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[5] [6] [7] At 37.9 kilometres (23.5 miles), it has the longest underwater section of any tunnel in the world and is the third-longest railway tunnel in the world. While designed to accommodate trains travelling at up to 200 kilometres per hour (120 miles per hour), for safety, trains are restricted to a top speed of 160 kilometres per hour (99 ...
The longest continuous underwater vehicular tunnel in the world when first built, crossing the Hudson River between Manhattan and Jersey City: 2.6 km: 28.3 m: 1920–1927 Detroit–Windsor Tunnel: Windsor, Canada – Detroit, USA: Connect Ontario, Canada to Michigan, USA. under the Detroit River opened on November 3, 1930 1.57 km 13.7 m 1928–1930
North Wuyishan Tunnel China (Fujian & Jiangxi) 14.646 km (9.101 mi) 2015 Hefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway: Misaka Sasago Tunnel Japan 14.613 km (9.080 mi) 1996 Chuo Shinkansen (Yamanashi Test Track) Lötschberg: Switzerland (Bernese Alps) 14.6 km (9.1 mi) 1913 Lötschbergbahn Brig - Thun (- Bern - Basel) Romeriksporten: Norway
The North Sea reaches much greater depths east of northern Britain. The Channel descends briefly to 180 m (590 ft) in the submerged valley of Hurd's Deep, 48 km (30 mi) west-northwest of Guernsey. [15] Three French river mouths. Top to bottom: the Somme, the Authie and the Canche
Comment comparing Elon Musk tunnel to Eurotunnel, noting faster speed than airplanes. Comment on high-speed travel from London to New York, mentioning train speed of 3000mph and its challenges.
It is also the world's longest transit tunnel by geodetic distance; 55.782 km (34.661 mi) between the two portals. Total 151.84 km (94.35 mi) of broken out tunnels through solid rocks. Total 151.84 km (94.35 mi) of broken out tunnels through solid rocks.
The border of Europe and Asia is here defined as from the Kara Sea, along the Ural Mountains and Ural River to the Caspian Sea.While the crest of the Caucasus Mountains is the geographical border with Asia in the south, Georgia, and to a lesser extent Armenia and Azerbaijan, are politically and culturally often associated with Europe; rivers in these countries are therefore included.
#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 High Island Water Tunnels: Sai Kung Peninsula, New Territories, Hong Kong 40 km (24.9 mi) 1976 Water supply