The Seikan Tunnel Tappi Shakō Line (青函トンネル竜飛斜坑線, Seikan Tonneru Tappi Shakō-sen, "Seikan Tunnel Tappi Inclined Tunnel Line") is a Japanese funicular railway in Sotogahama, Aomori, operated by the Seikan Tunnel Museum.[1]
The 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge line descends from the Seikan Tunnel Memorial Hall, near Cape Tappi, into an underground station on the Seikan Tunnel, which is one of the longest railway tunnels in the world (which opened in March 1988), second to the Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland that opened in June 2016.[2][3]
The railway was originally installed to facilitate the fast evacuation of the Tappi-Kaitei Station, the JR station in the tunnel.[4]
Basic data edit
- Distance: 0.8 kilometers (0.50 mi)
- System: Single-track with single car, balanced with a weight
- Gauge: 3 ft (914 mm)
- Elevation: 778 m (2,552 ft)
- Gradient: 19 degrees
See also edit
External links edit
- (in Japanese) Seikan Tunnel Museum official website
References edit
- ^ Woodhams, John (1989). Funicular Railways. Shire. ISBN 9780747800408.
- ^ "Seikan Tunnel Museum".
- ^ "Seikan Tunnel Memorial Hall｜Attractions｜Amazing AOMORI - the Official Aomori Travel Guide".
- ^ "Seikan Tunnel – Connecting Honshu and Hokkaido".
41°15′14.5″N 140°20′49.5″E / 41.254028°N 140.347083°E
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