Longest Railway Tunnels in the World

Route Rankings

The world's longest railway tunnels are engineering marvels that took decades to plan and build. They enable high-speed trains to cross mountain ranges and seas that were previously impassable by rail.

# Name Value
1 Gotthard Base Tunnel 57.1 km
2 Seikan Tunnel 53.9 km
3 Channel Tunnel 50.5 km
4 Ceneri Base Tunnel 15.4 km
5 Lotschberg Base Tunnel 34.6 km
6 Guadarrama Tunnel 28.4 km
7 Taihang Tunnel 27.8 km
8 Iwate-Ichinohe Tunnel 25.8 km
9 Hakkoda Tunnel 26.5 km
10 Pajares Base Tunnel 24.7 km

Methodology

Ranked by total tunnel length in kilometers. Only tunnels carrying regular passenger rail services are included.

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