 km (9.2 mi) 2015 Shanghai-Kunming High-Speed Railway
Bijiashan Tunnel China (Gansu) 14.751 km (9.2 mi) 2017 Baiji–Lanzhou High Speed Railway
Dapoling Tunnel China (Yunnan) 14.728 km (9.2 mi) 2017 Dali-Ruili Railway
Bibanpo Tunnel China (Yunnan) 14.7 km (9.1 mi) 2015 Shanghai-Kunming High Speed Railway
Yanshan Tunnel[5][27] China (Guizhou) 14.695 km (9.1 mi) 2014 Guiyang-Guangzhou High Speed Railway
Dazhushan Tunnel China (Yunnan) 14.625 km (9.1 mi) 2017 Dali-Ruili Railway
Sandu Tunnel[5] China (Guizhou) 14.598 km (9.1 mi) 2014 Guiyang-Guangzhou High Speed Railway
Hongshiyan Tunnel China (Yunnan) 14.580 km (9.1 mi) 2015 Yunnan-Guangxi Railway
Fajiushan Tunnel China (Shanxi) 14.573 km (9.1 mi) 2014 Shanxi Central-South Railway
Tianchiping Tunnel China (Gansu) 14.528 km (9.0 mi) 2015 Lanzhou-Chongqing Railway
Dazhushan Tunnel China (Yunnan) 14.484 km (9.0 mi) 2016 Dali–Ruili Railway
Dapoling Tunnel China (Yunnan) 14.465 km (9.0 mi) 2016 Dali–Ruili Railway
Liutongzhai Tunnel China (Sichuan) 14.214 km (8.8 mi) 2017 Chengdu–Lanzhou Railway
Chaoyang Tunnel China (Shaanxi) 14.167 km (8.8 mi) 2017 Xi'an–Chengdu High-Speed Railway
Liulang Tunnel China (Yunnan) 14.096 km (8.8 mi) 2015 Yunnan-Guangxi Railway
Tianpingshan Tunnel China (Guangxi) 14.012 km (8.7 mi) 2014 Guiyang-Guangzhou High Speed Railway
Maijishan Tunnel China (Gansu) 13.932 km (8.7 mi) 2017 Baoji–Lanzhou High Speed Railway
Tongmashan Tunnel China (Guizhou) 13.929 km (8.7 mi) 2014 Guiyang-Guangzhou High Speed Railway
Tianping Tunnel China (Guizhou-Chongqing) 13.867 km (8.6 mi) 2017 Guiyang–Chongqing Railway
Pupeng I Tunnel China (Yunnan) 13.795 km (8.6 mi) 2016 Guangtong–Dali Railway
Meihuashan Tunnel China (Fujian) 13.778 km (8.6 mi) 2014 Ganzhou–Longyan Railway
Funing Tunnel China (Fujian) 13.748 km (8.5 mi) 2015 Nanning–Kunming Railway
Baofengshan Tunnel China (Guangxi) 13.708 km (8.5 mi) 2014 Guiyang-Guangzhou High Speed Railway
Humaling Tunnel China (Gansu) 13.611 km (8.5 mi) 2015 Lanzhou-Chongqing Railway
Jiaozishan Tunnel China (Yunnan) 13.404 km (8.3 mi) 2019 Chengdu-Kunming Railway
Shanyang Tunnel China (Yunnan) 13.465 km (8.4 mi) 2017 Dali-Ruili Railway
Tuoan Tunnel China (Yunnan) 13.371 km (8.3 mi) 2019 Chengdu–Kunming Railway
Baoshan Tunnel China (Yunnan) 13.140 km (8.2 mi) 2016 Dali−Ruili Railway

Subways

Only continuous tunnel sections should be included, excluding branches from the longest tunnel.

