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At opening time, the roadway had the highest toll fee in Japan – a one-way trip costs ¥5050 or ¥334 per kilometer. [12] Due to its expensive toll, analysts see lower traffic volume than what Japan Highway Public Corporation, the operator of the roadway, expected at 25,000 cars. [13]
Channel Tunnel: England – France: The world's longest undersea portion railway tunnel (37.9 km underwater length) 50.4 km: 115 m: 1988–1994 Hitra Tunnel: Trøndelag, Norway: The deepest in the world at the time of construction: 5.6 km: 264 m: 1992–1994 Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line: Tokyo, Japan: The world's 2nd longest undersea portion road tunnel ...
the second-longest road tunnel in Japan (~10.7 km) Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line bridge-tunnel: 18 December 1997: Kawasaki, Kanagawa: Kisarazu, Chiba: the third-longest road tunnel in Japan Enasan Tunnel - Chūō Expressway: 1985: Nagano: Nakatsugawa City, Gifu: the fourth-longest road tunnel in Japan (~8.6 km) Ikuta Tunnel - Musashino Line: 1976: Ikuta ...
The channel is focused on weather and meteorological information for Japan, including typhoons, volcanic activity and earthquakes. Most of the content is provided by meteorology professionals by parent company WNI, with weather reports sent by users of the company's mobile app featured during the programming, including guides on how to use some ...
In Japan, the Kanmon Roadway Tunnel (関門国道トンネル, kanmon kokudō tonneru) carries National Route 2 under the Kanmon Straits. [1] At the time of its construction, it was the longest undersea highway in the world. [2] It opened in 1958. The overall length is 3,461 metres (11,355 ft) meters, and it is 58 metres (190 ft) below sea ...
The Seikan Tunnel (Japanese: 青函トンネル, Seikan Tonneru or 青函隧道, Seikan Zuidō) is a 53.85 km (33.46 mi) dual-gauge railway tunnel in Japan, with a 23.3 km (14.5 mi) portion under the seabed of the Tsugaru Strait, which separates Aomori Prefecture on the main Japanese island of Honshu from the northern island of Hokkaido.
A cross channel tunnel was first proposed in 1802 and construction actually started in 1881 before being abandoned. Roll-on/roll-off ferry services provided links across the channel for vehicles. A road tunnel was proposed in 1979, but not considered viable. Construction of the Channel Tunnel started in 1988 and the tunnel opened in 1994.
The Shin-Kanmon Tunnel (新関門トンネル, shin-kanmon tonneru) is a 18.713-kilometre (11.628 mi) long undersea railway tunnel under the Kanmon Straits connecting Shin-Shimonoseki Station and Kokura Station