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Longest maglev railway tunnel
Record
14.613 km
9.080 mi
- Record holder
- Misaka Sasago Tunnel
What to remember
In Yamanashi, Japan, a 14.613 km tunnel was built for magnetic levitation trains. The Misaka Sasago Tunnel, dated 1996, is the longest maglev railway tunnel.
It is part of the Chuo Shinkansen maglev line and has been used as the Yamanashi Test Track since 1996.
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Sources and licences
- Value, holder and date: Wikipedia article “List of longest tunnels” (revision used 1379104625). Data from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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