Name System Stations Length in km (mi) Year Completed
Line 3 Guangzhou Metro Airport South - Panyu Square 60.4 (37.5)
(longest branch)		 2005-2010
Line 10 Beijing Subway Xiju - Shoujingmao 57.1 (35.5) 2008-2012
Seoul Subway Line 5 Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation Banghwa - Macheon 47.6 (29.6)
(longest branch)		 1995-1996
Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya Line Moscow Metro Altufyevo - Bulvar Dmitriya Donskogo 41.5 (25.7) 1983–2002
Metro Madrid L-12: (Metro Sur) Madrid Metro, Spain circle route 40.96 (25.5) 2003
Toei Oedo Line TMBT Subway, Japan Hikarigaoka - Shiodome - Tocho-mae 40.7 (25.3) 1991–2000
Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line Moscow Metro Medvedkovo - Novoyasenevskaya 37.6 (23.4) 1958–1990
Circle MRT Line Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) Dhoby Ghaut - HarbourFront 35.7 (22.2) 2009–2011
Seoul Subway Line 6 Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation Eungam Loop - Bonghwasan 35.1 (21.7) 2000-2001
Seoul Subway Line 7 Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation Cheongdam - Bupyeong-gu Office 35.1 (21.7)
(longest branch)		 2000-2012
Line 7 Shanghai Metro Meilan Lake - Huamu Road 34.4 km (21.4 mi) 2010
Metro Madrid L-7 Madrid Metro, Spain Hospital del Henares - Pitis 32.9 (20.5) 1974–2007
Line 3 (Southern leg) Guangzhou Metro Tianhe Coach Terminal-Panyu Square 32.767 (20.45) 2005–2006
Line 3 (Northern leg) Guangzhou Metro Airport South-Tiyu Xilu 32.05 (20.0) 2005–2010
U7 Berlin U-Bahn Rathaus Spandau-Rudow 31.8 (19.7)[28] 1924–1984
Line 6 Beijing Subway Haidian Wuluju - Caofang 31.0 km (19.3 mi) 2012
IND Eighth Avenue Line and IND Fulton Street Line[29] New York City Subway Inwood – 207th Street to Grant Avenue 30.8 km (19.1 mi) 1932-1956
Line 2 Orange Montreal Metro Côte-Vertu - Montmorency 30.8 km (19.1 mi) 1966–2007
Line 2 Shanghai Metro East Xujing - Longyang Road 30.2 km (18.8 mi) 2000
Moskovsko-Petrogradskaya Line Saint Petersburg Metro Parnas - Kupchino 29.7 (18.54) 1961–2006
Line 8, Shanghai Metro Shanghai Metro Shiguang Road - Luheng Road 29.7 km (18.5 mi) 2007-2009
Kirovsko-Vyborgskaya Line Saint Petersburg Metro Devyatkino - Prospekt Veteranov 29.4 (18.35) 1955–1978
Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya Line Moscow Metro Zyablikovo - Maryina Roshcha 28.2 (17.6) 1995–2011
Line 2, Wuhan Metro Wuhan Metro Jinyintan - Optics Valley Square 27.985 (17.49) 2012
Incheon Subway Line 1 Incheon Subway Bakchon - International Business District 27.9 (17.42) 1999-2009
Northern line London Underground Morden - East Finchley 27.8 (17.2) 1890–1940
Tanimachi Line Osaka Municipal Subway Dainichi-Nagahara 27.1 (16.7) 1967–1983
Meijo Line Nagoya Municipal Subway Kanayama-Nagoya Dome-mae Yada-Kanayama 26.4 (16.4) 1965–2004
Line 9 Shanghai Metro Jiuting - Middle Yanggao Road 23.3 km (14.5 mi) 2007-2010
Line 1 Suzhou Metro Mudu - Zhongnan Jie 25.7 (16.0) 2012
Yurakucho Line Tokyo Metro Chikatetsu Narimasu-Tatsumi 24.6 (15.3) 1974–1988
Munich U-Bahn U2 Munich U-Bahn Feldmoching-Messestadt Ost 24.4 (15.2) 1980–2001
Yellow Line Delhi Metro, India GTB Nagar - Qutub Minar 24 (14.9)[30][31] 2010
L-1 Madrid Metro, Spain Valdecarros - Pinar de Chamartín 23.88 km (14.8 mi) 1919–2007
L-6 Madrid Metro, Spain circle route 23.47 km (14.6 mi) 1979–2007
Seoul Subway Line 9 Seoul Metro Line 9 Corporation Gimpo Airport-Sinnonhyeon 23.4 (14.5) 2009
Line 1 Green Montreal Metro Angrignon - Honoré-Beaugrand 23.26 km (14.5 mi) 1966–1978
Warsaw Metro L-1 Warsaw Metro Kabaty-Młociny 23.1 km (14.4 mi) 1995–2008
Line 2 Beijing Subway circle route 23.1 km (14.4 mi) 1971
Line 3 Saint Petersburg Metro Primorskaya - Rybatskoye 22.3 km (13.9 mi) 1967–1984
Line 4 Shanghai Metro Hailun Road - Yishan Road 21.1 km (13.1 mi) 2005-2007
Toei Mita Line Toei Subway Meguro - Shimura-Sakaue 21.1 km (13.1 mi) 1968–2000
Victoria line London Underground Walthamstow Central - Brixton 21 km (13.0 mi) 1968–1971
Line 6, Shanghai Metro Shanghai Metro Boxing Road - Oriental Sports Center 20.34 km (12.6 mi) 2007-2011
Tozai Line Sapporo Municipal Subway Miyanosawa - Shin-Sapporo 20.1 (12.4) 1976–1999
Metro Madrid L-5 Madrid Metro, Spain Alameda de Osuna - Empalme 20.005 (12.5) 1968–2006
North East MRT Line Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) HarbourFront - Punggol 20 km (12.4 mi) 2003
Paris Métro Line 9 Paris Métro Pont de Sèvres - Mairie de Montreuil 19.6 km (12.2 mi) 1922–1937
several lines Bay Area Rapid Transit, San Francisco Balboa Park - West Oakland 19.5 km (12.1 mi) 1973
Kol'tsevaya Line Moscow Metro Circle route 19.4 (12.2) 1950–1954
Munich U-Bahn U3 Munich U-Bahn 19.4 (12.1) 1972–2009
Midosuji Line Osaka Municipal Subway Nakatsu - Nakamozu 19.1 (12.0) 1933–1987
Mexico City Metro Line 3 Mexico City Metro La Raza - Universidad 18.7 km (11.6 mi) 1970-1983
Paris Métro Line 7 Paris Métro La Courneuve – 8 Mai 1945 - Villejuif – Louis Aragon 18.6 (11.6) 1910–1987
Line 1 Shanghai Metro Shanghai South Railway - Shanghai Circus World 18.1 km (11.2 mi) 1993-2004
Avtozavodskaya Line Minsk Metro Kamennaya Gorka - Mogilevskaya 18.1 km (11.2 mi) 1990–2005
Line B Prague Metro Rajská zahrada - Hůrka 18.0 (11.2) 1985–1998
Line 2 (Athens Metro)[32] Athens Metro Anthoupoli - Elliniko 17,900 m (11.1 mi) 1991–2013
Line 3 (Athens Metro)[32] Athens Metro Agia Marina - Doukissis Plakentias 17,800 m (11.1 mi) 1991–2013
Washington, DC Metro Red Line Washington Metro Union Station - Medical Center 17.8 (11.05) 1976–1984
Moskovskaya Line Minsk Metro Piatrovshchyna - Uruchcha 17.4 km (10.8 mi) 1984–2012
Tōzai Line Tokyo Metro Nakano-Minami-Sunamachi 17.0 km (10.6 mi) 1964–1969
Line 4 Barcelona Metro Trinitat Nova - La Pau 16.7 (10.4) 1926–1999
Mexico City Metro Line 1 Mexico City Metro Observatorio - Metro Pantitlán 16.7 km (10.4 mi) 1969-1984
Line 3 Barcelona Metro Zona Universitària - Canyelles 16.6 (10.3) 1924–2001
Metro Madrid L-3 Madrid Metro, Spain Villaverde Alto - Moncloa 16.424 (10.2 mi) 1936–2007
Line 1 Chongqing Rail Transit Chaotianmen - Shapingba 16.4 (10.2) 2011
Metro Madrid L-4 Madrid Metro, Spain Argüelles - Pinar de Chamartín 16.0 (9.9 mi) 1944–2007
Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line Kiev Metro Akademmistechko - Dnipro 16.0 (9.9) 1960–2003
Seoul Subway Line 7 Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation Suraksan - Konkuk University 16.0 (9.9) (shorter section) 1996
Syretsko-Pecherska Line Kiev Metro Syrets - Pivdennyi Bridge 15.2 (9.4) 1989–2004
Line 5 (Saint Petersburg Metro) Saint Petersburg Metro Komendantsky Prospekt - Mezhdunarodnaya 15.1 km (9.4 mi) 1997–2012
Line 1, red Tehran Metro Tajrish-Shush 14.9 (9.3) 2001–2012
Blue Line, line 10 Stockholm Metro Kungsträdgården-Hjulsta 14.3 (8.8) 1975–1977
Tokyo Metro Ginza Line Tokyo Subway Asakusa-Shibuya 14.1 (8.8) 1929–1997
Metro Madrid L-2 Madrid Metro, Spain Las Rosas - Cuatro Caminos 14.031 (8.9 mi) 1924–2011
Paris Métro Line 12 Paris Métro Porte de la Chapelle - Mairie d'Issy 13.9 (8.6) 1910–1934
Line 2 Barcelona Metro Paral•lel - Pep Ventura 13.1 (8.1) 1985–1997

Under construction

Only continuous tunnel sections should be included, at least 13 km long.

Name System Stations Length in km (mi) Expected completion
City Circle Line Copenhagen Metro (circle route, all underground) 15.5 (9.6 mi) 2018
L9 / L10 Barcelona Metro 43.7 km (27.2 mi) (incl branches) 2016 partially
Downtown MRT Line Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) Bukit Panjang to Expo 44.2 (27.5 mi) 2017

See also List of metro systems#Metro systems under construction.

Road

Name Location metres (mi) Year Tubes Road Notes
Lærdal Norway (Lærdal - Aurland) 24,510 (15.2) 2000 1 E16 Longest road tunnel in the world.
Yamate Tunnel Japan (Tokyo) 18,200 (11.5) 2010
2015		 2 C2, Shuto Expressway Longest in-city road tunnel in the world.
Zhongnanshan Tunnel China (Shaanxi) 18.04 km (11.2 mi) 2007 2 G65, Xi'an-Zhashui Expressway [33]
Jinpingshan Tunnel [34][35] China (Sichuan) 17.540 km (10.9 mi) 2011 2 between sites of Jinping-I and Jinping-II Hydropower Station 2 tubes, 17.540 km + 17.485 km
St. Gotthard Switzerland (Uri - Ticino) 16,918 (10.5) 1980 1 A2/E35 "World's longest tunnel" 1980 - 2000
Arlberg Austria (Vorarlberg - Tyrol) 13,972 (8.7) 1978 1 S16/E60 "World's longest tunnel" 1979 - 1980
Xishan Tunnel China (Shanxi) 13.654 km (8.5 mi) 2012 [36] 2 S56 Shanxi Taiyuan-Gujiao Expressway Left tube：13,654m; Right tube：13,570m
Hongtiguan Tunnel China (Shanxi) 13.122 km (8.2 mi) 2013 [37] 2 S76 Shanxi Changzhi-Pingshun Expressway Left tube: 13,122m, Right tube: 13,098m [38]
Hsuehshan Taiwan 12,942 (8.0) 2006 2 5
Fréjus France - Italy 12,895 (8.0) 1980 1 E70
Maijishan Tunnel China (Gansu) 12.29 km (7.6 mi) 2009 2 G30, Baoji-Tianshui Expressway 2 tubes, 12.290 km + 12.286 km
Mt. Blanc France - Italy (Alps) 11,611 (7.2) 1965 1 E25 "World's longest tunnel" 1965 - 1979
Gudvangen Norway (Gudvangen - Flåm) 11,428 (7.1) 1991 1 E16
Baojiashan Tunnel China (Shaanxi) 11.200 km (7.0 mi) 2009 [39] 2 G65, Xi'an-Ankang Expressway Left tube: 11,200m, Right tube: 11,195m
Folgefonna Norway (Odda - Eitrheim) 11,150 (6.9) 2001 1 551
Kanetsu Japan (Gunma - Niigata) 11,055 (6.9) 1985
1991		 2 Kan-Etsu Expressway Two tubes (the older 10,926 m)
Baotashan[40] China (Shanxi) 10.480 km (6.512 mi) 2012 [41] 2 S66 Shanxi Hefen Expressway Left tube: 10,192m, Right tube: 10,480m
Hida Japan (Gifu) 10,710 (6.7) 2008 1 Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway
Gran Sasso d'Italia Italy (Abruzzo) 10,176 (6.3) 1984
1995		 2 A24 Two tubes (the newer 10,173 m)
Plabutsch Tunnel Austria 10,085 (6.2) 1987
2004		 2 A9/E57 Two tubes (the older 9,755 m, the newer 10,085 m)
Jondal Tunnel Norway (Mauranger - Jondal) 10,050 (6.2) 2012 1 107
Nibashan Tunnel[lower-alpha 2] China (Sichuan) 10.007 km (6.2 mi)) 2012 [42] 2 G108, Yaan-Xichang Expressway 2 tubes, 10.007 km + 9.962 km
Duplex A86 France (Rueil-Malmaison - Versailles) 10,000 (6.2) 2009/2011 1* A86 *the two two-lane directions are superimposed (hence duplex) in one tube
Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line Japan (Tokyo Bay) 9,576 (5.9) 1997 2 409 [1]Two subsea tubes (second 9,583 m)
Liupanshan Tunnel China (Ningxia) 9.49 km (5.9 mi) 2012 2 G22 Qingdao–Lanzhou Expressway Left tube: 9,490m, Right tube: 9,480m
Seelisberg Switzerland 9,292 (5.8) 1980 2 A2/E35
Breiðadals- og Botnsheiðar Tunnel Iceland (Ísafjörður) 9,120 (5.6) 1995 1 60 3 branches connecting in a Y-junction inside the tunnel
West Qinling Tunnel[lower-alpha 3] China (Gansu) 9.007 km (5.6 mi)) 2013 [43] 2 G75 Lanzhou–Haikou Expressway Left tube: 8,985m, Right tube: 9,007m
Shanghai Yangtse River Tunnel China (Shanghai) 8.95 km (5.6 mi)) 2009 [44] 2 G40 Shanghai–Xi'an Expressway 2 tubes, 3 tracks per tube, world's widest tunnel, subaqueous
Karmøy Norway 8.9 (5.5) 2013 1 47
Jinlong Tunnel[lower-alpha 4] China (Hubei) 8.693 km (5.4 mi) 2008 2 G50, Shanghai-Chengdu West Expressway 2 tubes, 8.693 km + 8.599 km
Enasan Japan (Japan Alps) 8,646 (5.4) 1975
1985		 2 Chūō Expressway Older tube is 8,498 m long
Somport Tunnel France - Spain (Pyrenees) 8,608 (5.3) 2003 1 E07
Korgfjellet Norway 8,568 (5.3) 2005 1 E06
Kallang–Paya Lebar Expressway Singapore (Tanjong Rhu - Defu) 8.5 (5.2) 2007/2008 2 Kallang–Paya Lebar Expressway
Gleinalm Tunnel Austria 8,320 (5.2) 1978 1 A9/E57
Steigen Norway 8,079 (5.0) 1990 1 835
Sant' Antonio Morignone Italy 7,960 (4.9) 2000 38
Ziyang Tunnel[lower-alpha 5] China (Shaanxi) 7.938 km (4.932 mi) 2010 2 G30, Ankang-Maoba Expressway
Bømlafjord Norway 7,931 (4.9) 2000 1 E39 [1]
Kuocangshan Tunnel China (Zhejiang) 7.929 km (4.927 mi) 2008 2 Zhuji-Yongjia Expressway 2 tubes, 7.93 km + 7.87 km
Rennsteig Germany 7,916 (4.9) 2003 2 A71
Maluanshan Tunnel China(Guangdong) 7.892 km (4.904 mi) 2008 2 Ping-Yan Expressway left tube: 7886m right tube:7892m
Karawanken Austria - Slovenia 7,864 (4.9) 1991 1 E61
Jiaozhou Bay Tunnel China (Shandong) 7.8 km (4.8 mi) 2011[45] 2 2 tubes, 3 tracks per tube, subaqueous
Eiksund Norway 7,765 (4.8) 2008[1] 1 653 The deepest undersea tunnel, reaching −287 metres (−942 ft)
Svartisen Norway 7,615 (4.7) 1987 1 17
Fangdoushan (Jinzhaishan) Tunnel China (Chongqing) 7.605 km (4.726 mi) 2006 2 G50, Zhongxian-Shizhu Expressway 2 tubes, 7.605 km + 7.567 km
Cangling Tunnel China (Zhejiang) 7.605 km (4.726 mi) 2009 2 Taizhou-Jinhua Expressway 2 tubes, 7.605 km + 7.536 km
Høyanger Norway 7,543 (4.7) 1982 1 55
Shimenya Tunnel China (Hubei) 7.524 km (4.675 mi) 2014 2 G42 Shanghai–Chengdu Expressway left tube: 7524m right tube:7493m
Vallavik Norway 7,510 (4.7) 1985 1 7
Åkrafjord Norway 7,400 (4.6) 2000 1 E134
Oslofjord Norway 7,390 (4.6) 2000 1 23 [1]
Motianling Tunnel China (Chongqing) 7.353 km (4.569 mi) 2008 2 G42, Yichang-Chongqing Expressway 2 tubes, 7.353 km + 7.280 km
Fangdoushan Tunnel China (Chongqing) 7.310 km (4.542 mi) 2013 [46] 2 G50S Shizhu–Chongqing Expressway left tube: 7310m right tube:7285m [47]
Shinkobe Japan 7,175 (4.5) 1988
Lizhuang Tunnel China (Sichuan) 7.147 km (4.441 mi) 2008 1 Jingping Hydroelectricity Power Station Road [48]
Baiyun Tunnel China (Chongqing) 7.12 km (4.42 mi) 2008 2 G65, | Chongqing-Changsha Expressway 2 tubes, 7.120 km + 7.089 km [49]
Xuefengshan Tunnel China (Hunan) 6.956 km (4.322 mi) 2006 2 G60, Shaoyang-Huaihua Expressway 2 tubes, 6.956 km + 6.946 km [50]
Landeck Austria 6,955 (4.3) 2000 1 180
Egan Tunnel China (Hubei-Jiangxi) 6.948 km (4.317 mi) 2012 2 G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway left tube: 6896m right tube:6948m[51]
Héðinsfjarðargöng I Iceland 6,910 (4.3) 2010 1 76
Fenshuiling Tunnel China (Hebei) 6.891 km (4.282 mi) 2013 2 G95 Capital Ring Expressway left tube: 6891m right tube:6798m [52]
Nordkapp Norway 6,875 (4.3) 1999 1 E69 [1]
Maurice Lemaire France 6,872 (4.3) 1937/1976 1 N59
Anyuan Tunnel China (Gansu) 6.868 km (4.268 mi) 2013 [53] 2 G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway left tube: 6848m right tube:6868m [54]
Jinggangshan Tunnel China (Jiangxi) 6.810 km (4.232 mi) 2013 2 S50 Jiangxi Taijing Expressway left tube: 6810m right tube:6806m
Maojingba Tunnel China (Hebei-Inner Mongolia) 6.776 km (4.210 mi) 2013 [55] 2 G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway left tube: 6752m right tube:6776m [56]
Sizhouling Tunnel[lower-alpha 6] China (Zhejiang) 6.765 km (4.204 mi) 2013 [57] 2 S33 Zhejiang Longli Expressway left tube: 6750m right tube:6765m [58]
Frudal Norway 6,758 (4.2) 1995 1 5
Pfänder Austria 6,718 (4.2) 1980
2013		 2 A14/E43
Wuchiba Tunnel China (Hubei) 6.708 km (4.168 mi) 2008 2 Shanghai-Chengdu West Expressway 2 tubes, 6.708 km + 6.693 km
Airport Link Australia (Brisbane) 6.7 km (4.2 mi) 2012 2 Metroad 7 (M7), Brisbane
Finnøy Norway 6.7 km (4.2 mi) 2009 1 519
Yangjiao Tunnel China (Chongqing) 6.682 km (4.152 mi) 2008 2 Wulong-Shuijiang Expressway 2 tubes, 6.682 km + 6.656 km
Lüjialiang Tunnel China (Chongqing) 6.664 km (4.141 mi) 2007 2 G50, Zhongxian-Shizhu Expressway 2 tubes, 6.664 km + 6.663 km
Karisaka Tunnel Japan 6,625 (4.1) 1998 1 140
Fodnes Tunnel Norway 6,604 (4.1) 1995 1 5
Western Scheldt Tunnel The Netherlands 6,600 (4.1) 2003 2 N61 [1]
San Bernardino Switzerland 6,596 (4.1) 1967 1 A13/E43
Innfjord Norway 6,594 (4.1) 1991 1 E136
Mingyueshan Tunnel China (Chongqing - Sichuan) 6.557 km (4.074 mi) 2008 2 Dianjiang-Lingshui County Expressway 2 tubes, 6.557 km + 6.555 km
Donggongshan Tunnel China (Fujian) 6.5565 km (4.0740 mi) 2012 2 G1514 Ningde-Shangrao Expressway
Xinglingjing Tunnel China (Shanxi) 6.555 km (4.073 mi) 2011 2 Taiyuan-Jianxian Expressway both tubes 6.555 km
Xiakou Tunnel China (Hubei) 6.487 km (4.031 mi) 2012 2 G42 Shanghai–Chengdu Expressway
Tauern Austria 6,401 (4.0) 1975
2011		 2 A10/E55 Two tubes (the newer 6,392 m)
Fjærland Norway 6,397 (4.0) 1986 1 5
Higo Japan 6,340 (3.9) 1989
1999		 2 Kyushu Expressway Two tubes (the newer 6,328 m)
Sørdals Norway 6,338 (4.0) 2007 1 E10
Gaoling Tunnel China (Gansu) 6.333 km (3.935 mi) 2013 2 G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway left tube: 6314m right tube:6333m
Putaoshan Tunnel China (Chongqing) 6.308 km (3.920 mi) 2009 2 G65, Chongqing-Changsha Expressway 2 tubes, 6.308 km + 6.280 km
Norðoyatunnilin Faroe Islands 6,300 (3.9) 2006 1 [1]
Hai Van Tunnel Vietnam 6,28 (3.9) 2005 1 1A
Kakuto Japan 6,255 (3.9) 1995 2 Kyushu Expressway
Shuangfeng Tunnel China (Zhejiang) 6.187 km (3.844 mi) 2008 2 Zhuji-Yongjia Expressway left tube: 6142m right tube:6187m
Qinling II Tunnel China (Shaanxi) 6.145 km (3.818 mi) 2007 2 G5 Beijing–Kunming Expressway left tube: 6125m right tube:6145m
Qinling I Tunnel China (Shaanxi) 6.144 km (3.818 mi) 2007 2 G5 Beijing–Kunming Expressway left tube: 6102m right tube:6144m
Dabashan Tunnel China (Sichuan) 6.123 km (3.805 mi) 2011 2 Dazhou-Shaanxi Expressway 6.123 km + 6.115 km
Zhongxing Tunnel China (Chongqing) 6.105 km (3.793 mi) 2009 2 Wulong-Pengshui Expressway 6.105 km + 6.082 km
Xiang'an Undersea Tunnel China (Fujian) 6.050 km (3.8 mi) 2010 2 2 tubes, 3 tracks per tube, subaqueous
Fengshuiguan Tunnel China (Fujian-Jiangxi) 6.043 km (3.755 mi) 2013 2 G1514 Ningde-Shangrao Expressway left tube: 5946.5m right tube:6043.42m
Tiefengshan II Tunnel China (Chongqing) 6.020 km (3.741 mi) 2006 2 G5012 Enshi-Guangyuan Expressway left tube: 6010m right tube:6020m
Atsumi Japan 6.022 km (3.742 mi) 2012 1 Nihonkai-Tohoku Expressway
Xinwuji Tunnel China (Chongqing) 6.015 km (3.738 mi) 2013 2 G50S Shizhu–Chongqing Expressway left tube: 6010m right tube:6020m
Shigushan Tunnel China (Fujian) 6.005 km (3.731 mi) 2012 2 S30 Fujian Xiamen–Shaxian Expressway 2 tubes, 3 tracks per tube
Naustdal Norway 5,970 (3.7) 1995 1 5
Øksendal Norway 5,965 (3.7) 2000 1 62
Guinza Italy 5,960 (3.7) 2004 E78
Fenghuangling Tunnel China (Shanxi) 5.897 km (3.664 mi) 2011 2 S46 Shanxi Wubao Expressway left tube: 5897m right tube:5773.5m
Fáskrúðsfjarðargöng Iceland 5,894 (3.7) 2005 1 96
Hakamagoshi Japan 5,932 (3.7) 2000 1 Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway
Katschberg Austria 5,898 (3.67) 1974
2008		 2 A10/E55
Byfjord Norway 5,875 (3.6) 1992 E39 [1]
Tosen Norway 5,857 (3.6) 1986 1 76
Strengen Austria 5,851 (3.6) 2005
2006		 2 S16/E60
Jiangjunshi Tunnel China (Sichuan-Gansu) 5.805 km (3.607 mi) 5.804 km (3.606 mi) 2012 2 G75 Lanzhou–Haikou Expressway left tube: 5804m right tube:5805m
Grand St. Bernard Italy - Switzerland 5,798 (3.6) 1964 1 E27 "World's longest tunnel" 1964 - 1965
Mala Kapela Croatia 5,780 (3.6) 2005
2009		 2 A1
Hvalfjarðargöng Iceland 5,770 (3.6) 1998 1 1 [1]
Kerenzerberg Switzerland 5,760 (3.6) 1986 1 A3
Youcheling Tunnel China (Fujian) 5.754 km (3.575 mi) 2012 2 G15W3 Ningbo–Dongguan Expressway left tube: 5754m right tube:5726m
Atlanterhav Norway 5,727 (3.6) 2009 1 64
Haukeli Norway 5,682 (3.5) 1968 1 E134
Sveti Rok Croatia 5,682 (3.5) 2003
2009		 2 A1
Mengshan Tunnel China (Shanxi) 5.655 km (3.514 mi) 2013 2 S45 Shanxi Tianli Expressway
Thirrë-Kalimash Tunnel Albania 5,650 (3.5) 2010 2 Albania–Kosovo Highway
Hitra Norway 5,645 (3.5) 1994 1 714 [1]
Minoo Japan 5.620 km (3.492 mi) 2007 1 423
Big Dig/Central Artery USA (Boston) 5,600 (3.5) 2006 2 Interstate 93
Meiguling Tunnel China (Fujian) 5.580 km (3.467 mi) 2003 2 G70, Fuzhou-Yinchuan Expressway 5.580 km + 5.568 km
Hanna Japan 5,578 (3.5) 1997 2 Second Osaka-Nara Road
Yunzhongshan Tunnel China (Shanxi) 5.575 km (3.464 mi) 2011 2 Xinzhou-Baode County Expressway 5.575 km + 5.565 km
Lajishan Tunnel China (Qinghai) 5.564 km (3.457 mi) 2012 2 S101 Qinghai 101 Highway left tube: 55630m right tube:5564m
Mappo–Morettina Tunnel Switzerland (Locarno) 5,518 (3.4) 1996 A13
Bosruck Austria 5,500 (3.4) 1983 A9/E57
Qiangfengling Tunnel China (Shanxi) 5.495 km (3.414 mi) 2012 2 G18 Rongcheng–Wuhai Expressway 2 tubes
Bayuan Tunnel China (Shaanxi) 5.450 km (3.386 mi) 2012 2 G40 Shanghai–Xi'an Expressway left tube: 5445m right tube:5450m
Sanhuashi Tunnel China (Shaanxi) 5.434 km (3.377 mi), 5.431 km (3.375 mi) 2011 2 G7011 Shiyan–Tianshui Expressway left tube: 5431m right tube:5434m
Kanpuzan Japan 5,432 (3.4) 1999 1 194
Jiulingshan Tunnel China (Jiangxi) 5.384 km (3.345 mi) 2008 2 G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway
Qipanguan Tunnel China (Shaanxi) 5.360 km (3.331 mi) 2008 2 G5 Beijing–Kunming Expressway
Futang Tunnel China (Sichuan) 5.347 km (3.322 mi) 2012 2 S7 Sichuan Wenchuan–Maerkang Expressway left tube: 5347m right tube:5264m
Daliangzi Tunnel China (Sichuan) 5.333 km (3.314 mi) 2008 1 Lianghekou Hydroelectricity Power Station Road
Guling Tunnel China (Shaanxi) 5.333 km (3.314 mi) 2009 2 G70 Fuzhou–Yinchuan Expressway left tube: 5273m right tube:5333m
Yingxiu Tunnel China (Sichuan) 5.325 km (3.309 mi) 5.305 km (3.296 mi) 2012 2 S9 Sichuan Wenchuan–Maerkang Expressway left tube: 5305m right tube:5325m
Frøya Norway 5,305 (3.3) 2000 1 714 [1]
Felbertauern Austria 5,304 (3.3) 1967 1 108
Heggur Tunnel Norway 5,277 (3.3) 1984 1
Bataishan Tunnel China (Chongqing-Sichuan) 5.275 km (3.278 mi) 2013 1 Chengwan Express Highway
Shahriston Tunnel Tajikistan 5,253 (17,175 feet[59]) 2012 1
Cels Italy 5,245 (3.3) 1992 A32
Alfonso XIII Tunnel (Vielha) Spain 5,240 (3.3) 1948 1 N230 "World's longest tunnel" 1948 - 1964
Yanmengguan Tunnel China (Shanxi) 5.235 km (3.253 mi) 2003 2 G55 Erenhot-Guangzhou Expressway left tube: 5160m right tube:5235m
Juan Carlos I Tunnel (New Vielha) Spain 5,230 (3.2) 2007 1 N230
Jiahuoyan Tunnel China (Hubei) 5.228 km (3.249 mi) 2009 2 G50 Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway left tube: 5107m right tube:5228m
Tongluoshan Tunnel China (Sichuan) 5.197 km (3.229 mi) 2008 2 G42 Shanghai–Chengdu Expressway
Sachseln Switzerland 5,191 (3.2) 1997 1 A8
Bolungarvíkurgöng Iceland 5,156 (3.2) 2010 1 61
Schmitten Austria 5,111 (3.2) 1996 1 311
Changshan Tunnel China (Sichuan) 5.106 km (3.173 mi) 5.068 km (3.149 mi) 2013 2 S44 Sichuan Hanzi Expressway left tube: 5068m right tube:5106m
Roppen Austria 5,095 (3.2) 1990 1 E60/A12
Freifjord Norway 5,086 (3.2) 1992[1] 1 70
Fengjieliang Tunnel China (Chongqing) 5.085 km (3.160 mi) 2010 2 G42 Shanghai–Chengdu Expressway left tube: 5085m right tube:5080m
Caihongling Tunnel China (Guangdong) 5.068 km (3.149 mi) 2007 1 Shuanghe Highway
Učka Croatia 5,062 (3.1) 1981 1 B8, D3
Flenja Norway 5,053 (3.1) 1986 1 E16
Anzob Tunnel Tajikistan 5,040 (3.1) 2006 1
Cadí Spain 5,026 (3.1) 1984 1 E09/16
Taoguan II Tunnel China (Sichuan) 5.015 km (3.116 mi) 2012 2 S7 Sichuan Wenchuan–Maerkang Expressway] left tube: 5014m right tube:5015m
Dafengkou Tunnel China (Chongqing) 5.003 km (3.109 mi) 2013 2 G42 Shanghai–Chengdu Expressway 2 tubes

Under construction

Name Location Metres (mi) Year Tubes Road Notes
Mount Ovit Tunnel[60] Turkey (İkizdere - İspir) 14.7 km (9.1 mi) 2015 2 D.925
Solbakk Norway 14.3 km (8.9 mi) 2018 2 13
Micangshan Tunnel China (Sichuan) 13.833 km (8.6 mi) 2018 2 Bazhong-Shaanxi Expressway left tube: 13833m right tube:13792m [61]
New Erlangshan Tunnel China (Sichuan) 13.433 km (8.3 mi) 2018 2 Ya'an-Kangding Expressway Left tube: 13,433m,Right tube: 13,381m[62]
Yunshan Tunnel China (Shanxi) 11.408 km (7.1 mi) u/c 2 S66 Shanxi Hefen Expressway Left tube: 11,408m, Right tube: 11,377m
Toven Tunnel [63] Norway 10.655 km (6.6 mi) 2014 1 78
Zhongtiaoshan Tunnel China (Shanxi) 9.77 km (6.07 mi) ?? 2 G59 Hohhot–Beihai Expressway
Lifjell Tunnel (Århus-Gvammen) Norway 9.5 km (5.9 mi) 2018 1 E134
Niuyanshan Tunnel China (Fujian) 9.2395 km (5.7 mi) ?? 2 G3 Beijing–Taipei Expressway
Chenani-Nashri Tunnel India 9.200 km (5.7 mi) 2016[64] 1 NH-1A
Kurigo Tunnel[65] Japan 8.925 km (5.5 mi) 2017 1 Tohoku Central Expressway
Foling Tunnel China (Shanxi) 8.805 km (5.5 mi) 2 S45 Shanxi Tianli Expressway Left tube: 8,803m, Right tube: 8,805m
Zhegushan Tunnel China (Sichuan) 8.803 km (5.5 mi) 2 S9 Sichuan Wenchuan-Maerkang Expressway Left tube: 8,803m, Right tube: 8,776m
Rohtang Tunnel India 8.8 km (5.5 mi) 2015 1 Leh–Manali Highway
Lowari Tunnel Pakistan 8.75 (5.43) 2014 2 Dir-Chitral Road, N45
Variante di Valico Italy 8,703 (5.4) 2013-2014 2 (?) Autostrada A1
Micangshan Tunnel China (Gansu) 8.694 km (5.4 mi) 2 G8513 Pingliang–Wudu Expressway left tube: 8694m right tube:8668m
Huangzhushan Tunnel China (Fujian) 8.6596 km (5.4 mi) 2 G3 Beijing–Taipei Expressway
La Línea Colombia 8,652 (5.35) 2013-2014 1 National Route 40
Tangjialou Tunnel China (Shanxi) 8.530 km (5.3 mi) 2 S66 Shanxi Hefen Expressway
Dapingshan Tunnel China (Hubei) 8.263 km (5.1 mi) 8.242 km (5.1 mi) 2 S63 Hubei Hefen Expressway left tube: 8263m right tube:8242m
Huayingshan Tunnel China (Sichuan) 8.1595 km (5.1 mi) 2 G5515 Zhangnan Expressway
Qishan Tunnel China (Fujian) 8.0415 km (5.0 mi) 2 G1517 Puyan Expressway
Xueshanliang Tunnel China (Sichuan) 7.957 km (4.944 mi) ?? 1 Highway S303, Chuanzhusi-Huanglong Highway
Balangshan Tunnel China (Sichuan) 7.945 km (4.937 mi) ?? 1 Highway S303, Chuanzhusi-Huanglong Highway
Mingtangshan Tunnel China (Anhui) 7.548 km (4.690 mi) 2 S18 Anhui Yuewu Expressway left tube: 7548m right tube:7531m
Višňové Tunnel Slovakia 7,460 (4.6) 2019 2 D1 motorway, European route E50
Oppdølstrand Tunnel Norway 7.430 km (4.6 mi) 2014 1 70
Aizigou Tunnel China (Sichuan) 7.246 km (4.502 mi) 2 Kala Yangfanggou Hydroelectricity Power Station Road left tube: 7246m right tube:7223m
Que'ershan Tunnel China (Sichuan) 7.048 km (4.379 mi) 1 National Highway 317 with an elevation of above 4300m
Taining Tunnel China (Fujian) 7.039 km (4.374 mi) ?? 2 Jianning-Taining 2 tubes, 7.039 km + 7.007 km
East Lake Tunnel China (Hubei) 7.018 km (4.361 mi) 2 East Lake Corridor 3 lanes per tube, subaqueous
Tongsheng Tunnel China (Hubei) 6.887 km (4.279 mi) ?? 2 Shiyan-Fangxian Expressway
Baizhishan Tunnel China (Chongqing) 6.710 km (4.169 mi) 1 Chengwan Highway
Gaoligongshan Tunnel China (Yunnan) 6.68 km (4.15 mi) 2014 1 Dulongjiang Highway
Dazhuang Tunnel China (Hubei) 6.570 km (4.082 mi) 2 G6512 Enshi–Guangyuan Expressway left tube: 6515m right tube:6570m
Tianlongshan Tunnel China (Fujian) 6.551 km (4.071 mi) 2 G3 Beijing–Taipei Expressway left tube: 6521m right tube:6551m
Zangshan Tunnel China (Shanxi) 6.440 km (4.002 mi) 2 S45 Shanxi Tianli Expressway left tube: 6410m right tube:6440m
Chang Su South Korea 6,430 (4.0) ??
Jiuyishan Tunnel China (Hunan-Guangdong) 6.400 km (3.977 mi) 6.395 km (3.974 mi) 2 G55 Erenhot-Guangzhou Expressway left tube: 6395m right tube:6400m
Blanka Tunnel Czech Republic 6,382 (3.9) 2014 2 Městský okruh Praha
Haicang Undersea Tunnel China (Fujian) 6.335 km (3.9 mi) 2 3 lanes per tube, subaqueous
Omolion-Tunnel 2[66] Greece 6.100 km (3.790 mi) 2012? 2 A1 Motorway, European route E75
Hongkong-Macau-Zhuhai Bridge Tunnel China (Guangdong) 5.990 km (3.722 mi) 2 G94 Pearl River Delta Ring Expressway left tube: 6010m right tube:6020m, 3 lanes per tube, subaqueous
Jieling Tunnel China (Hubei) 5.681 km (3.530 mi) 2 Yichang-Badong Expressway left tube: 5653m right tube:5681m
Marão Portugal 5.665 km (3.520 mi) 2012? 1 (?)
Damiao Tunnel China (Hebei) 5.645 mi (9.085 km) 2 G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway left tube: 5635m right tube:5645m
Yemaliang Tunnel China (Shanxi) 5.512 km (3.425 mi) 2 Shanxi Linghe Expressway left tube: 5512m right tube:5512m
Chuyang Tunnel / Huoshaoan Tunnel China (Hubei) 5.5 km (3.4 mi) 2 Yichang-Badong Expressway left tube: 5444m right tube:5501m
Hundvåg Norway 5.500 km (3.4 mi) 2018 2 13
Liulangshan Tunnel China (Shanxi) 5.493 km (3.413 mi) 2 Shuozhou Ring Expressway left tube: 5412m right tube:5493m
Knappe Tunnel Norway 5.400 km (3.4 mi) 2015 2 557
Eurasia Tunnel[67] Turkey (İstanbul) 5.4 km (3.4 mi) 2014 1 D.100
Nanjingli Tunnel China (Yunnan) 5.273 km (3.276 mi) 2 Ruilong Expressway left tube: 5270m right tube:5273m
Yushan Tunnel China (Jiangxi) 5.100 km (3.169 mi) 2 G6011 Shaoguan–Ganzhou Expressway
Taishi Tunnel China (Gansu) 5.028 km (3.124 mi) 2 G8513 Pingwu Expressway left tube: 5028m right tube:4984m
Tongluoshan Tunnel China (Sichuan) 5.024 km (3.122 mi) 2 G5515 Pingwu Expressway
Huayingshan Tunnel China (Chongqing) 5.018 km (3.118 mi) 2 Yuguang Expressway left tube: 5018m right tube:5000m, 3 lanes per tube
Túnel de Petrópolis Brazil (Petrópolis) 4.6 km (2.9 mi) 2016 1 BR-040
Legacy Way Australia (Brisbane) 4.6 km (2.9 mi) 2014 2 Metroad 5 (M5), Brisbane

Notes

  1. ↑ 2 tracks in first 574m
  2. ↑ previous name is Daxiangling Tunnel
  3. ↑ previous name is Mayazi Tunnel
  4. ↑ previous name is Longtan Tunnel
  5. ↑ previous name is Mixiliang Tunnel
  6. ↑ previous name is Xizhouling Tunnel
  1. ^ A subaqueous tunnel

Water tunnels

Name Location Length in km (mi) Year Completed Notes
Delaware Aqueduct New York, United States 137 (85) 1945 Water supply. Drilled through solid rock.
Päijänne Water Tunnel Southern Finland, Finland 120.0 (74.6) 1982 Water supply (16 m2 cross section).
Dahuofang Water Tunnel Liaoning Province, China 85.3 (53.0) 2009 Water supply (8 m in diameter[68])
Orange–Fish River Tunnel South Africa 82.8 (51.4) 1975 Irrigation. (22.5 m2 cross section)
Bolmen Water Tunnel Kronoberg/Scania, Sweden 82.0 (51.0) 1987 Water supply, 8 m2.
Želivka Water Tunnel[69] Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic 51.075 (31.7) 1972 Water supply, 5 m²
Arpa-Sevan Tunnel Armenia
(at that moment USSR)		 48.3 km (30.0 mi) 1981 Water supply.
#1 Tunnel, Yellow River Diversion to Shanxi North Line Shanxi, China 43.7 km (27.2 mi) 2011 Water supply.
#7 Tunnel, Yellow River Diversion to Shanxi South Line Shanxi, China 43.5 km (27.0 mi) 2002 Water supply.
Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant Eastern Region, Iceland 39.7 km (24.7 mi) 2003-2007 Hydroelectric. 7.2-7.6 meters in diameter. Part of a wider complex of tunnels that are 72 kilometers in length combined
Quabbin Aqueduct Massachusetts, United States 39.6 (24.6) 1905 Water supply.
Evinos - Mornos Tunnel[70][71] Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece 29.4 km (18.3 mi) 1992-1995 Water supply.
Şanlıurfa Irrigation Tunnels Turkey 26.4 km (16.4 mi) 2005 Irrigation.[72]
Gilgel Gibe II Power Station headrace tunnel Ethiopia 26.0 km (16.2 mi) 2005-2009 Hydroelectric. Tunnel partially collapsed, under repair until October 2010.[73]
Tala Hydroelectricity Project headrace tunnel India 22.0 km (13.7 mi) 2004[74] Hydroelectric. 6.8 meters in diameter.
Vorotan-Arpa Tunnel Armenia 21.7 km (13.5 mi) 2004 Water supply.
Olmos Transandino Project Peru 20 km (12.4 mi) 2011[75] Water supply.
Suruç Water Tunnel Suruç, Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey 17.185 km (10.7 mi) 2014[76] Irrigation.
Dangara Irrigation Tunnel[77] Nurek, Tajikistan
(at that moment USSR)		 14.8 km (9.2 mi) 1987 Irrigation.

Note: There are buried oil and gas pipelines, up to several thousand kilometers long. See also:

Bicycle and Pedestrian

Name Location Length in m (ft) Trail
Snoqualmie Tunnel King and Kittitas Counties, WA, United States 4,000 m (13,123.4 ft) John Wayne Pioneer Trail
St. Paul Pass Tunnel Montana and Idaho, United States 2,736 m (8,976.4 ft) The Route of the Hiawatha
Combe Down Tunnel Bath, England, United Kingdom 1,672 m (5,485.6 ft) Two Tunnels Greenway
Norwalk Tunnel Elroy, Sparta, Wisconsin, United States 1,161.3 m (3,810.0 ft) Elroy-Sparta State Trail
Big Savage Tunnel Somerset County, PA, United States 1,004.2 m (3,294.6 ft) Great Allegheny Passage

See also

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